Five years prior to his masterpiece about Franz Biberkopf (Berlin Alexanderplatz, 1980), Rainer Werner Fassbinder himself (brilliantly) plays another Franz Biberkopf in Faustrecht der Freiheit—literally, Fist-Fight of Freedom. Franz has a nickname, which is spelled out in studs on the back of his faded denim jacket: Fox. This suggests how clever the boy thinks he […]
Daily Archives: March 8, 2009
Although stretches of it are slack and stagy, Auntie Mame is hilariously funny and pleasantly sentimental—if not a good film, a fabulous entertainment. Its centerpiece, perhaps, is its liberalism and message of tolerance. Its heart is in the right place. The property began as a novel by Patrick Dennis—real name: Edward Everett Tanner III—who gave […]
Dennis Grunes 