WEB SPECIALS
THE DIFFICULTY OF HAVING ONCE LOVED WOODY ALLEN
words by Christopher Silva
It’s hard to let go of one’s heroes. For a geeky teenager growing up in the 90s, contemporary society had little to offer in terms of role models. That is, with one exception: Woody Allen [...]
JIA ZHANG-KE’S
“I WISH I KNEW”
words by Christopher Silva
Watching a film about Shanghai’s explosive urban metamorphosis from a Paris movie theater is akin to watching daredevil trapeze artists risk their lives from an incredibly comfortable [...]
MATT PORTERFIELD’S
“PUTTY HILL”
words by Christopher Silva
Taking its name from a white, working class neighborhood in Northeast Baltimore, Putty Hill is the second film by ruggedly independent filmmaker Matt Porterfield. Although this latest [...]