Mubi is showing the retrospective The Inner Demons of Ingmar Bergman from June 8 - August 28, 2017 in the United Kingdom.I've told this brief story of how I fell under the spell of cinema so many times I've become brazen to it. At eighteen years, in February 1993, I found Ingmar Bergman's Cries and Whispers (dubbed) at the video store. As Woody Allen spoke of the Swede in hushed tones, I decided I should try a film. Ninety minutes later I sat stunned and spellbound, not sure what to do or think, but surely sure I must be onto something. Cinematic rapture still has a psychical aspect for me, the torque the sedentary body goes through while coping with the images before it. I can always tell how good a film is if my armpits smell after. The body doesn't lie. Ingmar Bergman is an easy crush—one writer I know...
- 6/20/2017
- MUBI
David’s Quick Take for the Tl;Dr Media Consumer:
Shame is Ingmar Bergman’s “war movie,” a disclosure that already feels to me like I said too much, since I went into this one knowing next to nothing about it and was therefore all the more pleasantly stunned and staggered by the discovery. So if you haven’t yet watched it, stop reading now, and go do so right away, or at least before you proceed much further in reading here. It’s an excellent film and in my opinion, yet another marvelous, essential “must see” entry into Bergman’s canon. (Other critics, and even the director, don’t share my assessment; I’ll address that below.) But for those who’ve seen it, I have to figure they can agree with my surprise at the inclusion of screaming fighter jets, exploding grenades, dead paratroopers hanging from branches, machine gun blasts,...
Shame is Ingmar Bergman’s “war movie,” a disclosure that already feels to me like I said too much, since I went into this one knowing next to nothing about it and was therefore all the more pleasantly stunned and staggered by the discovery. So if you haven’t yet watched it, stop reading now, and go do so right away, or at least before you proceed much further in reading here. It’s an excellent film and in my opinion, yet another marvelous, essential “must see” entry into Bergman’s canon. (Other critics, and even the director, don’t share my assessment; I’ll address that below.) But for those who’ve seen it, I have to figure they can agree with my surprise at the inclusion of screaming fighter jets, exploding grenades, dead paratroopers hanging from branches, machine gun blasts,...
- 12/27/2016
- by David Blakeslee
- CriterionCast
John Amaechi (above), who is 43, Peter facinelli is 40, and Kristin Bauer Van Straten is 40. And a very special birthday shoutout to Tbl readers Mr.Robby and Runako.
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Via Towleroad comes...
Jonathan Groff Is Disney’s New Kind of ‘Prince’ “He’s not like your typical, skinny-legged jeans, Disney prince. He’s a little thicker, he’s got my thighs.” Seriously, Jonathan?
Coming Out As Gay Over The Holidays: What (And What Not) To Do
Christine McVie Would Be “Delighted” to Rejoin Fleetwood Mac: “I Miss Them All.” Make this happen! (h/t TheFabulousThomasJ)
10 Things Lgbt People Can Be Thankful For This Thanksgiving
Via NewNow next comes the new video from Sharon Needles, “Why Do You Think You Are Nuts?” If it looks retro, there’s good reason. It’s an homage to a classic public access performance from thirty years ago. Here’s Sharon’s version, and the original.
Via Towleroad comes...
- 11/26/2013
- by snicks
- The Backlot
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