Daily Archives: May 12, 2024

Roger Corman, 1926-2024 — A film life worth Celebrating

Maverick movie maker, indie icon, “Pope of Pop Cinema,” sponsor of the careers of the great and near great, Roger Corman made a singular mark on the movies over a career that spanned half a century. Directors Demme and Coppola … Continue reading

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Classic Film Review: Nicholson, Dern and Burstyn poke at the corpse of Atlantic City — “The King of Marvin Gardens” (1972)

Long before its gambling revival and later slow return to decay, long before Louis Malle’s 1980 drama “Atlantic City,” the historic but forlorn resort city had been emblematic of American ennui, a place of elegaic, baroque nostalgia and decline. The … Continue reading

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