Private Theatre: Boyhood
Contributing editor Christine Jin writes about ‘Boyhood’ in the context of Richard Linklater’s diverse career.
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Reinventing the Reel: Lucy
Film critic Jay Sizemore on Luc Besson’s ‘Lucy’, the latest science fiction movie to star Scarlett Johansson.
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Reinventing the Reel: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Film critic Jay Sizemore on the latest instalment of the ‘Planet of the Apes’ franchise.
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Private Theatre: Bigger Than Life
Film critic Ben Hynes claims Nicholas Ray’s ‘Bigger Than Life’ is “less a celebration of the ability of the individual to overcome addiction than a witheringly subtle jab at the fantasy of normality”.
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Private Theatre: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Senior film critic Tom Nixon revisits ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ ahead of its imminent and promising sequel.
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Independent I: An Interview With Steve James
“The wonderful thing about making documentaries is that you forge relationships with the subjects…“ Chuck Williamson interviews ‘Hoop Dreams’ director Steve James about his new Roger Ebert documentary ‘Life Itself’.
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“As monsoon season progressed into autumn and the newspapers started giving daily roundups of the death tolls, dengue dominated the lives and conversation of all Lahoris…” Story of the Week (July 11), by Naureen Amjad.
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Private Theatre: The LEGO Movie
Film critic Ben Hynes on how ‘The Lego Movie’ functions as a “devious piece of propaganda for neoliberal capitalism.”
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Private Theatre: The Immigrant
Film critic Christine Jin on why ‘The Immigrant’ is the ideal prologue for the rest of James Gray’s oeuvre.
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Private Theatre: Under the Skin
In anticipation of its upcoming DVD release, film critic Ben Hynes delves deeper into the allegorical implications of Jonathan Glazer’s ‘Under the Skin’
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