Monthly Archives: September 2017

NYFF55: The Word Is Wonder

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Mark Stern

The Film Society of Lincoln Center’s 55th New York Film Festival, opening tomorrow and running through October 15, includes a main slate of 25 films from North and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa, several of which collected Bears and Palmes in … Continue reading →

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Posted on September 20, 2017 by Mark Stern

The last print issue of the Village Voice, with a startlingly gorgeous ultra-tight crop of Fred McDarrah’s iconic image of Bob Dylan on the cover, rolled off the presses today. The first issue was published, with newsprint and ink, the … Continue reading →

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Harry Dean Stanton 1926-2017

Posted on September 17, 2017 by Mark Stern

Harry Dean Stanton, a talented (and longtime) character actor who became a leading man with his indelible portrayal of Travis in Wim Wenders’ 1984 Palme d’or winner, “Paris, Texas,” died Friday in Los Angeles. He was 91. Stanton, born in … Continue reading →

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Face in the Cloud

Posted on September 9, 2017 by Mark Stern

There’s a great commercial for something–American Express?–anthropomorphizing everything: portraits, of chic handbags, mundane drain pipes–faces everywhere. I often see faces in clouds. As the catastrophe, Irma, approaches, a persistent and hypnotic graphic on MSNBC shows the churning. In it I have … Continue reading →

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