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These pictures of you
Helmut Newton had a sense of humor. That might not be your immediate takeaway if you do a Google search for his photographs (after...
Me and my pal Adolf
Jojo (Roman Griffin
Davis) is a good little Nazi. Jojo’s only 10 years old, but his brown shirt is
spiffy, his red arm badge is on...
Unexpected capitalism on the Oregon Trail
His name is Figowitz, but everyone calls him “Cookie.” It fits him well. Not only is he the cook for this outfit of beaver...
I am (not) a number
Who is Number One?
So asks Number Six, the prisoner, played by actor and show co-creator, Patrick McGoohan. And so asked the hoards of TV...
He’s not a bad guy; he’s just a little clingy
Life’s pretty good for Wreck-It Ralph (John C. Reilly) and Vanellope von Schweetz (Sarah Silverman). It’s been six years since the two unmasked the...
Lady liberty triumphant
If a revolution could ever be distilled into a single image, then let it be Delacroix’s commemoration of the French Revolution’s July 1830 victory,...
The collective ‘Ahhh!’
The cinema has few theorists as gifted as David Bordwell. Film Art: An Introduction, co-written with Kristin Thompson and Jeff Smith, is taught in...
‘True’ crime
Boston was in a panic. Thirteen women were murdered from June 1962 to January 1964. All were in their homes; all were alone. There...
It’s a sad business, being funny
This year marks the centenary for one of cinema’s most important faces and minds, Charlie Chaplin. Kid Auto Races at Venice debuted on Feb. 7, 1914, ran 11 minutes and introduced the world to The Little Tramp...
Mommy issues
A mother is on trial for murdering her child. We know how, but not why. Nor does the mother. She does not deny the...
