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Interview: Apichatpong Weerasethakul Recalls His Past Films and Future Plans

  • By Marc Menichini
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  • August 10, 2012 10:31 AM
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The director of "Uncle Boonmee" on upcoming projects, his cinematic inspiration, and how it feels to be the president of the jury at the 2012 Locarno Film Festival.
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Some Theories About Rodney Ascher's 'Room 237'

  • By Ari Gunnar Thorsteinsson
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  • August 9, 2012 5:41 PM
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Is this documentary about Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining" a work of criticism, or a critique of criticism?
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More: Critics Academy, Locarno International Film Festival

A 'Godfather' Falls From Grace

  • By Matt Singer
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  • August 9, 2012 4:44 PM
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Apparently his offer wasn't all that difficult to refuse.
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Telling the Story of Cinema

  • By Adam Cook
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  • August 9, 2012 9:57 AM
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Making sense of the Locarno Film Festival's sprawling new sidebar, Histoire(s) du Cinéma.
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Seeing the Sights in the Films of Ben Wheatley

  • By Beatrice Behn
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  • August 8, 2012 5:29 PM
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Considering the uniquely personal aesthetic of one of the most talented young genre filmmakers in the world.
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Criticwire Picks: Renner and 'Bourne Legacy' Draw Favorable Early Returns

  • By Steve Greene
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  • August 8, 2012 1:23 PM
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"The Bourne Legacy" wins favor among Indiewire's Criticwire Network participants.
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More: Criticwire Picks, The Bourne Legacy, 2 Days in New York, Red Hook Summer, Hope Springs, GOATS

Of Bridesmaids and Manic Pixies: Female Archetypes in 'Ruby Sparks' and 'Bachelorette'

  • By Zeba Blay
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  • August 8, 2012 1:10 PM
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Considering the evolution of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl figure in two films at the Locarno Film Festival.
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A Critic's Dilemma

  • By Matt Singer
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  • August 8, 2012 12:17 PM
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Should a critic tell an audience their favorite parts of the movie? Or will that ruin the surprise?
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'Far From Afghanistan,' Indeed

  • By Celluloid Liberation Front
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  • August 7, 2012 5:31 PM
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“Every spectator is either a coward or a traitor” -- Frantz Fanon
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Judith Crist (1922-2012)

  • By Matt Singer
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  • August 7, 2012 3:55 PM
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The long-time critic for New York Magazine and TV Guide was 90.
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