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The Brush and the Lens: Akira Kurosawa As Painter and Filmmaker

Ian Chant / 3 May 2021

As a painter and filmmaker, Akira Kurosawa stuck to his own style, informed heavily by traditional Japanese painting as well as European impressionists and expressionists, another arena of art where he answered to both Eastern and Western influences.

Books/Reviews

On Nabokov’s Experiments with Fragmented Dream Time

James Plath / 6 August 2018

Nabokov's work is a fascinating read for all the questions it raises—some of which the world's best minds have been tackling for centuries.

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How About Some Noah Baumbach, Paul Thomas Anderson, Robert Altman and Akira Kurosawa for the Holidays?

Michael Barrett / 9 December 2016

If you ever wonder why certain elements get tossed into a movie, remember: beauty never needs to be justified. These and other thoughts on recent Blu-ray releases.

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‘Fear in the Night’ Speaks the Indecipherable Language of Noir

Anonymous / 23 September 2014

Noir, as a definitive term, is elusive and always out of reach, as are dreams. So what are we to do with Fear in the Night, a noir that traffics in dreams?