I first encountered Vittorio Cottafavi back in 2011 or so – the golden age of film forums and Tumblr, where screenshots played an important role in garnering enthusiasm for a lot of underseen or somewhat misunderstood/mis-categorized filmmakers. His spectacular pepla and historical epics scratched an itch for me then for films made with actual, mechanically…… Continue reading Lucky Star Editorial Grid – 03/03/2025 – 03/14/2025
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The Lucky Star Podcast No. 2 – Amar Singh Chamkila
In the second episode of our podcast, we discuss the Bollywood film, Amar Singh Chamkila, directed by Imtiaz Ali. We discuss the shape of Imtiaz Ali’s career, the role of women in his cinema, and more. We also discuss various year-end lists and the purpose of listmaking. https://youtu.be/0VPGDcV8FmI?si=7EJ58EhnBPGAGv4n
Lucky Star Editorial Grid – 11/02/24-11/15/24
If you’ve been following these biweekly grids at all, you might’ve noticed that they have been distinctly devoid of American films. In the past, this has been the result of some specific rabbit hole we have gone down on or some project taking up our collective imagination but this year has just been one where…… Continue reading Lucky Star Editorial Grid – 11/02/24-11/15/24
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