(This is coming a bit late, but I'm happy to have the extra time... I didn't even get the film until late in July, and am glad to ha...

"You know what the true sin is? Losing." Francisco Rosi's Hands Over the City compels the viewer to witness multiple layers o...

For this month's film, I wanted to select one I had not seen before but from a director whose work fascinates me. Hands Over the City (1...

I don't think it's too much a stretch that documentary studies - and documentary as a general community ideal - has been preoccupied...

No Lies is that odd film that has almost as much going on outside the frame as it does inside it. And although this certainly makes Mr. Blo...

Mitchell Block has given us the great privilege of access into the process of creating ...no lies . Here are two recordings of rehearsals, t...

As per Peter's advice, I read nothing about Mitchell W. Block's short film ...no lies before viewing it, and I too initially thoug...

Mitchell W. Block's short bio on his blog (found HERE ) doesn't mention the work that brings him to the Film of the Month Club, ...

My name is Peter Rinaldi, I am a filmmaker from New York City. I also have a film blog called SIN-E-FILE at The Boutros Boutros Follies . (I...

Many thanks to Peter for introducing me to this film and for doing the work in making it available to us. It is a great little film, I think...

Film of the Month for June. ...no lies a film by Mitchell W. Block

I didn't feel an immediate "in" for a post on Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, so I thought I'd take a page from Nicholas Rombes...

It used to be that if someone asked me to name the ultimate 'car film', Three Lane Blacktop would pop into my mind first. But not ...

The New Hollywood of the early 1970's merged their love for European Art House cinema with traditional home-grown genres (Western, Noir,...

Before we move on to May's selection, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot , I want to thank the club for the chance to host this month's film ...

This month has gone too quickly for me - I wish I had more time to spend on this film. It's been a while since I have tried to dig into ...

A note on the "character" of Mabuse. Who is Dr. Mabuse? This is a difficult question. Mabuse is the Great Unknown. It's imposs...

Despite my rather slow output of posts about Mabuse , the fact is, there are endless things to say about it. I mentioned style in a comment ...