Email Author Nick Pinkerton
2013 Stories by Nick Pinkerton
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Gael Garcia Bernal Stars in No, About a Political Campaign in Pinochet's Chile
published February 14, 2013
In 1988, the fate of Chile and its dictator came down to a ballot as simple as a middle schooler's do-you-like-me? note. A referendum offered... More >>
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A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III Review: Roman Coppola Gives Charlie Sheen the 8 1/2 Treatment
published February 7, 2013
As he's questioned by a therapist in the opening scene of the film bearing his name, we see Charles Swan III's subconscious literally spurt out... More >>
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The Great Action Director Walter Hill Attempts a Comeback (and Brings Along Sylvester Stallone)
published January 31, 2013
"It's hard to get these things started," says Walter Hill, dean of the American action movie, speaking from Los Angeles. "Action films are by... More >>
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UCLA Spotlights Director Jean Rouch, Whose Portraits of African Slums and Lion Killers Are Still Relevant Today
published January 24, 2013
From 1963 to 2005 the Cinémathèque Française, the temple of movie love, was located in the east wing of Paris' Palais de... More >>
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John Dies at the End Review: A 'One Crazy Night' Movie Stuck in the Slacker Sensibility of 1996
published January 24, 2013
Kids born in 1992 can buy beer now, and according to the usual timeline of nostalgia, this means that the fetishization of all things '90s is... More >>
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A Series on the Japanese Animation of Studio Ghibli Returns to L.A.
published January 24, 2013
After Miramax had acquired Hayao Miyazaki's 1997 masterpiece Princess Mononoke for U.S. distribution, and as it was contemplating how... More >>
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How Did Caravaggio Influence Movies?
published January 17, 2013
While "cinematic" is wantonly thrown around when discussing other media, no word is so often misapplied in talking about movies as "painterly."... More >>
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Gangster Squad Retells the Stories of Better Movies
published January 10, 2013
Originally slated to open last September, Gangster Squad was delayed when the movie-theater shooting in Aurora, Colo., suddenly made a... More >>
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A Look Back at Clara Bow, the Vivacious Hollywood Starlet Who Defined the 1920s
published January 3, 2013
"This thing of being a good little goodie is all very well,/ What can you do when you're loaded with plenty of health ... and vigor?" The... More >>
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