Arts

I’m sure we can all remember where we were the first time we saw The Human Centipede.  Okay, so the film proved to be about as shocking and memorable as a John Mayer song, but I actually have a sort of cute story to accompany my first viewing of,...

So I know we’ve all been watching The Playboy Club on NBC… I’m kidding.  If you have seen that show, stop reading my blog (Seriously, you’re not welcome here).  But this Tuesday the Criterion Collection drops Olivier Assayas’ Carlos, the three-part, 339-minute biopic recounting the adventures of Illich Ramirez...

So this entry is not exactly substantial.  In fact, it probably could’ve been slightly edited and conveyed via Twitter.  However, I feel as though our subject deserves a little more than that.  I just wanted to formally wish Anna Karina, likely the most gorgeous creature to ever grace this...

Like all great works of prose, this article began with my mother’s acupuncturist.  She mentioned that I had recently begun writing about cinema and he asked for some recommendations.  As my mother, friends, and readers know, my taste in film tends toward the kinds of things that maybe you...

Are you an artist without a home?  Like a complete unknown?  This coming Saturday, July 30th, Project Twenty1 is hosting a launch event for artists of all sorts who would like the opportunity to contribute to the creation of a short film over the period of 21 days.  If...

To celebrate its 35th anniversary, a new 35 mm print of Nicholas Roeg’s The Man Who Fell To Earth is doing a Summer/Fall tour.  Starting today that print will spend a week at Ritz at the Bourse.  Of all of David Bowie’s film roles, this sci-fi tale of an...

I’m not sure if you’re aware of this, but for the remainder of the month all Criterion releases purchased at Barnes & Noble or barnesandnoble.com are 50% off.  This is not a prank.  All Criterion releases purchased at Barnes & Noble or barnesandnoble.com are 50% off through the end...

Next week Tom Tykwer’s (Run Lola Run, The Princess and the Warrior, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer) latest, Three, will be screening as part of Q Fest (Friday, July 8 at 5:00 at Ritz East 1 and Sunday, July 10 at 7:15 and Ritz at the Bourse).  Three...

Trollhunter by Andre Ovredal opens tomorrow at the Ritz at the Bourse.  I normally wouldn’t have much of an inclination to see a mockumentary monster movie, but the fact that its US premiere engagement prompted Chris Columbus’ company to acquire the rights for an English-language remake (and no one...