Tag Archives: Classic Cinema

The Boys of Summer… Suddenly, Last Summer.

Posted on August 12, 2014 by

I wonder if it’s for the best that the trilogy of acclaimed Tennessee Williams plays of the 1950s were all directed by different people, lest their power with themes of the repressed queer, simmering madness, and familial tensions be put … Continue reading →

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The Camera as God in Mother Joan of the Angels

Posted on February 10, 2014 by

In Jerzy Kawalerowicz’s Mother Joan of the Angels, the director places his camera in the figurative and literal position of God. In this Cannes-winning title from 1961, Kawalerowicz’s stunning, evocative images made of starkly contrasted black and whites – in a nicely … Continue reading →

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Stylin’ Up with the 30th Anniversary of Wild Style

Posted on October 3, 2013 by

In the annals of cinema, Charlie Ahearn’s 1983 hip-hop docu-drama Wild Style is hardly as revered as it ought to be. It won no awards, rarely features on any lists niche or otherwise, and seemingly receives no credit for its fusion … Continue reading →

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Dwan Six Times: The Rise and Decline of a Director

Posted on July 23, 2013 by

I consider myself fortunate to have been able to see six films as a part of the Museum of Modern Art’s recent Allan Dwan retrospective, “Allan Dwan and the Rise and Decline of the Hollywood Studios”. Naturally, in retrospect I … Continue reading →

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