A MODERN WESTERN THAT’S 95 YEARS OLD
Whatever your opinion of early talkies, you’re in for a jolt when you see Law and Order (1932), recently released on Blu-ray by Kino Lorber. It isn’t just the bravura camerawork or the arresting performances by Walter Huston and Harry Carey,…
COULDA, WOULDA, SHOULDA
I don’t harbor many regrets in my life; I’ve been fortunate to meet people and have experiences that others might only dream about. But there are a few things I could and should have done better. One is to…
SO…WHAT PRINT ARE YOU SCREENING?
The American Cinematheque made headlines nine years ago when it announced that it had installed a projection booth that the city of Los Angeles deemed suitable for projecting nitrate prints. There are only a few others like it, even…
CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD
I just watched CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD for the second time, as producer Kevin Feige and director Julius Onah came to my class at USC for a q&a following the screening… and you know what? I enjoyed it…
THE MOVIE GUIDE IS BACK—AND REINVENTED
With a change in format and a new platform, The Movie Guide is back: it’s a podcast that I co-host with a savvy Australian “journo” named Guy Davis. Every week Guy and I compare notes on a favorite film of the…
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
I am taking a deep breath as I write this, and apologize for the tardiness of this report. Award shows and ceremonies took a backseat to the terrifying wildfires that raged all over Southern California, which meant that many…
NEW AND NOTABLE BOOKS JANUARY 2025
GIANT LOVE by Julie Gilbert (Pantheon) One doesn’t read most film books to savor the prose. This one stands out from the crowd because Gilbert is an exceptionally good writer. She is the great-niece of Edna Ferber, the subject…
