August 2011
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The Art of Testimony
Standing up for talking heads
by Richard Porton posted August 3, 2011
January 2011
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Tough Love
On Lino Ventura, the working-class hero who bridged low pulp and high art
by Richard Porton posted January 18, 2011
September 2010
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The Spectacle of Terrorism
Olivier Assayas's Carlos, a portrait of the guerrilla as a narcissistic cipher
by Richard Porton posted September 23, 2010
December 2009
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Love for Sale
Sex workers on film, from fallen women to anti-bourgeois rebels
by Richard Porton posted December 10, 2009
September 2009
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The Festival Whirl
The utopian possibilities—and dystopian realities—of the modern film festival
by Richard Porton posted September 8, 2009
February 2009
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Revolutionary Mode
Considering the anarchist cinema of the 21st century
by Richard Porton posted February 10, 2009
September 2008
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The African King
Wrestling with the complex legacy of Ousmane Sembene
by Richard Porton posted September 11, 2008
