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Nicholas Rombes

  • 10/40/70 #22: The Ghost Writer

    This ongoing experiment in film writing freezes a film at 10, 40, and 70 minutes, and keeps the commentary as close to those frames as possible. This week, I examine The Ghost Writer, directed by Roman Polanski.

  • 10/40/70 #20: The Battle of Algiers

    This ongoing experiment in film writing freezes a film at 10, 40, and 70 minutes, and keeps the commentary as close to those frames as possible. This week, I examine The Battle of Algiers, directed by Gillo Pontecorvo.

  • 10/40/70 #19: Notes on a Scandal

    This ongoing experiment in film writing freezes a film at 10, 40, and 70 minutes, and keeps the commentary as close to those frames as possible. This week, I examine Notes on a Scandal, directed by Richard Eyre and based…

  • 10/40/70 #18: Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

    This ongoing experiment in film writing freezes a film at 10, 40, and 70 minutes, and keeps the commentary as close to those frames as possible. This week, I examine Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, directed by Sam…

  • 10/40/70 #17: Aspen Extreme

    This ongoing experiment in film writing freezes a film at 10, 40, and 70 minutes, and keeps the commentary as close to those frames as possible. This week, I examine Aspen Extreme.

  • 10/40/70 #15: Raw Deal

    This ongoing experiment in film writing freezes a film at 10, 40, and 70 minutes, and keeps the commentary as close to those frames as possible. This week, I examine Raw Deal by Anthony Mann.

  • The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #22: Nicholas Rombes in Conversation with Alex Smith

    Alex Smith lives in New York City, where he works as a homepage editor at MSN and as a freelance contributor for the New Yorker. During the interview, Alex drank a Kingfisher, and Rombes an Oberon. Some of Alex’s writing…

  • The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #17: Nicholas Rombes in Conversation with Joseph Sullivan

    Joseph Sullivan works as a user experience designer for a large trade association in Chicago. “A user experience designer,” he said, “used to be called an information architect. Someone recently defined the job as ‘building structures,’ and that’s about right.…

  • 10/40/70 #14: Blair Witch and House of Leaves

    This ongoing experiment in film writing freezes a film at 10, 40, and 70 minutes, and keeps the commentary as close to those frames as possible. This week, I examine the Blair Witch Project and compare it with the novel…

  • The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #14: Nicholas Rombes in Conversation with Jeska Dzwigalski

    This interview with Jessica (Jeska) Dzwigalski was conducted at 11:00am PST via GMail chat on June 19.

  • 10/40/70 #12: Straight Time

    This ongoing experiment in film writing freezes a film at 10, 40, and 70 minutes, and keeps the commentary as close to those frames as possible. This week, I examine Straight Time, directed by Ulu Grosbard.

  • The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #7: Nicholas Rombes in Conversation with Pete Schwartz

    Pete Schwartz lives in Downington, Pennsylvania. He works for IKON Office Solutions. This interview was conducted via gmail chat at 2:00 EST on June 10.