Catch Mr. Rugoff tonight!

August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 ~ Lincoln Spector ~ 1 Comment

Last night I saw Searching for Mr. Rugoff, an important documentary about the business of independent cinema. It will screen tonight, at 6:45, at the Roxie. I don't know when it will screen, or stream, again. If you love independent cinema, you must watch this film. Which is why I am writing a short, and … Continue reading Catch Mr. Rugoff tonight!

What’s Screening: August 27 – September 2

August 27, 2021August 27, 2021 ~ Lincoln Spector

Want to talk about Apocalypse Now? How about young newlyweds exploring sex (even if the groom doesn't seem to care much). No? How about Anthony Hopkins going senile. Or, perhaps, Fellini's personal comic masterpiece or Wong Kar Wai's brilliant film about adultery. But while the Dark Knight goes after the Joker, Carl Th. Dreyer plays … Continue reading What’s Screening: August 27 – September 2

Movies with intermissions

August 25, 2021August 24, 2021 ~ Lincoln Spector

If I was king, I'd insist that theatrical features running longer than 200 minutes would be required to have intermissions. This isn't about art. It's about restrooms. Since I'm not a monarch, I can only discuss long films with and without intermissions. But I'm skipping over the years from 1954 to 1971. I've already written … Continue reading Movies with intermissions

Movies I’ve Recently Seen: CODA, Respect, Thunderball, & Annette

August 23, 2021 ~ Lincoln Spector

Over the last few months, my Movies I've Recently Seen articles have focused entirely on old movies, streaming into my home. But things are changing. Three of these four movies are brand-new. And two of them I actually saw in theaters. A CODA (2021) You rarely find so much in such a conventional story. Teenaged … Continue reading Movies I’ve Recently Seen: CODA, Respect, Thunderball, & Annette

The Lost Leonardo: Hobbies of the filthy rich

August 19, 2021August 18, 2021 ~ Lincoln Spector

C art documentaryDirected by Andreas Koefoed Was the Salvator Mundi painted by Leonardo da Vinci? Or one of his students? Or was it painted by someone who's name is lost to history? But the possibility that da Vinci may have painted it has turned the picture into the most expensive painting in history, being sold … Continue reading The Lost Leonardo: Hobbies of the filthy rich

Cryptozoo: Mythology & adult animation

August 18, 2021August 11, 2021 ~ Lincoln Spector

A- Animated fantasy for adults Written & directed by Dash Shaw A couple walk through a forest. They stop to smoke some pot and make love. They find and climb over a very tall chain-link fence. They find something amazing. Don't be surprised; this very unusual cartoon is not about these two hippies - even … Continue reading Cryptozoo: Mythology & adult animation

Confetti will make you feel happy

August 17, 2021August 16, 2021 ~ Lincoln Spector

B Gentle drama Written and Directed by Ann Hu Here's a movie to warm the cockles of your heart. Lan, a school janitor in China discovers that her daughter Meimei is dyslexic. There's no help in her native country, so Lan takes her daughter to America, where she struggles to get Meimei into the right … Continue reading Confetti will make you feel happy

What’s leaving Criterion at the end of August

August 15, 2021August 15, 2021 ~ Lincoln Spector

Come September, Charlie Chaplin's best shorts and Georges Méliès' colorful fairy tales will disappear from the Criterion Channel. And along with them, are a lot of very good feature-length films. I don't want to discuss all of these shorts (although, among the Chaplins, the best are The Immigrant, Easy Street, and best of all, The … Continue reading What’s leaving Criterion at the end of August