Commissioned in 1739 by Louis XV for the Chateau de Marly, the Marly Horses were sculpted in marble at a slightly larger-than-life scale by Guillaume Coustou the Elder. Following the destruction of the chateau and the execution of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette during the French Revolution, the sculptures were moved to Paris and...
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A series of antique postcard collections.
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A series of photographs taken for “Grand Hotel,” the Best Picture Oscar winner of 1932.
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A short tribute to one of my favorite French actresses. The music, by Georges Delerue, is from “Rapture,” the second of the three films in which Gozzi starred before leaving the film business.
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Charles’s essay “The Insane Natural: An Unconscious Film Trilogy” has been published on Cinespect.
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This April at Volta Coffee, Tea & Chocolate here in Gainesville, I am curating “The Films of Patricia Gozzi: An Exhibition of Vintage Movie Posters” to celebrate both the art of the classic movie poster and the career of an unjustly forgotten French film actress. The exhibition will include a selection of posters and...
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Charles’s critical essay, “Cubicle Rebellion, or Three Ordinary Guys with Nothing to Lose: An Unconscious Film Trilogy,” has been published on Cinespect.
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A work in progress…
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People sometimes ask me how I found the blue bicycle. As with most discoveries, I wasn’t exactly looking for it. But I would be lying if I said that I wasn’t looking for something when I first noticed it. One evening in the fall of 2004, as I was re-watching The Dreamers (Bernardo Bertolucci,...
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"Ratting Out Big Tobacco." Cinespect. December 12, 2011.
"House of Pain." Cinespect. December 10, 2011.
"Rediscovering the French New Wave." Cinespect. December 5, 2011.
"Fifteen Minutes with You." Cinespect. November 21, 2011.
"Silent Cinema Reborn." Cinespect. November 21, 2011.
"See You Next Year: SFF Journal, Entry Fourteen." Cinespect. November 15, 2011.
"Paterfamilias in a Pinch." Cinespect. November 15, 2011.
"The Work of Love: SFF Journal, Entry Thirteen." Cinespect. November 14, 2011.
"The Duplass Era: SFF Journal, Entry Twelve." Cinespect. November 12, 2011.
"End of Story." Cinespect. November 11, 2011.
"Down into Hatch: SFF Journal, Entry Eleven." Cinespect. November 9, 2011.
"Mooring as Metaphor: SFF Journal, Entry Ten." Cinespect. November 9, 2011.
"Electrate Youth: SFF Journal, Entry Nine." Cinespect. November 7, 2011.
"Spread the Word: SFF Journal, Entry Eight." Cinespect. November 6, 2011.
"Arch Madness: SFF Journal, Entry Seven." Cinespect. November 3, 2011.
"Eau Crap: SFF Journal, Entry Six." Cinespect. November 2, 2011.
"The Wrath of Ralph: SFF Journal, Entry Five." Cinespect. November 1, 2011.
"Unbearable Brightness: SFF Journal, Entry Four." Cinespect. November 1, 2011.
"Wedding Bell Blues: SFF Journal, Entry Three." Cinespect. October 31, 2011.
"The Dueling Life: SFF Journal, Entry Two." Cinespect. October 31, 2011.
"Homeward Bound: SFF Journal, Entry One." Cinespect. October 28, 2011.
"Yawning at the Margin." Cinespect. October 20, 2011.
"Forget 'The Way.'" Cinespect. October 7, 2011.
"Pop Marx." Cinespect. October 5, 2011.
Film review of "Carnage." Cinespect. September 30, 2011.
"Baking Pans for Nigel." Cinespect. September 26, 2011.
"Cabin Fever Dream." Cinespect. September 22, 2011.
"There and Back Again." Cinespect. September 9, 2011.
"The Kid's Not All Right." Cinespect. September 2, 2011.
"Tokyo, Mon Amour." Cinespect. August 26, 2011.
"Cinespect's Guide to 'William Lustig Presents.'" Cinespect. July 15, 2011.
"Got Freedom?" Cinespect. July 7, 2011.
"Against All Odds." Cinespect. June 23, 2011.
"A Filmable Feast." Cinespect. May 19, 2011.
"Double Trouble: Cannes Journal, Entry Five." Cinespect. May 18, 2011.
"Childhood's End, Part Two: Cannes Journal, Entry Four." Cinespect. May 14, 2011.
"Childhood's End, Part One: Cannes Journal, Entry Three." Cinespect. May 13, 2011.
"Fairy Tales for Adults: Cannes Journal, Entry Two." Cinespect. May 12, 2011.
"Setting the Scene: Cannes Journal, Entry One." Cinespect. May 11, 2011.
"The Insane Natural: An Unconscious Film Trilogy." Cinespect. February 23, 2011.
"The Elusive but Wonderful Films of Patricia Gozzi." Cinespect. February 4, 2011.
