GUEST CURATOR - A. S. Hamrah
GUEST CURATOR - A. S. Hamrah
A. S. Hamrah
Oct. 18 – 22, 2021A. S. Hamrah is an author, film critic, and avid cinema historian whose deep knowledge and care for the medium shines through in his incisive and humorous critiques. He has compared Hollywood and the entertainment industry to a war machine, counting himself among its casualties. This week for the Artist News Network he aims his sights at the news that sashays in the shadows of our screens: big, small, and handheld.
For five days Hamrah shared items from movies and television that are tawdry, depressing, and symptomatic, or hidden and underreported, as well as news from the world of arts and letters that may be the same.
A. S. Hamrah is the film critic for The Baffler and the author of the book 'The Earth Dies Streaming: Film Writing, 2002-2018’, from n+1 Books. He is also the producer of The Hoosac Institute new feature documentary film, BUNKER. His work can also be found in publications including Harper’s Magazine, Bookforum, and 4Columns. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.
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DC Changes Superman’s Motto: No Longer Fights for ‘The American Way’
Published by Hollywood Reporter
Written by James Hibberd
Oct. 16, 2021
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Published by Hollywood Reporter
Written by James Hibberd
Oct. 16, 2021
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Terrifying Video Shows ‘America’s Got Talent’ Star Crushed in Stunt Gone Wrong
Published by New York Post
Written by Sam Raskin
Oct. 17, 2021
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Published by New York Post
Written by Sam Raskin
Oct. 17, 2021
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Beloved NYC Art Patron Is Captive in Manhattan Home, Friends Say
Published by Daily Beast
Written by Allison Quinn
Oct. 16, 2021
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Published by Daily Beast
Written by Allison Quinn
Oct. 16, 2021
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Box Office Disaster Looms for Ridley Scott’s Star-Studded ‘The Last Duel’
Published by Showbiz 411
Written by Roger Friedman
Oct. 15, 2021
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Published by Showbiz 411
Written by Roger Friedman
Oct. 15, 2021
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‘Saturday Night Live’ Ratings Slip To Lows With Host Rami Malek
Published by Deadline
Written by Nellie Andreeva
Oct. 17, 2021
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Published by Deadline
Written by Nellie Andreeva
Oct. 17, 2021
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Kevin Eugene Smith, Son of Famed Photojournalist, Discusses MGM’s Burying of Minamata
Published by World Socialist Website
Written by Richard Phillips
Oct. 8, 2021
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Published by World Socialist Website
Written by Richard Phillips
Oct. 8, 2021
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FESPACO 2021: African film lovers come together in Ouagadougou
Published by Al Jazeera
Written by Henry Wilkins
Oct. 16, 2021
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Published by Al Jazeera
Written by Henry Wilkins
Oct. 16, 2021
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A Chinese propaganda film about the defeat of the US Army is set to become the country’s highest grossing film ever
Published by Yahoo! News
Written by Bill Bostock
Oct. 18, 2021
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Published by Yahoo! News
Written by Bill Bostock
Oct. 18, 2021
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Russian Film Crew Returns to Earth Safely After 12 Days of Shooting on the ISS
Published by Gizmodo
Written by Jody Serrano
Oct. 17, 2021
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Published by Gizmodo
Written by Jody Serrano
Oct. 17, 2021
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‘Squid Game' Is a Huge Hit. That May Not Be Enough for Netflix
Published by CNN Business
Written by Paul R. La Monica
Oct. 17, 2021
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Published by CNN Business
Written by Paul R. La Monica
Oct. 17, 2021
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Nielsen Rebrands, Calling New Look a Symbol of Its ‘Commitment to Innovation’
Published by Deadline
Written by Dade Hayes
Oct. 18, 2021
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Published by Deadline
Written by Dade Hayes
Oct. 18, 2021
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Teen Girls Are Developing Tics. Doctors Say TikTok Could Be a Factor
Published by Wall Street Journal
Written by Julie Jargon
Oct. 16, 2021
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Published by Wall Street Journal
Written by Julie Jargon
Oct. 16, 2021
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‘The Last Duel’ Box Office Debacle: Hollywood’s Battle for Older Moviegoers
Published by Hollywood Reporter
Written by Pamela McClintock
Oct. 18, 2021
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Published by Hollywood Reporter
Written by Pamela McClintock
Oct. 18, 2021
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ESPN’s Allison Williams Explains Why She’s Giving Up Her Job Over a Vaccine Mandate
Published by NPR
Written by Andrea Hsu
Oct. 18, 2021
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Published by NPR
Written by Andrea Hsu
Oct. 18, 2021
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Susan Sarandon Reflects on Final Phone Call with Ex-Lover David Bowie: ‘It’s All So Frustrating’
Published by ET Canada
Written by Sarah Curran
Oct. 18, 2021
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Published by ET Canada
Written by Sarah Curran
Oct. 18, 2021
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A ‘Holy Grail’ of American Folk Art, Hiding in Plain Sight
Published by The New York Times
Written by Sarah Bahr
Oct. 18, 2021
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Published by The New York Times
Written by Sarah Bahr
Oct. 18, 2021
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Female Spanish Writer Who Won Million-Euro Prize Revealed to Be 3 Men Writing Under Pseudonym
Published by People
Written by Maria Pasquini
Oct. 18, 2021
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Published by People
Written by Maria Pasquini
Oct. 18, 2021
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The Black Mountain Institute Will Cease Publishing Venerable Believer Literary Magazine
Published by Los Angeles Times
Written by Dorany Pineda
Oct. 19, 2021
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Published by Los Angeles Times
Written by Dorany Pineda
Oct. 19, 2021
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What Amazon Did to Fiction
Published by The New York Times
Written by Leah Price
Oct. 19, 2021
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Published by The New York Times
Written by Leah Price
Oct. 19, 2021
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How TV Lied About Abortion
Published by Vox
Written by Tanya Melendez
Oct. 14, 2021
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Published by Vox
Written by Tanya Melendez
Oct. 14, 2021
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Darren Aronofsky Says He Still Gets 'the Best Hate Mail Ever' Because of ‘Mother!’
Published by Indiewire
Written by Ryan Lattanzio
Oct. 18, 2021
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Published by Indiewire
Written by Ryan Lattanzio
Oct. 18, 2021
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The Systematic Destruction of Walt Disney Imagineering
Published by WDW News Today
Written by Tom Corless
Oct. 18, 2021
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Published by WDW News Today
Written by Tom Corless
Oct. 18, 2021
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Thanks, Travis Tritt, for Accidentally Saving Lives with Your Dumb Covid Policy
Published by Rolling Stone
Written by Joseph Hudak
Oct. 18, 2021
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Published by Rolling Stone
Written by Joseph Hudak
Oct. 18, 2021
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Mubi Announces Exciting Curated Cinema Experience
Published by Paste Magazine
Written by Aurora Amidon
Oct. 19, 2021
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Published by Paste Magazine
Written by Aurora Amidon
Oct. 19, 2021
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‘Chameleon Street’: Wendell B. Harris on His Long-‘Suppressed’ Sundance Winner and His Lost Hollywood Years
Published by Indiewire
Written by Tambay Obenson
Oct. 19, 2021
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Published by Indiewire
Written by Tambay Obenson
Oct. 19, 2021
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Barbra Streisand Partners with UCLA to Fund Institute Aimed at ‘Solving Societal Challenges’
Published by The Hollywood Reporter
Written by Chris Gardner
Oct. 18, 2021
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Published by The Hollywood Reporter
Written by Chris Gardner
Oct. 18, 2021
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Jack Dorsey Mocks Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse Plan, Says It’s Dystopian
Published by Business Insider
Written by Isobel Asher Hamilton
Oct. 20, 2021
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Published by Business Insider
Written by Isobel Asher Hamilton
Oct. 20, 2021
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OnlyFans Performer Accused of Stabbing Boyfriend Posts Video from Inside NYPD Station After Arrest
Published by Yahoo! News
Written by Kalhan Rosenblatt
Oct. 20, 2021
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Published by Yahoo! News
Written by Kalhan Rosenblatt
Oct. 20, 2021
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Revealed: The Crypto Fans Who Secretly Paid $4 Million for Pharma Bro’s Wu-Tang Album
Published by Rolling Stone
Written by Elias Leight
Oct. 20, 2021
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Published by Rolling Stone
Written by Elias Leight
Oct. 20, 2021
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What a Rare, Live ‘A Love Supreme’ Reveals About John Coltrane
Published by The New York Times
Written by Giovanni Russonello
Oct. 19, 2021
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Published by The New York Times
Written by Giovanni Russonello
Oct. 19, 2021
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Director Barry Sonnenfeld Says His Addams Family Movie Would Cost 5 Times as Much, Be Half as Good If It Were Made Today
Published by The A.V. Club
Written by Cameron Scheetz
Oct. 20, 2021
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Published by The A.V. Club
Written by Cameron Scheetz
Oct. 20, 2021
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From Friends to Squid Game: Why Netflix Viewing Figures Matter
Published by The Guardian
Written by Jim Waterson
Oct. 20, 2021
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Published by The Guardian
Written by Jim Waterson
Oct. 20, 2021
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‘Eternals’ Star Salma Hayek Says She ‘Had Problems with the Script’ and ‘Got Into a Serious Fight’ with Director Chloé Zhao, but They Found ‘Middle Ground
Published by Yahoo! News
Written by Olivia Singh
Oct. 18, 2021
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Published by Yahoo! News
Written by Olivia Singh
Oct. 18, 2021
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Paintmakers Are Running Out of the Color Blue
Published by Bloomberg
Written by Tara Patel
Oct. 20, 2021
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Published by Bloomberg
Written by Tara Patel
Oct. 20, 2021
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South Korea’s Millennials Say Their Lives Aren’t That Different Than ‘Squid Game’
Published by Insider
Written by Cheryl Teh
Oct. 21, 2021
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Published by Insider
Written by Cheryl Teh
Oct. 21, 2021
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This Warehouse Worker Became the Face of a Union Push at Amazon. She’s Still Bracing for the Fallout
Published by CNN Business
Written by by Sara Ashley O'Brien
Oct. 21, 2021
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Published by CNN Business
Written by by Sara Ashley O'Brien
Oct. 21, 2021
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The Time Godard Called Filmgoers Bourgeois Fascists
Published by Hyperallergic
Written by Nathan Gelgud
Oct. 19, 2021
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Published by Hyperallergic
Written by Nathan Gelgud
Oct. 19, 2021
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Morocco’s Surveillance Machine
Published by The Intercept
Written by Cole Stangler & Abdellatif El Hamamouchi
Oct. 21, 2021
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Published by The Intercept
Written by Cole Stangler & Abdellatif El Hamamouchi
Oct. 21, 2021
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Morgan Freeman Interviews Police Recruits in Alabama Town
Published by HuffPost
Written by Associated Press
Oct. 20, 2021
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Published by HuffPost
Written by Associated Press
Oct. 20, 2021
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Alicia Silverstone Recalls Cruel Body-Shaming on ‘Batman & Robin’ Press Tour
Published by New York Post
Written by Samantha Ibrahim
Oct. 20, 2021
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Published by New York Post
Written by Samantha Ibrahim
Oct. 20, 2021
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Death of a TikTok Cosplay Star
Published by Rolling Stone
Written by EJ Dickson
October 21, 2021
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Published by Rolling Stone
Written by EJ Dickson
October 21, 2021
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Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch Pop-Up
Published by Time Out New York
Written by Shaye Weaver
Oct. 21, 2021
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Published by Time Out New York
Written by Shaye Weaver
Oct. 21, 2021
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