Book review: Film Curatorship (2008)
Film Curatorship: Archives, Museums, and the Digital Marketplace (2008) Eds. Paolo Cherchi Usai, David Francis, Alexander Horwath, and Michael Loebenstein Imagine for a moment that you wanted to build...
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Food & Feast (Virtual Version): The Servant (1963)
Tony: Can you cook? Barrett: Well, it’s… if I might put it this way, sir, cooking is something in which I take a great deal of pride. Tony: Any dish in particular? Barrett: Well, my… my soufflés have...
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Soderbergh Mania! – Ocean’s Twelve (2004)
Ocean’s Twelve is about as cool and cosmopolitan as they come. While still beholden to the heist concept of Ocean’s Eleven–though this time, the crew has to get together in order to make monetary...
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Soderbergh Mania! A Side Effects (2013) Double Feature
Side Effects poster art, with added warning NOTE: Given that Side Effects might be Steven Soderbergh’s last theatrical feature, two Special Affects contributors, Natalie Ryabchikova and Felipe...
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Book Review: To Each His Own Dolce Vita
To Each His Own Dolce Vita by John Francis Lane Cambridge, UK: Bear Claw Books, 2013 Cinephiles of recent vintage may not immediately recognize the name John Francis Lane, but his face will certainly...
View ArticleSeen in Pittsburgh: Room 237 (2012)
Soon after I started using the internet on a consistent basis, I stumbled upon and began exploring IMDb. If I enjoyed a film, I found myself spending time on its page. What were all these little...
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Le Tableau and the World of a Painting
My favorite parts of Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) are those moments that lay out and define the parameters of the Toon world. They tell us what is physically possible and socially conventional for...
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Lost/Forgotten/Found #7: Woton’s Wake (1962)
Woton’s Wake; Directed by Brian De Palma; Produced by Cinema d’Arte; Written by Brian De Palma Brian de Palma is currently enjoying one of his frequent periods of revival and rediscovery. His film...
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A Year in Sensation: 10 Cinephiliac Moments
Caveat: I don’t see enough movies to compile a remotely comprehensive or responsible best-of list. I never saw Gravity, Spring Breakers, or The Bling Ring, and, sadly, missed fest-hyped releases A...
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Book Review: Six English Filmmakers
Recognize anybody? Six English Filmmakers by Paul Sutton (with additional material by Kevin Brownlow, Brian Cox, Bernard Cribbins, Philip Harrison, Jocelyn Herbert, Murray Melvin, Brian Pettifer,...
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