I first encountered Whitney Horn and Lev Kelman’s L for Leisure by chance at the 2014 BAMcinemaFest. With no idea what to expect, I admit I spent the first 10 minutes non-plussed, but as this small, handcrafted and utterly left-field film began to weave its spell, my bemusement became giddy fascination. By the film’s end, […]
Late last year, Talkhouse Film contributors and a select few friends of the site voted on their favorite theatrical releases of 2015. Below are the full results (for more on the scoring method, go here), followed by each individual ballot from the almost 60 filmmakers who took part in the voting process.1. Mad Max: Fury […]
INTERIOR. LONDON UNDERGROUND PLATFORM — DAYEngland 1983. Commuters stand in silent groups awaiting the next rattling arrival on the Piccadilly Line.“Work, consume, be silent, die” is etched on the faces of many. The Thatcher Years.Only two men are having a conversation; one, a young movie geek, the other, a national newspaper film critic. Although he […]
Welcome to the 2014 Talkies, Talkhouse Music’s year-end writers poll. The thing about the Talkies is, all our voters are musicians, so the poll, just like Talkhouse Music itself, is an index of the music that musicians are actually interested in. Congratulations to everyone who made it to the 2014 Talkies Top 25, and thanks […]
I was likely the only person to bring half a left-over corn omelette and a new record by Brian Eno and Underworld’s Karl Hyde to Rockaway Beach the other day. The devastation of Hurricane Sandy is still intensely seen and felt in the area, most glaringly via a huge overground pipeline that stretches across the […]
