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‘Mulholland Drive’ Is David Lynch’s ‘Ulysses’

Allen Barra / Truthdig Oct 12, 2018 As the filmmaker readies for his Festival of Disruption in Los Angeles, one of his most compelling fever dreams deserves another look.

2019 National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award: First Place, Commentary Analysis/Trend—Film

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RIP, Printed Village Voice

Allen Barra / Truthdig Nov 28, 2017 A former staff writer at the alternative newsweekly reminisces about the paper’s golden age in the 1980s. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

A Conversation With Greil Marcus

Allen Barra / Truthdig Dec 25, 2015 Allen Barra sits down with cultural critic Greil Marcus to discuss “Real Life Rock,” a book compilation of Marcus’ “Real Life Rock Top Ten” columns written between 1986 and 2014, and “Three Songs, Three Singers, Three Nations,” his collection of William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in History of American Civilization 2013 at Harvard University. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

The History of Rock ’n’ Roll in Ten Songs

Peter Richardson / Truthdig Aug 29, 2014 Author Greil Marcus doesn't explain these 10 songs (including one sung by Amy Winehouse, shown) or their power to thrill him; he tries to re-create in prose how it might have felt to perform them.Author Greil Marcus doesn't explain these 10 songs (including one sung by Amy Winehouse, above) or their power to thrill him; he tries to re-create in prose how it might have felt to perform them. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )