One wild ride
I'm a nervous wreck. I saw a movie last night that had enough suspense for several thrillers.
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The Marty Party: Scorsese and Me
It's Martin Scorsese's birthday, so I'm polishing up my existing Scorsese-film reviews and restoring some that have been missing from the site for a long time.
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Gregory Wolfe Book Winners
Read the winning entries in the "We Love Gregory Wolfe" contest.
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The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928): a Filmwell dialogue
In which Michael Leary and I discuss the "sheer visual horror" of Dreyer's classic film.
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Looking Elsewhere: November 8, 2015
In which you are encouraged to check out an extraordinary interview with Norman Lloyd.
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The Peanuts Movie (2015): A Looking Closer Film Forum
As The Peanuts Movie opens in theaters, the news seems to be good.
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Trailermania: Anomalisa, The Wonders, & more
Let's look at some new trailers and see if we like the smell of what these studios have cooking. Post your reactions, or your new favorite trailers, in the Comments.
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Looking Closer with Jeffrey Overstreet
(now the ears of my ears awake andnow the eyes of my eyes are opened)
– e. e. cummings, “i thank You God for most this amazing”