Monthly Archives: November 2009

BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CINE: INTERVIEW WITH BRIGHT LIGHTS EDITOR GARY MORRIS

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Having published a new anthology of interviews, Bright Lights Film Journal editor Gary Morris talks about film culture, online criticism, and the interview as a form of commentary…

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BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CINE: INTERVIEW WITH BRIGHT LIGHTS EDITOR GARY MORRIS

As the world of words slowly abandons print for digital, traditional publications birth stepchildren they call "online components." In the case of film...

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MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000: VOLUME XVI (DVD)

Rhino did a decent job with "Mystery Science Theater 3000" on DVD, but Shout Factory kicked up the geek quotient a notch after scoring the license,...

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THE YOUNG VICTORIA

If stodgy 19th-century British costume drama tickles your fancy, you will get plenty of kitchy-koo from “The Young Victoria.” The court intrigue...

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STRICTLY SEXUAL (A LOVE STORY)

I will admit to being pleasantly surprised by this “romantic comedy,” through this film is hardly typical of the genre. Going in thinking I would hate...

Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: STANLEY KUBRICK’S DAY OF THE FIGHT

BOOTLEG FILES 311: “Day of the Fight” (1951 short documentary directed by Stanley Kubrick). LAST SEEN: Available on numerous online video...

THE BLIND SIDE

Sandra Bullock runs hot and cold in my book. Yours too, I'll bet. One step forward, one stumble (occasionally more) back. Her sometimes mind boggling...

THE ROAD

I don't read a lot of books (get your whips out), but I did spend Memorial Day weekend (how appropriate, in afterthought) this year emotionally drained as...

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FANTASTIC MR. FOX

If Wes Anderson was once offered an interior design scholarship, I'd say he missed his true calling. The guy has a great eye and can turn any concept into...

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RED CLIFF (CHI BI)

A beloved historical epic about ancient China could not be a better subject matter for the first film that John Woo has produced in his homeland since...

PLANET 51

The Spanish-based animated feature "Planet 51," the first from Madrid's Ilion Animation Studios, is as American as Apple Pie. The Iberian peninsula is not...

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