From the April 2015 Issue Over a period of two weeks, magazine members were asked to submit ranked lists reflecting the very best 2014 films they saw. Fourteen lists were ultimately received and 46 titles of considerable diversity were mentioned, including four animated films, two documentaries, five summer blockbusters and six foreign language films. The … Continue reading
by Robert S. Hummel From the April 2015 Issue Sometime near the outset of the golden Hitchcock standard Rear Window, Jimmy Stewart’s Scottie bemoans his romantic tie to Grace Kelly’s Lisa. “She’s too perfect,” he whines. “She’s too talented, she’s too beautiful, she’s too sophisticated.” To anyone who’s seen the future Princess of Monaco on … Continue reading
From the April 2015 Issue It was only after seeing There Will Be Blood that I really started believing in cinema. I was able to catch it during its original theatrical run—the Oscar season expansion brought it to the twelve-screen in the heart of the run-down Harrisburg Mall. My mom had to come with me … Continue reading
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