Celluloid Atrocities

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Written by Pete Timmermann Sunday, 03 January 2016 13:18

The second-best physical media release of the year was Jaromil Jireš’s Czech New Wave film Valerie and Her Week of Wonders.

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Monday, 30 November 2015 22:02

This year’s tendency of sticking actors in inappropriate categories is annoying me more than usual.

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Written by Pete Timmermann Friday, 30 October 2015 11:05

The Q&As are worth staying for 95% of the time, but they can be awkward, and they can be frustrating.

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Written by Pete Timmermann Thursday, 01 October 2015 07:25

But who would I most like to hear from who have no real biographical works as yet?

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Written by Pete Timmermann Tuesday, 01 September 2015 06:38

If you look at things objectively, it seems like they’re making a concentrated effort to ruin movies.

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Written by Pete Timmermann Tuesday, 28 July 2015 23:37

It’s going to be very strange to see movies without Joe around.

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Written by Pete Timmermann Wednesday, 01 July 2015 23:56

You know what I really think people should count as a guilty pleasure? Just about any TV show.

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Written by Pete Timmermann Friday, 29 May 2015 17:10

“When I was your age, the internet was called the library.”

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Written by Pete Timmermann Friday, 01 May 2015 00:00

The disparity between what nearby cities are getting on 35mm and what we aren’t here in St. Louis only seems to be growing.

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Written by Pete Timmermann Wednesday, 01 April 2015 00:00

The bottom line is now’s the best time in recent memory to keep your eye out for books signed by directors and stars you like.

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Written by Pete Timmermann Monday, 02 March 2015 12:22

Why do distributors of somewhat more challenging cinema feel like they have to hit you with their tougher films when you won’t be able to give them the steeping time they deserve?

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Written by Pete Timmermann Sunday, 01 February 2015 21:31

And while I’m suspicious of motivations for using it more often than not, any website that can save my favorite video store in the world gets a pass in my book.

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Written by Pete Timmermann Thursday, 01 January 2015 17:07

A Godard film on opening night in 3-D with a sold-out, like-minded crowd who responded to the film how they were supposed to? It was a memorable experience indeed.

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Written by Pete Timmermann Tuesday, 02 December 2014 12:25

How many of these films might we have gotten in a theater if VOD weren’t an option for distributors?

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Written by Pete Timmermann Thursday, 30 October 2014 22:27

The Hi-Pointe is one of the most charming theaters in St. Louis (second only to the Tivoli, in my book)—and has the best popcorn, besides.

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Written by Pete Timmermann Monday, 29 September 2014 21:52

This column is about what to do if, like me, you have a perhaps unhealthy level of interest in the Jackass films.

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Written by Pete Timmermann Monday, 01 September 2014 00:00

Netflix is doing a rare thing among corporations of its size: It’s producing valuable art with its profits.

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Written by Pete Timmermann Thursday, 31 July 2014 22:55

What’s a movie theater junkie to do, one who’s desperate to see certain, obscure-leaning new releases as soon as possible, with no hope of seeing them locally on the big screen (or otherwise)?

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Written by Pete Timmermann Monday, 30 June 2014 13:54

I’d like to offer a hearty second to Stephen Colbert’s promotion of Portland’s legendary bookstore Powell’s, which has best website for an independent bookstore I’ve ever seen.

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Written by Pete Timmermann Sunday, 01 June 2014 14:32

If you like one Drafthouse Films release, you’ll probably like all of them.

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Written by Pete Timmermann Saturday, 26 April 2014 23:17

I’ve known Shigesato Itoi’s name since about 1995, but didn’t start connecting him to other things I like until just a few years ago.

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Written by Pete Timmermann Wednesday, 02 April 2014 07:27

The goal here, really, is to celebrate physical media, as it is and as it was.