spotlights

Dennis Hopper: Keep On Riding Thumbnail

Dennis Hopper: Keep On Riding

Monday, May 31st, 2010

by The Great White Gypsy It’s only been two days since the world lost one of it’s biggest stars, and cinephiles everywhere are still processing. If you were anything like me, you had three clear thoughts when you heard the news of Dennis Hopper’s passing, in this order: “Wow, I didn’t even know he was […]

Keep Reading » 0
Stanley Kubrick: Checkmate in 11 Moves Thumbnail

Stanley Kubrick: Checkmate in 11 Moves

Friday, May 21st, 2010

by The Great White Gypsy There was a time when milestones in cinema involved actual art. A director’s technique, an editor’s style, a writer’s testicular fortitude. A time when groundbreaking films were more than just the sum of their parts. Nowadays, a milestone in cinema is when a director rips off Dances with Wolves to […]

Keep Reading » 0
Spotlight: Mumblecore Thumbnail

Spotlight: Mumblecore

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

by Ryan Macdonald How exactly do you apologize for being eight years late to a movement? Traffic? Couldn’t find parking? The missus took forever getting ready? Whatever the proper excuse, Sexy Gypsy would like to extend it to Mumblecore. Sorry we’re late. The Movement If you go to Google and type in “What is Mumblecore?”, […]

Keep Reading » 3
Spotlight: Kevin Smith Thumbnail

Spotlight: Kevin Smith

Monday, November 24th, 2008

by The Great White Gypsy   “Hello?  What?  No, I don’t work today.  I’m playing hockey at two.” Dante could have stayed home and played hockey, but with this first line of 1994’s Clerks, he had no idea what was waiting for him.  I’m sure Kevin Smith felt the same way. It is likely that […]

Keep Reading » 1