FILM ARCHIVES

The Wages of Fear

by Jim Hoberman

December 7, 2011

Dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot (1954).
The ultimate in existential drama, Clouzot’s nail-biter, hokey but effective, sends a pair of scurvy expatriates driving through the back roads of Central America with a cargo of nitroglycerine.

Thu., Dec. 8, 7 p.m., 2011

More:Central America Culture Henri-Georges Clouzot MOMA, Roy and Niuta Titus Theaters

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ANALYSIS 2021

Silent Cuomo Mired in Twin Scandals

"You can’t make three enemies a week for 10 years and hope to survive. People who were close to him are like, ‘Andrew Cuomo, who’s that?’”

by Ross Barkan

March 2, 2021
ENTERTAINMENT 2021

Minus the Bubbly and Bashes, the Golden Globes was About the Work – Sort of

Thankfully, there were lighthearted slices of life this year, including Sasha Baron Cohen thanking his “co-star,” Rudy Giuliani

by Lina Lecaro

March 3, 2021
News 2021

What Larry Flynt’s Freedom Fighter Legacy Meant For LGBTQ Culture

I had access to a little fund to invite speakers to the school. When I thought of who would make an engaging guest speaker, my number one choice was Larry Flynt.

by Rachel Mason

February 25, 2021
ART 2021

From Russia With Passion — Jules Olitski’s Rollicking ’60s Paintings

Olitski’s paintings were racing at the fore of their moment, as if the artist could see ahead to the psychedelic biomorphs later emblazoned on headshop posters

by R.C. Baker

February 27, 2021
MUSIC ARCHIVES

Lou Reed Rising

"This walking crystallization of cankerous cynicism possesses such legendary anticharisma that there's something princely about him, something perversely impressive"

by James Wolcott

Originally published March 1, 1976
News 2021

The Face of Cannabis: Treating a Disfiguring Bone Disease

Given how aggressively Rylie’s tumors were growing and the rate at which they were consuming her bones, her team of doctors had her in the operating room in a matter of days

by Sarah Ratliff

March 1, 2021