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My Year of Fassbinder: Heaven & Fear

March 21, 2008 – 10:07 am

Fassbinder’s ALI: FEAR EATS THE SOUL and ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS, the Douglas Sirk film that inspired it, sit right next to each other in alphabetical order on the Criterion shelf. I *had* to buy them both.

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Classics, Editorial, Foreign Films | Comments (1)

FilmCouch #20

May 18, 2007 – 9:00 am

Interview with Christopher Smith director of Severance, a fall-down-funny-then-cover-your-eyes slasher flick opening in theaters tonight. The FilmCouch group reloads discussion on what makes a villain from FilmCouch 18, and somehow draws a connection between American Beauty and Star Wars. A 33 year old German film is more relevant today than ever–Ali: Fear Eats the Soul [...]