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February 6, 2024

Monday Movie: Hammett, by Alexander Miller

Every Monday, we’ll highlight a piece of writing from our vaults. This review of Hammett originally ran as a Criterion Prediction. Wim Wenders’ Hammett is a strange case. The very concoction seems off. Wenders had flirted with the noir territory with The American...

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January 17, 2024

The Trailer Project with Alexander Miller #45: Bob Rafelson’s The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)

Going on a little journey to Atlantic City with a more contemplative and measuree film for this episode of The Trailer Project, The King of Marvin Gardens. A long time favorite of yours truly and as always, we’ve got some...

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January 16, 2024

Criterion Prediction #279: Barton Fink, by Alexander Miller

Title: Barton Fink Year: 1991 Directors: Joel Coen Cast: John Turturro, Judy Davis, John Goodman, Michael Lerner, Tony Shalhoub Synopsis: A nervy, celebrated playwright, Barton Fink (Turturro), is lured from the comfort of his life in New York’s theater scene...

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January 8, 2024

Monday Movie: Distant Voices, Still Lives, by Alexander Miller

Every Monday, we’ll highlight a piece of writing from our vaults. This review of Distant Voices, Still Lives originally ran as a Criterion Prediction. When you ask someone about “British Cinema” they’ll likely imagine Victorian or Medieval Melodramas, Kitchen Sink...

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December 26, 2023

The Trailer Project with Alexander Miller #44: Andrzej Zulawski’s On the Silver Globe (1988)

The Polish government tried to shut it down but Żuławski’s maverick vision prevails. Even in its truncated form On the Silver Globe is a visionary spectacle. The Trailer Project is devoted to the moving image, the trailers that promote the...

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December 20, 2023

Criterion Prediction #278: May December, by Alexander Miller

Title: May December Director: Todd Haynes Year: 2023 Cast: Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman, Chris Tenzis, Charles Melton Synopsis: In order to prepare for her next role, an actress, Elizabeth (Portman), researches the woman she’ll be portraying, Gracie (Moore), whose taboo...

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October 9, 2023

Monday Movie: Melvin and Howard, by Alexander Miller

Every Monday, we’ll highlight a piece of writing from our vaults. This review of Melvin and Howard originally ran as a Criterion Prediction. Jonathan Demme might be the celebrated director of thrillers like The Silence of the Lambs and Something Wild but his...

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October 2, 2023

Monday Movie: Good Morning Babylon, by Alexander Miller

Every Monday, we’ll highlight a piece of writing from our vaults. This review of Good Morning Babylon originally ran as a Criterion Prediction. Pairing the production of D.W. Griffith’s Intolerance with a witty, metaphorical story of two brothers making their way in...

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August 9, 2023

The Trailer Project with Alexander Miller #43: Toyoo Ashida’s Vampire Hunter D (1985)

Going down the nostalgia road with Vampire Hunter D, concentrating on the “movies that made me” kinda thing I guess, there’s more on the way, enjoy! The Trailer Project is devoted to the moving image, the trailers that promote the...

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August 9, 2023

Monday Movie: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, by Alexander Miller

Every Monday, we’ll highlight a piece of writing from our vaults. This review of A Midsummer Night’s Dream originally ran as a Criterion Prediction. Reinhardt and Dieterle’s 1935 film is the true embodiment of the term “movie magic.” Shakespeare’s prose...

Category: alexander miller

Monday Movie: Hammett, by Alexander Miller

The Trailer Project with Alexander Miller #45: Bob Rafelson’s The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)

Criterion Prediction #279: Barton Fink, by Alexander Miller

Monday Movie: Distant Voices, Still Lives, by Alexander Miller

The Trailer Project with Alexander Miller #44: Andrzej Zulawski’s On the Silver Globe (1988)

Criterion Prediction #278: May December, by Alexander Miller

Monday Movie: Melvin and Howard, by Alexander Miller

Monday Movie: Good Morning Babylon, by Alexander Miller

The Trailer Project with Alexander Miller #43: Toyoo Ashida’s Vampire Hunter D (1985)

Monday Movie: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, by Alexander Miller

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