The 'Jesse James' revival sets sail from Queens

Posted by · 11:50 pm · December 7th, 2013

The big screen revival of Andrew Dominik’s 2007 western “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,” economically dubbed the “Jesse James Revival” by a passionate young man named Jamieson McGonigle who set the whole thing in motion, kicked off in earnest Saturday night with a presentation of the opus to a sold out crowd at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens.

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Roger Deakins reflects on 'The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford'

Posted by · 6:00 am · December 3rd, 2013

With a big revival screening around the corner, HitFix’s Kristopher Tapley writes up an appreciation of the cinematography of “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” and reflects on the film and the work with DP Roger Deakins.

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Exclusive: 'Jesse James' director remembers embattled production as revival screening looms

Posted by · 9:33 am · November 7th, 2013

With a New York revival screening of “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” around the corner, director Andrew Dominik talks exclusively to HitFix about how the experience shaped him as an artist and what it means to him that the film has another life on the big screen.

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Exclusive: Andrew Dominik could give you his 'Jesse James' director's cut in 'half a day'

Posted by · 7:23 am · November 5th, 2013

In the years since the 2007 release of Andrew Dominik’s “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,” an even longer, deeper-realized cut of the 160-minute western has been a sort of holy grail for the film’s acolytes. Andrew Dominik talks exclusively with HitFix about his preferred versions of the opus.

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Exclusive: Revival screening of Andrew Dominik's 'Jesse James' planned for December

Posted by · 7:30 am · October 18th, 2013

The Museum of the Moving Image will present a special revival screening of Andrew Dominik’s “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” on Dec. 7. The event, called “No Eulogies,” is an attempt to kick-start a repertory afterlife for the 2007 western.

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Review: Stylish, strutting 'Killing Them Softly' too tough for subtext

Posted by · 5:32 am · May 22nd, 2012

Andrew Dominik’s latest brings latter-day capitalist concerns to a sleek 1970s homage.

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Cannes lineup heavy on U.S. fare as Twi-hards prepare to mob fest

Posted by · 2:39 am · April 19th, 2012

Amid the usual Cannes elite like Michael Haneke and Ken Loach, Robert Pattison and Kristen Stewart are also set to hit the Croisette with new films in Competition.

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