In “Porphyria’s Lover,” a brilliant Victorian poem by Robert Browning, the titular narrator, who has strangled Porphyria with the wedding band of her own long hair, contemplates with wonder God’s fail… more →
Dennis Grunesadambatty wrote 6 days ago: So, here’s a rundown of a couple of films I haven’t written about before. Fantastic Mr. … more →
Dan North wrote 1 week ago: [See also How to Watch Werckmeister Harmonies] And so continues a period of whale-watching at Specta … more →
Nicholas Vroman wrote 1 month ago: Bela Tarr’s Werckmeister Harmonies (2000) rang in the new millennium with a monumental and hallucina … more →
morlockjeff wrote 1 month ago: How to describe this blast of creative anarchy from 1965? Fascinating and engaging on so many levels … more →
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Jamie wrote 2 months ago: Werckmeister Harmonies (Bela Tarr, 2000) A weighty adaptation of a weighty novel -both Hungarian- th … more →
oho wrote 2 months ago: The 1968 movie version of The Birthday Party is on Youtube. I hope it stays there. It’s in fiv … more →
grunes wrote 2 months ago: In “Porphyria’s Lover,” a brilliant Victorian poem by Robert Browning, the titular narrator, who has … more →
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neerajghaywan wrote 4 months ago: A camera mounted behind the wheel captures the hues of a journey, adorned in asphalt blue and embell … more →
febriblog wrote 4 months ago: Werckmeister Harmonies (2000) Dir. Bela Tarr From one of the greats of world cinema, Bela Tarr. … more →
Andreas wrote 5 months ago: While walking to this library a short time ago, I spotted two very young children standing next to a … more →
Jesse Trussell wrote 6 months ago: 1. Confidence and Betrayal in Fassbinder’s The Marriage of Maria Braun 2. “Will You Love … more →
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grunes wrote 7 months ago: “[W]e don’t translate literature into film; rather, we translate literature back into life.” — Béla … more →
Just Another Film Buff wrote 7 months ago: Werckmeister Harmóniák (2000) (aka Werckmeister Harmonies) Béla Tarr Hungarian “And now, we’ll … more →
Squally Showers wrote 8 months ago: Time Out New York’s breezy Frame-Up breaks the news that Gus Van Sant will direct the movie of … more →
Just Another Film Buff wrote 9 months ago: Panelkapcsolat (1982) (aka The Prefab People) Béla Tarr Hungarian “What about those who are aw … more →
adferoafferro wrote 10 months ago: Cinema started as simple, single-shot, full-length proscenium compositions resembling theater, the o … more →