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
Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker: Richard Dreyfuss
American Graffiti, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Stand By Me, Mr. Holland’s Opus… even while reading like a what’s what of cinema, those titles...1Inside the Issue: Directing
Cold Piece of Work: Richard Linklater Braves Greenland Hurricanes for Where’d You Go, Bernadette
Richard Linklater’s Where’d You Go, Bernadette opens with the answer to its titular question. In an impressively executed overhead shot, the camera gazes down onto placid...Inside the Issue: How To
How They Did It: The Farewell Writer-Director Lulu Wang Shares Secrets to Turning Your Life Story into a Memoir Movie
The week before production started on The Farewell—my sophomore feature about a young woman (Billi, played by Awkwafina) and her family’s attempts to keep their grandmother’s...