SSENSE: Writers on the Fashion Essential to Coming-of-Age Films / Judy's Red Lipstick in Rebel Without A Cause

For SSENSE, I took part in a list feature where each writer wrote a bit about fashion in coming-of-age movies. I chose Rebel Without a Cause, in particular Judy's red lipstick. Fashion + beauty + film = my favourite stuff to write about. Check out the whole piece here. 

Film Comment: Finest Hour / David Essex in That'll Be The Day

      For the latest (May/June) issue of Film Comment, I wrote about David Essex and his surprisingly layered performance as a young, ambitious rock and roll star of the '50s in That'll Be The Day. You can get the print mag here on the website.

 

BAMCinematek Beyond the Canon: Richard Pryor's JoJo Dancer, Your Life is Calling + Bob Fosse's All that Jazz

I was really happy to write a short piece for BAMCinematek, an amazing Brooklyn repertory cinema. Their Beyond the Canon series screens an accepted masterpiece with a lesser-known counterpart. On Saturday 18 May at BAM, Richard Pryor's Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling and Bob Fosse's All That Jazz will screen in a double-bill. I wrote all about the two movies here, on their blog.