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‘School of Rock’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Richard Linklater’s 2003 movie.
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‘School of Rock’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Richard Linklater’s 2003 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Cast Away’
‘Cast Away’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Robert Zemeckis’ 2000 movie.
‘The Many Saints of Newark’ Cast: Who Plays Beansie Gaeta from ‘The Sopranos’
The Many Saints of Newark Cast: Here’s what you need to know about the actor who plays The Sopranos’ Beansie Gaeta in the 2021 movie prequel.
The Two Most Dangerous Men in America: ‘Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back’ at 20
“‘Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back’ is joyful and silly, colorful and wacky, with a surprisingly sweet core — broken down to its basest form, this is a film about friendship and, at a push, the importance of owning your IP.”
WOMAN: At the Heart of James Cameron’s Filmmaking
“If you’re looking for feminism, don’t look at James Cameron — look at his films.”
Cinema Rediscovered: ‘No Place Like Home’
“For a film completed in fits and starts over so many years, there’s a remarkable intellectual coherence to ‘No Place Like Home.'”
The Sensual Delights of Michael Cristofer’s ‘Original Sin’
“‘Original Sin’ is an unabashedly horny movie, and Cristofer isn’t shy about showing off either of his gorgeous stars.”
VVoices: Best M. Night Shyamalan Film
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Know the Cast: ‘The Village’
Know the Cast: A Vague Visages Guide for M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘The Village’
Mannhunting: Exploring Masculinity in the Films of Michael Mann – Part Four
“Masculinity in Mann’s world is its own prison, a conundrum of duality, a question of what someone will stand for and the masks they may wear while striving for an identity.”
Smoke ‘Em: ‘The Fast and the Furious’ at 20
Joey Keogh on the 20th Anniversary of ‘The Fast and the Furious’
Insinuendos in the Hacienda: ‘Sexy Beast’ at 20
“Beautifully shot, wildly inventive and devilishly unpredictable – and with a swooning, dead-cool soundtrack to match – ‘Sexy Beast’ is well worth celebrating on its 20th anniversary.”
Mannhunting: Exploring Masculinity in the Films of Michael Mann – Part Three
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The Art of the Score: David Mamet’s ‘Heist’
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Why There Is Value and Not Excess in the Extreme Misery of Ulrich Seidl’s ‘Dog Days’
“Seidl has produced many scenes of lengthy sexual humiliation or nasty perversion, but they are stories of the world that are drawn from the horrible truth of human behaviour.”
Embracing Imperfection: ‘Bridget Jones’s Diary’ Turns 20
“‘Bridget Jones’s Diary’ is heartbreaking and life-affirming in equal measure, which is a difficult balance to pull off, particularly in a movie that frequently treats its protagonist quite harshly.”
An Elegy of a Turbulent Phase: On Sudhir Mishra’s ‘Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi’
“‘Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi’ bears the unmistakable stamp of an artist at the very apogee of his creative prowess.”
Put Your Hand Down, Little Steve: ‘Get Over It’ at 20
“Looking back on early-2000s fare, ‘Get Over It’ stands out as smarter, sweeter, funnier and weirder than many of its contemporaries…”
Strength, Solidarity and Grace: Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Volver’ Is an Ode to Womanhood
“Pedro Almodóvar adores women, and he’s a champion of feminism. In no other film is the Spanish filmmaker’s reverence for the female gender more evident than in the 2006 drama ‘Volver.'”