Remembering legendary folk singer/songwriter Tucker Zimmerman
Singer, songwriter, guitarist and cult folk hero Tucker Zimmerman, who released 12 albums over the last six decades, passed away…
Nate Ruttenberg
Nate Ruttenberg is an undergraduate staff writer at The Independent Magazine from Hunterdon County, New Jersey. He is a journalism major at Emerson College and specializes in film and television essays.
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Too Daring for a Domestic Audience? Examining the 1964 Japanese Horror Film ‘Onibaba’
“THE MOST DARING FILM IMPORT EVER . . . FROM JAPAN!” is how Toho Studios first advertised “Onibaba” to foreign audiences. With a sex-centered plot that features disturbing, psychosexual encounters between characters, writer/director Kaneto Shindo’s intentionally controversial 1964 horror film pushed the limits of both Japanese and international censorship laws. Mildly censored in Japan and banned outright in countries such as the U.K., “Onibaba” serves as a deeply unusual combination of folkloric story and bold, modern sexuality.
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This month’s “Noirvember” at The Brattle Theatre includes American classics from Stanley Kubrick, Orson Welles and more
The Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is featuring a selection of 1950s American noir films in the coming weeks for their yearly “Noirvember” celebration. The independent theater is known for promoting lesser-known films, both contemporary and historical, but will be screening many classics during this run, with movies from Billy Wilder, Stanley Kubrick, and Orson Welles. The following films, among others, will run from November 7–20.
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Remembering the late Robert Redford — Actor, Director, Activist and Independent Film Legend
Widely-celebrated actor, director and patriarch of independent film Robert Redford sadly passed away at the age of 89 on September…
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Memory, Shame and Footage in Michael Haneke’s “Caché”
The article below contains discussion of suicide. Reader discretion is advised. By October 17, 1961, France had maintained a colonial…
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‘Twin Peaks’ and the Cycle of Abuse
The article below contains discussion of sexual assault, murder, and other related topics. Reader discretion is advised. Spoilers for “Twin…
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Peace, Interrupted – ‘I’m Still Here’
“I’m Still Here” opens with a shot of Eunice Paiva (Fernanda Torres) quietly letting her body float in the salt…
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Liars of cinema – The legacy of “Rashomon”
“Rashomon,” a classic by Japanese director Akira Kurosawa, made waves worldwide in the early 1950s with its revolutionary narrative style…
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American Highways, American Deserts: An Essay on “Paris, Texas”
“Paris, Texas” is a portrait of a man who has exerted all his rage. In his 1984 film, Wim Wenders…
