Film
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How Documentaries Could Rule The World
I. Non-fiction rules! Starting as far back as 50 years ago, non-fiction set out to crush fiction in the book world.
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Do Not Screen
Rumpus columnist Nicholas Rombes‘ latest project Do Not Screen is reviewed here. The piece explores Rombes’ take on film and what is “in between” the project’s process and result. “By leaving space for the time, Do Not Screen displays the…
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Scenes From The Movie Cherry, Illustrated
Ian Huebert’s posters for the movie Cherry, directed by Rumpus editor Stephen Elliott.
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Donnie Darko and the Tyranny of the Franks
Perhaps the most enduring movies are those that tempt us into deep interpretation even as they resist all efforts to impose meaning on them.
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Two From Nick Rombes
“TWO THUMBS DOWN! the headline screams in victory. ‘Two more great reasons to see… Lost Highway.‘” Rumpus contributor Nick Rombes has a mini-review of an advertisement for David Lynch’s film Lost Highway out in the latest issue of The Believer.…
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The Rumpus Interview Without Louis C.K.
Louis C.K. is a comedian with balding, red hair. He has a television show that I’ve seen a few times and I enjoyed. I don’t know what his initials stand for or why his show is called Louie and not…
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On Portraying Sexual Violence
The Millions has an essay on sexual violence and its literary and cinematic representations. Is it better to represent sexual violence through a code of silence, through allusions and subtlety or explicitly? Books and films that portray sexual violence diverge…
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All Naked, All The Time: Gertrude Stein and John Cassavetes
What is emotionally naked art and why do I think I have to describe the films of John Cassavetes, particularly A Woman Under the Influence, and Gertrude Stein’s Three Lives, particularly “Melanctha,” that way?
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Netflix Roundup
“Our view is with this split of the businesses, we will be better at streaming, and we will be better at DVD by mail.” Reed Hastings, Netflix Co-founder and CEO, apologizes for the lack of direct communication on his part,…
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Rombes on IMDB
Let’s all take a minute to appreciate Nick Rombes and his attention-to-detail dedication to experimental film writing. IMDB gave his latest essay, “10/40/70 #37: Marnie” a much-deserved shout-out. If you haven’t gotten a chance to experience the Rombes screen shot…
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City Inspirations
With 80% of the population expected to inhabit cities by 2050, governments may find ideas for reforms in examples of urban transformations elsewhere. This piece looks to Colombia, whose story of “political metamorphosis” is told in Bogota Change, part of…
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10/40/70 #37: Marnie
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 Marnie, directed by Alfred Hitchcock (1964):