The Glass Shield
Until pretty recently audiences haven’t really taken notice of Charles Burnett’s films post his debut Killer Of Sheep (1978). Luckily, some pretty decked out home video editions of his early… Read more »
Commedia Sexy All’ Italiana
Commedia Sexy All’ Italiana (published by Mediane Libri in 2007) is a handsome hardcover book of stills from Italy’s “sexy comedy” genre that also comes with a CD that anthologizes a… Read more »
Don’t Breathe
In studying film history one tends to take it for granted that there can be innovation and controversy in B-Movies and exploitation films. In the vein of exploitation films a… Read more »
The World’s Greatest Sinner
In the spring of 2009 Vox Populi hosted a show and three screenings featuring the works of Timothy Carey. Timothy Carey was an actor, director, screenwriter and producer who, like… Read more »
American Stories
It is no surprise that the most highly respected and memorable artists working in comics are often described as being “cinematic” since both the mediums of film and comics intersect… Read more »
Shane
George Stevens’ film Shane (1953) presents itself in modern criticism as an artifact of an American bygone age. Upon its initial release it received acclaim amongst a sea of A-list… Read more »
20 Music Tracks + “History”
John Cassavetes and his films are noted for many things, but rarely is much attention given to Cassavetes’ collaboration with composer Bo Harwood. Like many of Cassavetes’ closest collaborators (Peter… Read more »
Lost Highway
Barry Gifford’s first forray into the “world” of David Lynch came when Lynch adapted Gifford’s novel Wild At Heart into a feature film in 1990. Though Gifford did not participate… Read more »
Lord Love A Duck
Lord Love A Duck (1966) is perhaps one of the most offbeat satirical comedies of the sixties, a film that attempts to and succeeds at lampooning both the teen sex… Read more »
Les plages d’Agnes
It is indisputable that Agnes Varda’s background as a photographer has informed all of her films. Her primary concern as a filmmaker has always been with the ability of film,… Read more »
