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A Reevaluation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula
By River Lunsford If you’re anything like me, Halloween is not just a day, it’s the whole month—maybe even a whole season. The Halloween...

oliverjlwebb
Oct 31, 20216 min read
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Built into the beginning: uses of sound in Cries and Whispers
By Evelio Zavala When Woody Allen was interviewed by Richard Corliss for Time shortly after Ingmar Bergman’s death in 2007, Corliss asked...

oliverjlwebb
Oct 28, 20214 min read
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Noir City DC: AFI Silver’s Noir Film Festival. With an exclusive interview with host Eddie Muller
By Duran Aziz The lights dimmed. The projector fired up. The picture settled in the frame. I was suddenly watching a film few have seen...

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Oct 21, 20218 min read
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An Interview with Carter Glade
Carter Glade is an actor known for Freaky, Her Deadly Secret and American Animals. I spoke with Carter about his background in acting...

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Oct 19, 20212 min read
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An Interview with Rita Tushingham
Having launched her career in the 1961 British New Wave film, A Taste of Honey, Rita Tushingham has starred in iconic films including,...

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Oct 9, 20219 min read
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DP Sam Levy on Mayday
Karen Cinorre’s directorial feature debut, Mayday is a beautifully choregraphed fantasy-action tale of an alternate universe where an...

oliverjlwebb
Oct 6, 20218 min read
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An Interview with Emmanuelle Chaulet
Emmanuelle Chaulet is an actor, director and founder of Emmanuelle Chaulet studio and creator of the Voice Dialogue Acting technique...

oliverjlwebb
Sep 28, 20218 min read
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Comedies and Proverbs: Eric Rohmer’s Boyfriends and Girlfriends (1987)
The sixth film in Eric Rohmer's Comedies and Proverbs series, Boyfriends and Girlfriends is a beautiful tale of friendship and...

oliverjlwebb
Sep 26, 20212 min read
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An Interview with Jenny Runacre
Jenny Runacre is an actor known for her work on films such as The Passenger, Husbands, Jubilee, and The Witches. Having starred in the...

oliverjlwebb
Aug 20, 20213 min read
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New Series of the Week: The White Lotus
The staff of a luxury Hawaiian resort come under siege by a bunch of “rich, f—ed up white people” in Mike White’s glorious social satire.

Alex Harper
Aug 16, 20215 min read
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New Film of the Week: Zola
Janicza Bravo wants you to hear a story about how Zola and a “white bitch” fell out. It’s kind of long, but it’s full of suspense…

Alex Harper
Aug 12, 20214 min read
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An Interview with Hans Fromm
Hans Fromm is an acclaimed cinematographer known for his work on Jerichow, Barbara, Phoenix, Transit and Undine. I spoke with Hans about...

oliverjlwebb
Aug 5, 20217 min read
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Christian Petzold’s Love in Times of Oppressive Systems Trilogy
Christian Petzold’s trilogy, (aptly named by Petzold himself), consisting of Barbara (2012), Phoenix (2014) and Transit (2018), captures...

oliverjlwebb
Aug 2, 20214 min read
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DP Yann Maritaud on Slalom
Yann Maritaud is a cinematographer known for his work on Un Triomphe, Ceasefire, and Stars by the Pound. Having previously collaborated...

oliverjlwebb
Jul 27, 20215 min read
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Film of the Week: Slalom
In Charlène Favier’s beautiful but endlessly horrifying feature debut, a teenage skiing prodigy is derailed by abuse from her coach.

Alex Harper
Jul 25, 20214 min read
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An Interview with Matt Cimber
Matt Cimber is a director, writer and producer. Starring Jayne Mansfield, Matt’s first feature film Single Room Furnished was released in...

oliverjlwebb
Jul 22, 20213 min read
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An Interview with Dale Hendrickson
Dale Hendrickson is a character designer and visual effects artist known for his work on The Simpsons, Rugrats, Silver Surfer and He-Man...

oliverjlwebb
Jul 4, 20217 min read
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An Interview with Christian Vit
Christian Vit is an actor known for Game of Thrones, Holby City, and Crossing Lines. I spoke with Christian about pursuing a career in...

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Jun 27, 202110 min read
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An Interview with Vera Graziadei
Vera Graziadei is an actor and director known for her work on Peep Show, The Book of Vision, and Children of Men. I spoke with Vera about...

oliverjlwebb
Jun 4, 20214 min read
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An interview with Peter Avanzino
Peter Avanzino is a storyboard artist and animation director. He is known for his work on Futurama, The Ren & Stimpy Show, The Simpsons...

oliverjlwebb
May 30, 202111 min read
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