Monthly Archives: July 2014

The Company She Keeps

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Mark Stern

Film critic Jim Hoberman once wrote that Isabelle Huppert was possibly the most essential actor in the world.  The truth of his ostensibly simple statement becomes obvious if you try to re-cast any of Huppert’s monumental and signature roles. “An Evening With … Continue reading →

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The Camo Wall of Silence

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Mark Stern

Arguably war could be described as a society’s collective sociopathy, realized by its military. In director Dan Krauss’ powerful documentary, “The Kill Team,” one of the very young soldiers, an eager participant in atrocities committed by his platoon in Afghanistan, Corporal Jeremy … Continue reading →

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Dogs’ Days

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Mark Stern

Leo and Ryder hit the beach, bay side and ocean side.

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12 Years Before Our Very Eyes

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Mark Stern

Richard Linklater has said that the true subject of film is time, “If cinema was a painting, time would be the paint itself.”* In Linklater’s wondrous epic, “Boyhood,” shot for three days each year for 12 years, the movie magic is real as … Continue reading →

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“Hedwig,” From SqueezeBox! to Broadway: How Far the Culture Has Traveled

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Mark Stern

John Cameron Mitchell’s “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” started life in a drag club, as a 30-minute version of what would become the famous musical, a tryout about as far off-Broadway as it gets.  It was 1994 and Mitchell had been discussing his ideas for … Continue reading →

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