Op-eds

Op-Ed: Andersonian Grief: Bargaining

ELI Everyone knows Custer died at Little Bighorn. What my book supposes is… Maybe he didn't. Good con artists aren't just good liars, they're good storytellers. They build a narrative to keep you enthralled...

Op-Ed: Norman Jewison: Good Director in a Terrible Business

A film director who can work with different genres touching on many facets of life is a chameleon. One of these film directors is Norman Jewison. Alive today aged 97, Jewison is...

Interview: Tanner Beard of the Mammoth Film Festival

Multi-hyphenate Tanner Beard is best known for his work as a prolific producer of independent films but he has also distinguished himself in other professional fields. He co-founded the Mammoth Film Festival...

Criterion Releases: October 2023

All of the films coming out this month are part of the horror/suspense genre. From the time of silent films, these stories have been part of the cycle of movies being shown...

Ruan Lingyu: Tragic Icon Of Chinese Cinema

I recently came across director Stanley Kwon’s biopic Center Stage (1991) starring Maggie Chung as an actress I had never heard of before. While this film left much to be desired, partly...

Interview with Michael A. Goorjian – Director of Amerikatsi

For filmmaker Michael A. Goorjian, Amerikatsi was a passion project of sorts. As a member of the Armenian diaspora, he found it easy to relate to the film’s protagonist and wanted an...

Op-Ed: Andersonian Grief: Anger

SAM I love you, but you don't know what you're talking about. In a Wes Anderson film, anger is shocking. There are angry, blustery characters, sure, but there's real anger, too. This anger often...

Op-Ed: Films That Go On Strike

Labor unrest is not uncommon in any category of work. It is associated with blue-collar jobs and fights with unions seen on the streets with picket lines that play out in public....

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