The movies have a strange relationship with the mass shootings that have recently plagued our country. When the police arrested James Eagan Holmes for the massacre at The Dark Knight […]
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Talking Movies: The Lincoln of Yore
In 1975, Henry Fonda gave a retrospective interview to the BBC about his career up to that point. When asked about his reaction to being suggested for the title role […]
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Talking Movies: The Year after the Year of the Woman
It’s finally that time of year, folks. Loved ones gather together by the crackling fire to share memories and hugs. Bygones are forgotten as we remember what’s really important. Grudges […]
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Talking Movies: Skyfall Review – It’s a Man’s World.
I don’t know what’s more shocking: that twenty-three James-Bond movies have been made over the past fifty years, or that I’ve seen them all willingly. To understand why Skyfall, Sam […]
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Correction: No Joan Rivers movie this month
Correction to the “Now Playing” section in Talking Movies, LV121 (the current issue): The Bijou has some great films showing in November, but Joan Rivers: a Piece of Work is […]
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Beauty is Embarassing Review and Interview
Let me tell you a little story. Like all good stories, it is about me. My editor, in his sweet, trusting foolishness, asked me to write a review of a […]
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Talking Movies: The War Room & The Alps
It took 190 years of American political history and all the creative capabilities of the 1980 Reagan campaign to distill, finally, the fundamental question facing every American electorate: Are you […]
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Talking Movies: Landlocked Film Festival: Oct 25-28
Since its inception in 2007, Landlocked, Iowa City’s film festival, has taken place in late August. This year it runs from Oct. 25-28th. Hopefully, it will lure more students, who […]
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Talking Movies: Finally a vampire you don’t want to date
Kids, you may not know this, but vampires used to be scary. Nowadays vampires have perfectly gelled heads of luxurious hair, and their supernatural powers include sparkling and being bad-boy-cute. […]
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LVTV | Zoe Boekbinder on Little Village Live! // 8/22/2012
———————————————————————————————————————————————————————- ——————————- LITTLE VILLAGE LIVE ——————————– – 8.22.2012 – Zoe Boekbinder ===== “Paralyzing” “Antarctica” “Sister Scarecrow” “Salt Water” […]
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Talking Movies: In Memory of Chris Marker (1921-2012)
The origin myth of cinema is that when the Lumière brothers gave the first public screening of their 50-second documentary The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station in […]
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Talking Movies: Movie Time – FilmScene’s Fall Programming Lineup Gets Underway
Once upon a time our downtown was lit by the Astro, the Englert, and the Campus Theaters. One by one they faded. Only the Bijou, our solitary star, still flickers. […]
