Film
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Tintin in Vietnam
Soaking in the tub in the company of Tintin, Snowy and Captain Haddock seemed to clear away the previous hours alcoholic monotony…
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Not Vampires. Nor Werewolves. Not Even Zombies.
Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead franchise about demon possession, chainsaws, and the Book of the Dead first debuted in 1983 as low-budget horror gold. Shortly, after it began to gather a cult following and spawned video games, comic books, and musicals.…
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The Rumpus Review of Chico and Rita
There are certain places in the world that conjure an almost universal sense of longing; places that seem to carry a palpable sense of themselves in the air, and places whose tumultuous histories have created masses of displaced persons who…
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In the Park
Doin’ It In the Park, a forthcoming documentary from Bobbito Garcia and Kevin Couliau, reveals the world of New York City pick-up basketball. In gathering footage for the film, the co-directors made visits to 180 courts throughout the five boroughs.…
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Girls Girls Girls
A television show about my twenties would follow the life of a girl who is lost, literally and figuratively. There wouldn’t be a laugh track.
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From Weed to Worm
Letters of Note shares four letters from Woody Allen that appear in Diane Keaton’s recent memoir, Then Again. “Don’t be fooled by THE ARTS! They’re no big deal; certainly no excuse for people acting like jerks & by that I…
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Mapped Transitions
BOMBLOG interviews Terrance Nance about his debut feature film An Oversimplification of Her Beauty, mapping life’s transitional moments, and becoming filter-less. “I’m not going to call what I attempted an experiment, exactly, but I did very much set out to…
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Cherry Interview
KALW Radio talks with Rumpus editor Stephen Elliott about his film Cherry and its portrayal of the San Francisco porn industry. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen a film where I felt that the adult film industry was represented. This…
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Music Man Murray
This weekend brought the television premiere of Richard Parks’ awarding-winning short film Music Man Murray, which documents 88 year-old Murray Gershenz “as he struggles to find a buyer for the hundreds of thousands of records in his LA store.” For…
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Farah Goes Bang
The forthcoming film Farah Goes Bang, produced by Rumpus contributor Laura Goode, is “a valentine to contemporary feminism, youth in revolt, and the passionate politics of idealism.” Learn more about the film and help the production team reach their Kickstarter goal…
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“It Will Prove Invincible”
In 1981, Philip K. Dick saw a television segment about the forthcoming film Blade Runner, based on his novel, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep. He then wrote a fervent letter to the production company. Dick passed away five months after…