SPECTACLE and TRUTH:
The filmmaking blog of Michael Carvaines
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
The RW Fassbinder Chronicles - The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
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You are Maria Braun. The proto-feminist of the BRD. You marry Hermann Braun in the middle of the war. THE War. Bombs and air raid...
Monday, September 11, 2023
The RW Fassbinder Chronicles - Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
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Fear eats the soul. Many things eat your soul. Soul mates and lost souls. Eternal souls are the center of all religion, organized and wild. ...
Sunday, January 17, 2021
Aristotle and Independent Film
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The groupthink regarding the demise of theatrical moviegoing reveals a shortsightedness of recent history, and lack of understanding of the ...
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
The Innovation and Influence of Sam Peckinpah
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Sam Peckinpah (1925-1984) was a Hollywood writer and director who lived a glamorous and traumatic life. He grew up in in the shadow of the S...
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