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    Where Are All The Chanukah Comics?!

    Gregory Paul Silber

    Writer and critic Gregory Paul Silber explores the Jewish-American influence on the comics industry and ironic lack of Chanukah comics during the holidays

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    Scorsese On the Ropes: The ‘Kamikaze’ Film-Making of ‘Raging Bull’

    Tim Pelan

    Raging Bull is not your dad’s boxing movie. It’s certainly not a story of conventional redemption or hope overcoming the odds...

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    Adding it Up: A Discussion of Numerology in Culture

    Avery Kaplan

    From Aleister Crowley to the Gorillaz, writer Avery Kaplan explores the ways that numerology has influenced culture across the centuries.

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    ‘Magnolia’: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Absorbing Mosaic of Compassion, Humanity and the Importance of Forgiveness

    Sven Mikulec

    In 1997, an ambitious 26-year-old called Paul Thomas Anderson made Boogie Nights, his sophomore directing effort…

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    Life And Death In A Northern Town: Mike Hodges’ ‘Get Carter’

    Tim Pelan

    Tim Pelan examines Mike Hodges's classic 1972 British crime movie, 'Get Carter'

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    ‘Goodfellas’ at 30: Martin Scorsese’s Anthropological Goodlife Through a Lens

    Tim Pelan

    As far back as I can remember, director Martin Scorsese has been synonymous with wiseguys, mooks, goombahs, and spin-on-a-dime funny-how guys delivering...

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    ‘The Friends of Eddie Coyle’: Peter Yates’ Crime Masterpiece that Chose to Rely on a Completely Different Kind of Spectacle

    Sven Mikulec

    Published in January 1973, George V. Higgins’ crime novel The Friends of Eddie Coyle was well received by critics and the public, featuring a story ...

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    A Paul Gulacy Cover Gallery

    Benjamin Marra

    When I first saw Paul Gulacy's work I hated it. I think it was the Terminator: Secondary Objectives series he penciled...

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    Paul Gulacy on Black Widow

    Benjamin Marra

    Before Black Widow was humanized on screen in the MCU Gulacy did it here with this portfolio. She's not a...

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    Paul Gulacy on Swamp Thing

    Benjamin Marra

    I'm not sure if these Swamp Thing images by Gulacy work if I don't know it's Gulacy who did them...

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    HandMade Crime

    Ray Banks

    An exploration of the independent mavericks, HandMade Films, that gave us some of the most iconic British crime films of the 1970s and 1980s.

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    Noir Cut to Look of the Period, Not About the Period: The Sunny, Seedy ’50’s Underbelly of Curtis Hanson’s ‘L.A. Confidential’

    Tim Pelan

    "I came to it because of Ellroy. When I read ‘L.A. Confidential,’ I just got hooked on the characters, got caught up emotionally in their individual...

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    ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’: Lucas and Spielberg’s Epitome of Action-Adventure Films Still Waiting to Be Surpassed

    Sven Mikulec

    Trying to catch a break from all the Star Wars hype, in the spring of 1977, George Lucas was resting on a Hawaiian beach, building sand castles with ...

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    ‘Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia’: The Story of the Great Sam Peckinpah’s Most Personal Film

    Sven Mikulec

    Before Warner Bros. decided to take a chance and hire him to make The Wild Bunch, the classic revisionist western that would completely revitalize his ...

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    Remembering Steve Lightle

    Chloe Maveal

    Honoring the memory of artist Steve Lightle, who's art defined superheroes for an entire generation.

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    “You there! What day is it?”: Why The Muppet Christmas Carol is the Ultimate Holiday Film

    Chloe Maveal

    You can keep your White Christmas and Holiday Inn!

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    ‘Sweet Smell of Success’: A Visceral and Vicious Depiction of the Evil that Power-Hungry Men Do

    Koraljka Suton

    There’s an old rule among directors that you see a film in its totality about four times. The first is when you really decide you love the story and you...

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    The Art of Creating Cages: A Conversation with Dave McKean

    Chloe Maveal

    An interview and career retrospective with acclaimed storyteller and artist Dave McKean.

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    Fincher’s Zodiac: A Suspenseful and Thrilling Combination of Police Procedural and Newspaper Film That Masterfully Chronicles the Progression of Obsession

    Koraljka Suton

    Robert Graysmith knew he was a guy on the sidelines of this story. He wanted to be a part of it and he made himself a part of it. He was doing it on his...

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    Subject to the Requirements of the Service: Peter Weir’s ‘Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World’

    Tim Pelan

    Asked by Debbie Lynn Elias of Behind The Lens Online on what compels the director Peter Weir to film such varied stories ...

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    ‘No Country for Old Men’: The Coen Brothers and Cormac McCarthy’s Ruthless Examination of Life

    Sven Mikulec

    That is no country for old men. The young In one another’s arms, birds in the trees...

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    ‘Paris, Texas’: Wim Wenders’ Film of Extraordinary Beauty and Irresistibility

    Sven Mikulec

    In 1984, one film confidently rode through Cannes, sweeping prizes from all three juries at the most respected film festival in the world. Wim Wenders’ ...

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    “No Room For Darryl”: Re-Examining ‘Scanners’ In The Digital Age

    Kim Winters

    With today marking 40 years of Cronenberg's iconic "Scanners", essayist Kim Winters takes a look at how it has aged in a contemporary digital atmosphere.

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    Scorpio: Michael Winner’s Cynical Thriller About A Spy With A Death Wish

    Joe Gibson

    Burt Lancaster is one of the greatest actors to ever appear in films, but he didn’t hold all his work in high esteem. He is said to have looked down...

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    Cat Peoples: Feline Femme Fatales On Film

    Joe Gibson

    In 1942, horror movie audiences were treated to what with some historical hindsight now seems clear as one of the greatest horror movies ever made...

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    Stephen Fabian: Story-Telling Artist

    Jane Frank

    Anyone who has had an interest in heroic fantasy in the 1970s -1980s would surely recognize the name of Stephen Fabian ...

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    “Game Over, Man”: The Alien Franchise as Working Class Horror

    Chloe Maveal

    An essay exploring the ways in which the Alien movie franchise exposes the horrors of the working class.

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    Take It to the Limit One More Time: Michael Mann’s ‘Miami Vice’

    Tim Pelan

    Michael Mann’s 2006 big screen revamp of 1980s groundbreaking TV show Miami Vice (Brandon Tartikoff, NBC’s entertainment president scribbled “MTV cops” ...

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    No Adam for Eve: The Quiet History of Lesbian Pulp Fiction

    Chloe Maveal

    A look into the history behind lesbian and bisexual themes in mid-century pulp fiction paperbacks.

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    The Jukebox Existentialism of Stirling Silliphant

    Sparrow Morgan

    The interaction between and among human beings is the only story worth telling.

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    ‘Network’: Sidney Lumet and Paddy Chayefsky’s Gruesome Prophecy Turned Reality

    Koraljka Suton

    Once it opened, everybody kept saying, ‘Oh, what a brilliant satire.’ But Paddy and I always said, ‘This isn’t satire, it’s sheer reportage.’

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    Nick Abadzis revisits his beginnings with Hugo Tate…with Hugo Tate.

    Chloe Maveal

    Artist and writer Nick Abadzis sits down to rehash the beginnings of both his career and his highly under-recognized British comic strip, Hugo Tate.

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    ‘Sweet Smell of Success’, Alexander Mackendrick’s Most Accomplished Film that Hasn’t Aged a Day

    Cinephilia & Beyond

    Tony Curtis had to fight really hard to get the role of Falco in Alexander Mackendrick's 'Sweet Smell of Success' …

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    “A Quiet Place for Elio”

    Neil Krug

    Photographer and director Neil Krug takes a personal look at the work of Academy award-winning director Elio Petri

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    How I Define Science Fiction

    Adam Roberts

    Multiple award-winning science fiction author and genre scholar Adam Roberts breaks down his ultimate definition of "Science Fiction."

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    The Man Who Shot Hell’s Kitchen: The Story of Phil Joanou’s ‘State of Grace’

    Sven Mikulec

    The story of filmmaker Phil Joanou’s breakthrough in the movie business is basically a pitch-perfect...

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    David Mamet’s ‘Spartan’: Live by the Code, Film by the Code

    Sven Mikulec

    A contemporary American renaissance man, David Mamet has had an incredibly rich and fulfilling career spanning...

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    To Live and Die for Authenticity: How Friedkin Made One of the Best Films of the Eighties

    Sven Mikulec

    At the beginning of the seventies, American filmmaker William Friedkin made two everlasting...

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    ‘The Driver’: Walter Hill Behind the Wheel of a Glorious Experiment

    Sven Mikulec

    Having experienced his screenwriting debut with Hickey & Boggs in 1972, Walter Hill went on to pen several...

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    The Artistic Triumph of Sir Alan Parker’s Still Beating ‘Angel Heart’

    Sven Mikulec

    Sven Mikulec looks at the history and legacy of Alan Parker's 'Angel Heart'

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    ‘I Am Insane, and You Are My Insanity’: The Captivating World of Terry Gilliam’s ‘12 Monkeys’

    Sven Mikulec

    As the final shot of Chris Marker’s iconic 'La Jetée' faded to black, screenwriter Janet Peoples turned to her husband and writing partner David ...

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    ‘Minority Report’: Steven Spielberg’s Proof that You Don’t Need to Sacrifice Substance to Produce Spectacle

    Sven Mikulec

    The beginning of Minority Report, Steven Spielberg’s thrilling sci-fi noir from 2002, is closely connected to another science fiction classic...

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    Jean-Pierre Melville: Life And Work Of A Groundbreaking Filmmaking Poet

    Sven Mikulec

    Jean-Pierre Melville: Life and Work of a Groundbreaking Filmmaking Poet by Sven Mikulec

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    In The Shadow Of The Crane

    Karim Hussain csc

    Cinematographer Karim Hussain csc's appreciation of the Louma Crane

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    ‘The Last of the Mohicans’: Michael Mann’s Riveting Love Story as the Formation of American Identity

    Sven Mikulec

    After a string of successes on television, having made a name for himself on projects such as Starsky and Hutch> and Police Story, Michael Mann ...

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    ‘To Live and Die in L.A.’: The Intelligent, Authentic Thriller as One of the Highlights of Friedkin’s Career

    Sven Mikulec

    If you were to compile a list of the most impressive and exhilarating car chases in the history of the motion pictures, it’s more than likely that one ...

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    Sidney Lumet and Paddy Chayevsky’s ‘Network’: The Grim Prophecy that Was Once Just Brilliant Satire

    Sven Mikulec

    What excited the general public and outraged horrified television moguls as a razor-sharp satire in 1976, a film promoted as outrageous, hasn’t lost its...

  • culture

    Francis Ford Coppola and Brian De Palma: ‘The Conversation’ Between Two Great Filmmakers

    Sven Mikulec

    The most personal of all films in Francis Ford Coppola’s repertoire was born between two big projects that helped Coppola gain the reputation he enjoys ...

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    Abel Ferrara’s ‘King of New York’ gained a true, cult reputation of a legitimate gangster classic

    Sven Mikulec

    Sven Mikulec When it comes to filmmakers who are, among other things, distinguished for their strong and passionate connection…

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    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: An Unforgettable and Heartbreaking Exploration of Love, Human Beings and the Nature of Memory

    Sven Mikulec

    Having heard his friend complain about her boyfriend for what seemed to be a hundredth time,…

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    The Honky Tonk Romance of ‘Desert Hearts’

    Annabel Paulsen

    Writer and scholar Annabel Paulsen explores the inherently queer themes of honky tonk music in the 1985 lesbian classic film Desert Hearts.

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    How Robert Altman’s Anti-Western Classic ‘McCabe & Mrs. Miller’ Aged Like Fine Wine

    Koraljka Suton

    The legendary director Robert Altman was given an Academy Honorary Award in 2006, “in recognition of a career that has repeatedly reinvented...

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    The Marshall and the Space Miners – In Peter Hyams’ ‘Outland’, No One Can Hear You Punch Out

    Tim Pelan

    George Lucas’ Star Wars in 1977 led to a boom of hasty space opera knock-offs, but there had always been a dogged...

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    ‘Point Blank’ – John Boorman’s Amalgamation of American, British and French Filmmaking Styles

    Koraljka Suton

    The stories behind director John Boorman and screenwriter Alexander Jacobs brilliant retelling of Donald Westlake's THE HUNTER

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    Howard Chaykin – A Life in Comics

    Michael Tisserand

    A deep dive conversation between author Michael Tisserand and Howard Chaykin, whose life and career offer an oral history of American comics.

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