FILM ARCHIVES

The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kent

by Jim Hoberman

August 10, 2011

Dir. R.W. Fassbinder (1972).
Wildly theatrical, this tale of a successful fashion designer and the model with whom she has fallen in love matches the two great Fassbinder divas, Margit Carstensen and Hanna Schygulla.

Mon., Aug. 22, 8 p.m., 2011

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Highlights

ANALYSIS

Midterms and Beyond – Put Your Money Where Your Vote Isn’t

Hey, New Yorkers—quick! Move to Wyoming or Georgia or Florida, where your votes will actually mean something this November, and again in 2024.

by R.C. Baker

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CULTURE

Abiodun Oyewole – One of the First Last Poets – Talks About Legacy, and Hip Hop

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by Michael Cobb

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JOCKBEAT

Aaron Judge and the History of that Asterisk*

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by Allen Barra

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JOCKBEAT

Roller Derby Means Playing for the Love of the Game

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by Thomas Gerbasi

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CULTURE

CREEM Will ‘Definitely Offend People’

Will a revived CREEM magazine prove an antidote to the “unrelenting, ridiculous positivity” of today’s music-review sites?

by Katherine Turman

September 13, 2022
War In Ukraine

War and Water: Russia is Destroying Ukraine’s Water Supply

Collecting rainwater in order to live, and other desperate measures, as Russia’s attacks on Ukraine continue. And what America can do to help.

by Oleg Rubel

August 24, 2022