Resources for October 6, 2017

Aronofsky, Darren. "Mother." Film Comment Podcast (October 2, 2017) ["A longtime practitioner of his own cinematic strain of emotional extremity, from Pi on through Black Swan and beyond, Darren Aronofsky sat for an interview to discuss his new film mother! with FC Editor-in-Chief Nicolas Rapold. Instead of allegorical exegesis, the conversation covers the film’s technical craft and its subjective viewpoint, as well as what Aronofsky learned from his college professor… Miklós Jancsó."]




Barker, Thomas, et al. "John Dies at the End (2012)." The Projection Booth #326 (June 6, 2017) ["Based on a book by David Wong, Don Coscarelli's John Dies at the End (2012) stars Chase Williamsonas a character named David Wong while Rob Mayesplays the titular John. The film chronicles the otherworldly adventures of Dave and John as they ingest a new drug, Soy Sauce, and travel to other dimensions."]

Clements, Jonathan, et al. "Akira." The Projection Booth #333 (July 25, 2017) ["Based on his manga of the same name and released two years before the end of the comic series Katsuhiro Otomo’s Akira (1988) tells the tale of Kaneda -- a teenage punk in a motorcycle gang -- and Kei -- a member of an underground resistance -- and their adventures in NeoTokyo. They enter into a world of psychics including the titular Akira, the little boy with incredible powers that lead to the devastating explosion that opens the film."]

D., Margo and Margo P. "Goodfellas." Book vs. Movie (June 2, 2017) 

Deighan, Sam, et al. "Mad Love (1935)." The Projection Booth #343 (October 3, 2017) ["Karl Freund's final film as a director and Peter Lorre's first film in America, Mad Love (1935). Based upon Maurice Renard 's The Hands of Orlac, the film shifts focus from the titular Orlac to Dr. Gogol, a cunning physician who specializes in some questionable procedures. He’s fascinated by the actress Yvonne Orlac (Frances Drake) and, rebuffed in his advances, manages to enter her life after he backhandedly helps her husband, concert pianist Stephen Orlac (Colin Clive), by giving him a new pair of hands after his have been crushed in an accident. But what kind of gift are the hands of a murderer on a master musician?"]

Frillman, Karen, Charlie Herman and Kai Wright. "Nixon's Enemies." United States of Anxiety #9 (June 23, 2017) ["... President Richard M. Nixon, a man obsessed with winning. Whether it was an election or becoming a great leader, he would go to great lengths to ensure his success. But Nixon felt he was surrounded by enemies, so to make sure he triumphed, he had his staff create an “Enemies List:” a document with hundreds of people he thought could do him harm. It was part of the White House "Political Enemies Project," and included people ranging from some of Hollywood’s biggest stars to members of the media to business and labor leaders. 'It just so unpresidential for presidents to have enemies,' said John Dean, Nixon’s White House Counsel who disclosed the existence of the list when he testified before the Senate Watergate committee. “I mean, theoretically, the President is the President of the United States, not the President of the Republican or Democratic Party, or the President of the people who voted for him. We don't like to think of our leaders as being that narrow-minded that they think everybody is their enemy who isn't their friend.” Beyond it’s existence, the list was also remarkable because Nixon and his aides considered using it to try and find ways to use the power of the federal government to go after their enemies. How? One way was through the IRS."]

Hancock, James, Mikhail Karadimov and Leanne Kubicz. "The Leftovers: Season 3 Recap and Review." Wrong Reel #278 (June 5, 2017)

Koski, Genevieve, et al. "Mother! / The Exterminating Angel (Part 1)." The Next Picture Show #96 (October 3, 2017)

---. "Mother! / The Exterminating Angel (Part 2)." The Next Picture Show #97 (October 5, 2017)