May 31, 2007
Dispatch #186: Memorial Day "War, what is it good for?" Edition
In This Dispatch:
* What's New: Dorm, Wide Awake, Hawk is Dying and more.
* What We're Watching: Ergo Proxy, Butcher Boy, and Family Law.
* Explore: Amos Gitai and Mark Savage.
"War - what is it good for? Absolutely nothing," goes the Edwin Starr song. (Or, "The horror... the horror..." as Brando said.) But if nothing else, the subject of war has given us some superb films. Whether the setting is the Civil War, WWI, WWII, or the Vietnam War - not to mention both wars in Iraq - the tragedies found in each have proven ripe fodder for filmmakers through the years... read the rest in the GreenCine Dispatch Newsletter #186 >>
Posted by cphillips at 12:17 PM
May 23, 2007
Dispatch #185: Special Fay Grim Edition
In This Dispatch:
* What's New: Fay, Iwo Jima, The Italian and more.
* What We're Watching: Sansho, Comedy, and Ball of Fire.
* Explore: Peter Cowie, Cannes coverage.
Posted by cphillips at 5:27 PM
May 17, 2007
Dispatch #184 Goes Into the Labyrinth
In This Dispatch:
* What's New: Army, Dead Girl, Pan's and more.
* What We're Watching: Seraphim, Last Bang, and Go.
* Explore: Guillermo del Toro, Les Blank fills in the blanks, and more.
GreenCine Dispatch Newsletter #184 >>
Posted by cphillips at 2:49 PM
May 10, 2007
Dispatch #183: Ani-May edition
In This Dispatch:
* What's New: Secret, Blissfully, and oodles more.
* What We're Watching: Things, Drugs, and Go.
* Explore: Guy Maddin, Adrienne Shelly, Sophie Fiennes and more.
Plus! A list of anime perfectly suited to Spring.
Greencine Dispatch Newsletter #183 >>
Posted by cphillips at 11:26 AM
May 2, 2007
Dispatch #182 climbs the Holy Mountain and goes around the world in 80 days
In This Dispatch:
* What's New: Old Joy, Little Children, and more.
* What We're Watching: Hours and Times, Palin's trip, and Nobody Knows.
* Explore: Renoir, Les Blank and more.
And oh yes, a rare interview with cult filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky, in tandem with the long-awaited release of three of his unforgettable films.
Posted by cphillips at 11:45 AM