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The Unforgivable Sin of Joss Whedon

Sam Guthrie

The Unforgivable Sin of Joss Whedon

Avengers: Age of Ultron is upon us, and that means the odds have gone up considerably of me having to confront The Whedon Problem with my more sophisticated, artsy friends. First you have to … [Read more...]

(Movie Review) Come Back Africa: The Films of Lionel Rogosin, Volume ll

Richard Marcus

Come Back Africa: The Films of Lionel Rogosin, Volume ll

Documentary movies always seem to get short shrift. For too many people there the things people tell them to watch at school so they will learn something. Growing up on a diet of talking heads sitting … [Read more...]

Movie Review – Kill Your Darlings

David Meadows

KILL YOUR DARLINGS

Long before Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and William S. Burroughs would be celebrated as the poetical and political figureheads of a 'beat generation,' there was a murder. In the new film, Kill … [Read more...]

Film Review – Broken, starring Tim Roth & Cillian Murphy

Richard Marcus

Broken movie

There are some books you always remember for the way in which they opened your eyes to the world around you. They might have stripped away your innocence in the process, but they also reassured you … [Read more...]

Love That Loves Us: The Two Loves of To the Wonder

Paul Maher Jr.

To the Wonder - Terrence Malick

note: Here there be spoilers By now it is cliche to label a Terrence Malick film a "visual poem," but in the case of To The Wonder, that is what it is. Malick's cinematic eye defers to poetry more … [Read more...]

Film Review – Searching for Sugar Man

Daniel Young

Searching for Sugar Man review

Searching For Sugarman (2012) 4 stars A documentary about the mysterious Rodriguez, the singer/songwriter who released the album Cold Fact in 1970. Directed by Swedish-British filmmaker Malik … [Read more...]

Terrence Malick, Badlands and Caril Fugate: An Interview

Paul Maher Jr.

caril ann fugate

Photos courtesy of Jeff McArthur (All Rights Reserved) Jeff McArthur is the author of Pro Bono: The 18-Year Defense of Caril Fugate. Mr. McArthur’s grandfather, John C. McArthur, defended Caril … [Read more...]

How Dennis Hopper conquered the American century

Stephen Lee Naish

dennis hopper - cannes

Dennis Hopper’s extensive filmography is filled with an array of painfully bad films. His early career saw him appear in any number of B-Movies and exploitation flicks; his late eighties/early … [Read more...]

The Official Kerouac “On the Road” Movie Trailer is Here!

Denise Enck

On the Road movie poster

"On the Road," the movie based on Jack Kerouac's novel of the same name, will be released in the United States on December 21, 2012. Produced by Francis Ford Coppola's American Zoetrope, it's directed … [Read more...]

The Biggest Mystery in Hollywood History

Gary Sanders

Hollywood Mystery

"An author should have no other biography than his books." “The biography of a creative man is completely unimportant.”  - B. Traven Warner Brothers bought the novel THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA … [Read more...]

Down by Law: The Loneliness of Jim Jarmusch

Siddharth Pillai

scene from Down by Law

Not that it would make any difference. But if only for the sake of morale, you are willing to admit that it's a welcome shade of orange that breaks east at the horizon of what has been a … [Read more...]

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Established in 2000 and edited by Denise Enck, Empty Mirror is an online literary magazine that publishes new work each Friday.

Each week EM features several poems each by one or two poets; reviews; critical essays; visual art; and personal essays.

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