Gareth Jones

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Film Review

The Pale Blue Eye

By - Gareth Jones For fans of Christian Bale, Edgar Allan Poe, American Folk Horror Murder Mystery Former actor Scott Cooper has now written and directed six films.  Three of those have starred Christian Bale.  As he has done with other directors, Bale works best when he has a strong collaborative relationship.  That is certainly the case with Cooper.  Starting with Out of the Furnace in 2013, continuing with Hostiles […]

todayJune 1, 2023 217

Film Review

Summer Vacation with Varda! A review of Ô saisons ô châteaux and Du côté de la côte

By - Gareth Jones For fans of Agnès Varda, short travel documentaries, poetic cinema Planning a trip to the beach or to the country? Schools are finally out and summer vacations have begun.  My daughters are fortunate to be going on a trip to France with their school.  I have never been to France so being the film professor, I immediately thought about getting them ready by watching some French […]

todayJune 1, 2023 594

Culture

The Cry of Jazz by Edward Bland and Requiem for Jazz by Angel Bat Dawid

By - Gareth Jones   For fans of new directions in Jazz, historically significant Black films, being educated while entertained Earlier this year, International Anthem (a fantastic record label out of Chicago) released the recording of the 2019 musical creation of Angel Bat Dawid.  This production was commissioned for the Hyde Park Jazz Festival. Dawid adds layered production of that one time performance.  This incredible work was inspired by the […]

todayMay 18, 2023 213

Film Review

Shattered Glass

By - Gareth Jones For fans of newspaper/journalism dramas, the origins of fake news, indie film supporting casts extraordinaire Released 20 years ago in 2003, Shattered Glass is worthy of being discovered or re-evaluated.  The first film directed by successful writer Billy Ray (who has a varied resume as a writer including The Hunger Games, Flightplan, Overlord, and Captain Phillips) it tells the true story of the rise and fall […]

todayMay 11, 2023 506

Film Review

Showing Up

By - Gareth Jones For fans of Kelly Reichardt, films about the artistic process, films that explore female friendship and family relationships, slow burn emotional films Kelly Reichardt and Michelle Williams have now made four films together.  Starting in 2008 with Wendy and Lucy (a devastatingly powerful film) then moving to the Western Meek’s Cutoff in 2010, then on to the adaptation of three short stories Certain Women in 2016, […]

todayMay 11, 2023 260 1

Film Review

Beau is Afraid

By - Gareth Jones For fans of Ari Aster, personal psychological examinations in the form of art, experimental narratives, hallucinogenic and psychedelic movies without the drugs, challenging art As you can see from that list, this film pushes the audience to extremes including lengthy lists of comparisons. It has already polarized audiences and critics alike and will most likely be a substantial financial loss. Ari Aster has become synonymous with […]

todayMay 4, 2023 262

Culture

Long Live Cinema

By - Gareth Jones Every week on Sleep In Cinema my wonderful co-host Craig Ceravolo gives me the last word, so I end the show with a brief plea for people to go see movies and then talk about them, followed by the mantra, “Long Live Cinema.”  I would like to expand on that a bit more into a philosophical approach to re-engagement with the public viewing.   Before the pandemic, […]

todayMay 4, 2023 154

Film Review

The Infernal Machine

By - Gareth Jones For fans of Memento, Guy Pearce, meta-narratives, mystery novels This week’s film is not going to win any awards.  It is not a brilliant film.  I watched it for one reason and one reason only, Guy Pearce. I must admit first that I would watch Guy Pearce wash his laundry and find it fascinating.  He is one of those actors who is always excellent and can […]

todayApril 20, 2023 297

Film Review

Lynch/Oz

By - Gareth Jones For fans of David Lynch, The Wizard of Oz, film history, directors talking about other directors Lynch/ Oz makes a very strong case that not only is The Wizard of Oz the most influential film for David Lynch but in many ways is even more influential than Citizen Kane for all of film history. I often introduce Citizen Kane to my students when I teach it […]

todayApril 13, 2023 494

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