Tag Archives: Greek Mythology

Out 1 (Noli Me Tangere): Episodes 5-8 (1971)

Posted on January 30, 2016 at 11:39 am by Jeff Kuykendall

This is the second of a two-part review. Episodes 1-4 are reviewed here. Note: Last night I watched the final two episodes of Out 1, oblivious to the fact that Jacques Rivette had just died, aged 87. Dave Kehr’s obituary in … Continue reading →

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Out 1 (Noli Me Tangere): Episodes 1-4 (1971)

Posted on January 25, 2016 at 9:09 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

What if a film stretched as far as the eye can see? What if a film existed outside all the traditional concepts of film? In the late 60’s and early 70’s, ideas like these were on the mind of Jacques … Continue reading →

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Xanadu (1980)

Posted on March 29, 2015 at 2:52 am by Jeff Kuykendall

The term “guilty pleasure” seems to have been invented for Xanadu (1980). This is not a film one admits to liking in public. Still, it has become popular enough to have spawned a Broadway musical that was nominated for multiple … Continue reading →

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