From the editor and writers of Bright Lights Film Journal
Action! Interviews with Directors from Classical Hollywood to Contemporary Iran
(Anthem Art and Culture), by Gary Morris (Editor), Bert Cardullo (Introduction), Jonathan Rosenbaum (Foreword). London and New York: Anthem Press, 2009.
(Anthem Art and Culture), by Gary Morris (Editor), Bert Cardullo (Introduction), Jonathan Rosenbaum (Foreword). London and New York: Anthem Press, 2009.
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the personalities that make the
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— David Hudson, IFC.com
Megan Ratner
New York City
Bright Lights Associate Editor Megan Ratner's work has appeared in Film Quarterly, Cineaste, Filmmaker, The New York Times, Film Comment, and Frieze.
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"Despite concessions to commerce, much to admire"
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"Vestiges of French customs and family life remain throughout these films, yet their concerns testify to a rapidly shifting society."
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This year's strong, idiosyncratic line-up reminds us that moviegoing can still be more than "a museum experience."
» Deep and Wide: The 2008 American Film Institute Festival (BLFJ 63
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August 2008)
But lose the red carpet
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May 2008)
Gingerly moving out of the 20th century, not quite into the 21st
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February 2008)
Unsettling and unmissable
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November 2007)
The 2007 NYFF's more cautious than courageous this year
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August 2007)
From neighborhood festival to NYC player
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May 2007)
For boomers, "the idea that Mom and Dad are flawed human beings with complicated histories and real feelings can be hard to accept."
» A Legacy Slight but Substantial: Fabián Bielinsky's Nine Queens and The Aura (BLFJ 55
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February 2007)
"Who are you? Where do you come from?"
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November 2006)
Past trumps present in this unremarkable fest
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August 2006)
Location, location, location
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February 2006)
Unmasking (the) America(n)
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November 2005)
Much to admire, little to love
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August 2005)
"In short, completely normal."
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May 2005)
When good ideas go wrong
» Shocking Times — Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue on DVD (BLFJ 47
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February 2005)
While the counterculture turns on, Miles plugs in — with startling results
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February 2005)
Two sides of the same desperate coin
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Corporations, go to the head of the line; everyone else, wait
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August 2004)
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May 2004)
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February 2004)
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May 2003)
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