Two by Wang Bing
Few of Wang’s films contrast as starkly as Youth (Spring) and Man in Black, and both are set to screen in New York.
Bradley Cooper’s Maestro
Warmly received in Venice, Cooper’s portrait of Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre now heads to festivals in New York, Zurich, London, Mill Valley, and Los Angeles.
Toronto 2023 Awards
Winners and runners-up include American Fiction, The Holdovers, Dicks: The Musical, and Dear Jessi.
“So Much More Than Movies”
This week features interviews with Martin Scorsese and Arturo Ripstein and appreciations of Tout va bien and Boris Karloff.
The Royal Hotel and Woman of the Hour
Male aggression threatens women’s lives in Kitty Green’s follow-up to The Assistant and Anna Kendrick’s debut feature.
Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron
Early reviewers find that, while the master of animation’s twelfth feature may be hard to follow, it’s impossible to resist.
Professors in Trouble
Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction and Kristoffer Borgli’s Dream Scenario are received in Toronto with applause, laughter, and a few reservations.
2023’s Gold and Silver Lions
The jury in Venice presented its top awards to Yorgos Lanthimos, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Matteo Garrone, and Agnieszka Holland.
One Hundred Years On
We’re celebrating Ousmane Sembène’s centennial, reading interviews with Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Kasi Lemmons, and watching soundies.
Out of Competition in Venice
The festival launches new films by Wes Anderson, Richard Linklater, Harmony Korine, and Ibrahim Nash’at.
Venice 2023: Lanthimos, Bonello, Mann, and Fincher
Poor Things and The Beast are critical favorites, Ferrari comes alive when the big race is on, and verdicts are split on The Killer.
The Long Shadow of Augusto Pinochet
Pablo Larraín’s Golden Lion contender and upcoming series in New York and Vienna mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Chilean coup d’état.
To Hear Them Tell It
Stan Lee meets Alain Resnais, plus interviews with Molly Haskell, Babette Mangolte, and Manohla Dargis—and James Quandt on Jean Eustach
Venice and Telluride Open the Season
With the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes on, the spotlight this fall will be on the directors.
Difficult Circumstances
This week brings restorations of work by Kira Muratova, a personal story from Werner Herzog, and conversations with Kim Morgan and Dustin Guy Defa.
Michael Roemer and The Plot Against Harry
A new restoration of Roemer’s brisk and oddly endearing 1969 comedy screens in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago.
Here’s to Rejuvenation!
This week we’re revisiting After Hours and other ’80s greats and the oeuvres of Yasuzo Masumura and François Truffaut.
Anthology Spotlights Kazuo Hara
As MINAMATA Mandala finally arrives in theaters, Anthology Film Archives presents a retrospective.
August Books
This month’s roundup spotlights summer blockbusters, historical perspectives, and dazzling costumes.
A Golden Leopard That “Means a Lot”
Defying pressure from Iran, Locarno didn’t just screen Ali Ahmadzadeh’s Critical Zone; the festival also gave it its top award.
Remembering William Friedkin
Great as they are, there was a lot more to Hurricane Billy than The French Connection and The Exorcist.
Radu Jude Wows Locarno
Premiering in competition, Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World is an immediate critical favorite.
Emerald Fennell Will Open London 2023
The BFI calls Saltburn, starring Barry Keoghan, “a beautifully wicked tale of privilege and desire.”
So Many Great Interviews!
Look who’s talking: Carl Franklin, Claire Simon, Ira Sachs, Jim Jarmusch, Sally Potter, Laura Citarella, Christoph Hochhäusler . . .