Looking back over the year at what films moved and impressed us, it is clear that watching old films is a crucial part of making new films meaningful. Thus, the annual tradition of our end of year poll, which calls upon our writers to pick both a new and an old film: they were challenged to choose a new film they saw in 2013—in theaters or at a festival—and creatively pair it with an old film they also saw in 2013 to create a unique double feature.
All the contributors were given the option to write some text explaining their 2013 fantasy double feature. What's more, each writer was given the option to list more pairings, with or without explanation, as further imaginative film programming we'd be lucky to catch in that perfect world we know doesn't exist but can keep dreaming of every time we go to the movies.
How...
All the contributors were given the option to write some text explaining their 2013 fantasy double feature. What's more, each writer was given the option to list more pairings, with or without explanation, as further imaginative film programming we'd be lucky to catch in that perfect world we know doesn't exist but can keep dreaming of every time we go to the movies.
How...
- 1/13/2014
- by Notebook
- MUBI
If the Costa Concordia, which ran aground off the west coast of Italy last night, looks familiar to you, it's likely that it's because it's the cruise ship that's the setting for the first movement of Jean-Luc Godard's Film socialisme ("It's less a tourist cruise than an international summit of bastards," wrote David Phelps in June). The accident, which cost the lives of three people and injured many more (and around 40 of the 4000 passengers are still missing), occurred on the same evening that a rogue vigilante group going by the name of Standard and Poor's downgraded the credit ratings of nine eurozone countries.
Which brings us to our first set of DVDs. A Forum topic on Artificial Eye's release of its Theo Angelopoulos Collection has been rumbling along for half a year now and, with the third volume coming out next month, David Jenkins has a good long...
Which brings us to our first set of DVDs. A Forum topic on Artificial Eye's release of its Theo Angelopoulos Collection has been rumbling along for half a year now and, with the third volume coming out next month, David Jenkins has a good long...
- 1/14/2012
- MUBI
The Gold Rush With The Philarmonic Orchestra, London
What better time than now for a juxtaposition of high culture and hard-bitten poverty? Charlie Chaplin's prospecting adventure is best remembered for its "dancing bread rolls" routine, but it's a heartmelting portrait of cold, tough times, greatly informed by Chaplin's own lean years in London. We're not down to eating boiled shoe just yet, but it should resonate with our belt-tightened era – especially when it's presented in the nice, warm Royal Festival Hall, backed by the Philharmonia Orchestra. Working to Chaplin's own notes, this is conductor Carl Davis's reconstruction of the score for the original 1925 version, reinstating scenes cut for a 1942 version.
Royal Festival Hall, SE1, Mon
The King's Speech & Tom Hooper, Nationwide
Arriving on a swell of awards buzz and critical adulation, this humane tale of royal awkwardness is sure to clean up with the home crowd, but to make sure,...
What better time than now for a juxtaposition of high culture and hard-bitten poverty? Charlie Chaplin's prospecting adventure is best remembered for its "dancing bread rolls" routine, but it's a heartmelting portrait of cold, tough times, greatly informed by Chaplin's own lean years in London. We're not down to eating boiled shoe just yet, but it should resonate with our belt-tightened era – especially when it's presented in the nice, warm Royal Festival Hall, backed by the Philharmonia Orchestra. Working to Chaplin's own notes, this is conductor Carl Davis's reconstruction of the score for the original 1925 version, reinstating scenes cut for a 1942 version.
Royal Festival Hall, SE1, Mon
The King's Speech & Tom Hooper, Nationwide
Arriving on a swell of awards buzz and critical adulation, this humane tale of royal awkwardness is sure to clean up with the home crowd, but to make sure,...
- 1/1/2011
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
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