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2023 Movie Diary (1/26-1/30): The Vanquishing of the Witch Tim Burton

January 26th Devdas does not have the structure, precisely, of Anton Chekhov’s Ivanov, although the eponymous characters of both stories share an emotional bond. Despite having significant advantage in his society due to money, property, and the other niceties of a higher class, the men are unlucky with the objects of their first attraction and… Read More 2023 Movie Diary (1/26-1/30): The Vanquishing of the Witch Tim Burton

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Better than Vanity Fair’s 25 Most Influential Movie Scenes

Yesterday afternoon, while cheerfully taking my zillionth Twitter constitutional, I found Katey Rich’s tweet in which she noted her involvement in an article for Vanity Fair which named, in the eyes of critics K. Austin Collins and Richard Lawson (and presumably some assists from the rest of VF’s movie staff), the twenty-five most influential movie… Read More Better than Vanity Fair’s 25 Most Influential Movie Scenes

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