All posts by Rustin Thompson
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Dirty Harry: Revisited
Warner Bros. is celebrating its 85th anniversary with something they are calling the Dirty Harry Ultimate Collector’s Edition box set, which features... -
Gambling on Poker Movies
Blackjack may be the game of choice in Robert Luketic’s 21, which hits theaters today. But in honor of the American public’s... -
Top 10 Films of 2007
Longtime MM contributor and “Short Takes” blog author Rus Thompson shares his picks for the 10 best films of 2007—and a few... -
Rus Thompson’s Short Takes: December 2007
Favorite of the Month: Jesus of Montreal (1989) This French Canadian film is a witty and provocative interpretation of Jesus’ last days,... -
Rus Thompson’s Short Takes: November 2007
Favorite of the month: The TV Set (2007) What could be more fun than watching Sigourney Weaver as a stone-hearted bitch of... -
Rus Thompson’s Short Takes: October 2007
Favorite of the Month: The Lives of Others (2006) A story of surveillance and intrigue set during the finals days of East... -
Robert Greenwald
Rupert Murdoch, George W. Bush and Al Franken “star” in Robert Greenwald’s Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism Here is a scene... -
Poker Movies
Robert Shaw, Robert Redford and Paul Newman aren’t all in on The Sting (1973), directed by George Roy Hill. When Jennifer Wood,... -
The Best of Steve McQueen
Bullitt Something always Ate at Steve McQueen. Jabbed at him, circled him, closed in. Some kind of penitent force hovered over his... -
Haskell Wexler
Wexler (right): Even his lesser films are well worth watching. WHEN HASKELL WEXLER WON the 1966 Best Cinematography Oscar for Who’s Afraid...
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Inside the Issue: Acting
Flash Forward: Grace Van Patten Takes a Leap into the Unknown in David Robert Mitchell’s Under the Silver Lake
Many actors will tell you that when you read a great script, you just know. But for Grace Van Patten, it was actually not knowing that...1Inside the Issue: Directing
Success in Succession: Matteo Garrone Shot Dogman Entirely in Sequence to Put Viewers in His Character’s Shoes
I wrote the script for my new film, Dogman, 12 years ago, and during those years I changed it many times, arriving at six or seven...Inside the Issue: How To
Journalism Plus: How Hail Satan?, The Brink, and Leaving Neverland Blend Truth-Seeking With Cinematic Storytelling
“Journalism Plus” is how Academy Award-winning moviemaker Laura Poitras (Citizenfour) characterizes making documentaries. If you’re a documentarian, you may not have a degree or credentials in...8