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Art & Film: Michelangelo/Mann

David Liu | 26 May 2012

From the canvas (in this case, marble block) to the cinema.

Pietà (Michelangelo, 1498-99; marble)

Heat (Michael Mann, 1995)

Near the beginning of the film, Neil McCauley walks past a replica of Michelangelo’s Pietà. Near the end, world-weary Vincent Hanna fights to keep his suicidal step-daughter alive.

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Art & Film: David/Coppola

David Liu | 19 April 2012

From the canvas to the cinema.

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  • The Godfather
  • The Godfather Part II
  • Francis Ford Coppola
  • Gordon Willis
  • The Death of Marat
  • Jacques-Louis David
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Art & Film: Zeller/Lang/Riefenstahl

David Liu | 2 April 2012

From the canvas to the cinema.

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  • German Expressionism
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  • Magnus Zeller
  • Metropolis
  • The Orator
  • Triumph of the Will
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Art & Film: Hopper/Allen

From the canvas to the cinema.

David Liu | 20 February 2012

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  • Queensborough Bridge
  • Woody Allen
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Art & Film: Hopper/Malick

From the canvas to the cinema.

David Liu | 21 January 2012

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  • Edward Hopper
  • House by the Railroad
  • Terrence Malick
  • Days of Heaven
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