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Pre-Code Holy Grail: The Story of Temple Drake on tonight TCM
One of the most eagerly sought pre-Code films, Stephen Roberts’ The Story of Temple Drake (1933), is showing tonight on TCM at 8:00 p.m. An adaptation of William Faulkner’s 1931 novel Sanctuary, it stars Miriam Hopkins and features atmospheric cinematography … Continue reading
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White Material
Claire Denis is such a magnificently visual director that no one should miss the opportunity to see her latest film, White Material (2009) on the new Criterion Collection Blu-ray. I only wish that Beau Travail (1999) would receive such luxurious … Continue reading
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Cave of Forgotten Dreams revisited
This week the 3D version of Werner Herzog’s documentary Cave of Forgotten Dreams continues its run in Atlanta at the Regal Hollywood 24. Having seen it now in its proper 3D format, I can testify to the huge difference it … Continue reading
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Mondo Cinema 2011
What do Jean Rouch, Fisher-Price Pixelvision and Liberace have in common? That is for you to find out. Andy Ditzler’s Film Love and Mondo Homo have a special screening programmed this Sunday, May 29, 2011, 7:00 PM at My Sister’s … Continue reading
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Cave of Forgotten Dreams at the Tara
My love-hate relationship with the Tara Theatre in Atlanta took yet another twist this past weekend with their engagement of the new Werner Herzog documentary Cave of Forgotten Dreams. Yes, the Tara shows some excellent foreign and independent films, but … Continue reading
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Die Walküre at the Met
Wagner must be the crack cocaine of opera–not long after coming down from yesterday afternoon’s high of watching the live HD broadcast of Die Walküre from the Met, I had to drag out the Boulez/Chereau DVD from my secret stash … Continue reading
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Henri Cartier-Bresson at the High
If you haven’t seen the retrospective of Henri Cartier-Bresson’s photographs at the High Museum (Atlanta), you must go. Now. This touring retrospective, which originated at the Museum of Modern Art, runs in Atlanta until May 29. This is the most impressive … Continue reading
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Taxi Driver restored
I just returned from a special screening of the restored Taxi Driver (1976) at AMC Phipps Plaza: a very unusual opportunity–in Atlanta, at least–to see a 4k digital restoration of a film projected in its native format. (The Blu-ray disc … Continue reading
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Salman Rushdie at the movies: Pather Panchali
As anyone familiar with Sir Salman Rushdie’s works must know by now, he is a great cinephile in addition to being a great writer. As the Distinguished Writer in Residence at Emory, this semester he is curating a series entitled “Great Works of … Continue reading
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Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis at the Atlanta Symphony
Atlanta residents have the all-too-rare opportunity to catch a pair of live performances of Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis (Op. 123) with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus on January 20 and 22 (Thursday and Saturday). Donald Runnicles is conducting with with … Continue reading
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