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In the fantastical world of Strawberry Mansion, humans and anthropomorphic creatures co-exist in absurdist fashion. It’s only fitting, then, for the animals—both inside and outside the film—to tell the story of the movie’s conception. *This article was originally published in our 2021 Programme Booklet. It has been...
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There’s almost always a violent horror film showing in local mainstream theatres, but here’s why I don’t care—and neither should you. In one film, a woman is carelessly rend into two halves, red spilling outwards and cleaving her apart from the crotch up as an animated depiction of...
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In Shooting the Mafia, the images that photographer Letizia Battaglia captured in the streets of Sicily took aim at the heart of the Mafia—the aftermath of senseless murders, the spontaneous portraits of crusading anti-Mafia political figures, and the striking faces of grieving families....
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In the midst of a slew of tour dates across America, I caught up with Alex G to briefly talk about his filmic and literary influences, and adapting his creative process to score We’re All Going to the World’s Fair. *This article was originally published in our 2021 Programme...
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Slow cinema is boooooring…Or does it actually play an important role in a world where fast-paced, action films dominate? *This article was originally published in our 2021 Programme Booklet. It has been adapted and reformatted for the web. In a dimly-lit scene of what resembles a bedroom, we...
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Peter Pan—A nostalgic childhood classic that, on the surface, seems to have nothing in common with the gritty story in Tigers Are Not Afraid. But the two might actually be thematically closer than we assume… Beloved Feel-Good Tale For those of you unfamiliar with Peter Pan and...