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“Once upon a time in sunny California” reads a title card immediately after the credits for Sirk’s There’s Always Tomorrow. “Once upon a time” triggers an expectation of a fairy[…]
In Douglas Sirk’s world, romantic love doesn’t play much of a part. His characters are boxed into ruts which are ever-deepening; they cannot understand themselves or their desperate predicaments, let[…]
This is our first issue dedicated to a single director. Douglas Sirk was the logical choice. While not exactly a household word himself, some of his films were among the[…]
Introduction (Jane Stern) There are more drugstores in Lugano, Switzerland than in any other town in Europe. They are small cliniques, filled with Jacuzzi pumps, sitz bath salts, pine oil[…]
Jon Halliday’s indispensable Sirk on Sirk has confirmed what Sirk’s admirers and students had long suspected: that his films are not all equally “personal,” and that he had a much[…]
(above) The happy-go-lucky “Sirk ensemble” from All That Heaven Allows: Russell Metty, Agnes Moorehead, Sirk, Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Ross Hunter, and dialogue director Jack Davis.
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DVD & Blu-ray · LGBT & Queer · Silents
Kino’s unusual series spotlights German silent gay-themed cinema
The world’s first Spherist masterpiece?
“This is the universe. Big, isn’t it.”
DVD & Blu-ray · Noir · Reviews
No matter what she says, don’t upset her
Actors & Personalities · Reviews
Bree Daniels trumps all Fonda’s real-life characters
Documentaries · Exploitation & Erotica
“Going on stage would’ve been awfully redundant”
Bring some dramamine to Fruit Chan’s best film to date
Documentaries · Festivals & Awards
“The governments will be forgotten but the masterpieces will remain.”
Comedy · DVD & Blu-ray · Pre-Code
Cukor’s all-star gala remains a tasty dish
Hou honors the master while remaining true to his own vision
This missing noir masterpiece enters the canon in first place
When good ideas go wrong
Human, mecha, supermecha and David
