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After the MumblesAfter The Mumbles When I was younger and falling in love with the French New Wave, I was shocked to learn that this revolutionary tide of cinematic exuberance lasted only for a few years: most "scholars" of the movement mark the beginning as 1959, and the end ... read more Posted on 04/24/2008 by ZacharyWigon Second WaveThe release of Love Songs, the French filmmaker Christophe Honore's latest effort, marks a significant step in the careers of its helmer and its star. That star, Louis Garrel, teamed up with Honore once before, in last year's phenomenal Dans Paris. While Love Songs is not as stellar ... read more Posted on 04/14/2008 by ZacharyWigon The Meaning of JLG/EFAIt was the ultimate contrarian statement - almost a cliche at this point - from the ultimate contrarian. After having announced, months ago, that he would accept the Lifetime Achievement Award for the European Film Awards this year, Jean-Luc Godard a statement on December 1st, the day of the ceremony, ... read morePosted on 12/04/2007 by ZacharyWigon Todd Haynes' Remarkable Balancing ActWith I'm Not There, Todd Haynes has come to exploit the position that he first found himself in when his last film, Far From Heaven, was released in 2002. Haynes' situation is a highly unique one; he's an extremely intellectual filmmaker who has managed to assume a perch from which ... read morePosted on 11/26/2007 by ZacharyWigon |
