catapult magazine

Items tagged film

• Classic noir goes to high school

  A review of the film Brick.

• Universal language

  Pedro Almodóvar returns to an enduring fascination Volver.

• A word is worth a thousand pictures

  On the objective journaling of cinema.
  

• Monolithic Secrets

  A review of the film Little Children.

• Life’s bistro

  A review of the film Avenue Montaigne.

• Do as I say, not as I do

  A review of This Film is Not Yet Rated, a documentary about the Motion Picture Association of America.

• The Lovin’ Spoonful

  A reflection on the memories and art that recall sunny days and summer breezes.

• None so deaf

  The clandestine motivations of storytelling can find us either apathetic or engaged.

• Do not go gentle into that good night

  An analysis of the film In the Valley of Elah.

• Kirstin’s recommendations 10.19.07

  Short reviews of The Lives of Others, Laura Veirs’ Year of Meteors and The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada.

• The gift that keeps on giving

  A review of Noah Baumbach’s Margot and the Wedding.

• Kirstin’s recommendations 11.16.07

  Musical performance art with Tim Fite and re-visiting a classic with Hitchcock’s Rear Window.

• Hocynipecism

  Emotional gleanings from the film Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead.

• A night with the hunter

  On creating an in house art house with a classic film.

• Sentimental filth

  Exploring the current influence of Judd Apatow in popular film.

• The chicken or the egg

  A review of Wegmans Cruelty, a short film on egg production.

• Inside seasons

  A review of Tamara Jenkins’ film The Savages.

• We’re not here

  A reflection on I’m Not There, a new film about Bob Dylan.

• Grant’s recommendations 3.21.08

  Cinematic explorations of the effects of World War II and the power of music.

• Capturing uncertainty

  A review of Martin Scorcese’s Shine A Light, a concert film featuring the Rolling Stones.

• Nazis and fashionistas

  How two films opened a window on walking ideas.

• Annealing life on the anvil

  A review of Todd McCarthy’s film The Visitor.

• E! True Hollywood Stories: Extreme Philosophical Edition

  An exploration of the ideas underlying our starry-eyed obsessions.

• Fame on film

  How a medium that is itself engulfed in fame has something to teach us about public people.

• Give me liberty or give me death

  A review of Garth Jennings’ film Son of Rambow.

• For everything else

  A review of Pierre Salvadori’s film Priceless, an unconventional love story.

• Feasting on film

  A list of mouth-watering movies and the delectables to accompany their viewing.

• Conversation: “Changing Minds”

  Chip in your two cents about a book, film, lecture or anything else that helped change your mind about something.

• High school drama

  A review of the teen noir film Brick.

• A Love whose name cannot be spoken

  An analysis of pop culture artifacts to expose myths about true love.