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Holding Our Own
Celebrating “reticent auteurs,” a unique London distributor, and the work of Satyajit Ray and Richard Linklater.
Danny Boyle’s Ink
This year’s Venice opener propels us through the origin story of our current media hellscape.
Other Goings On
As the fall festival season begins, let’s not overlook some of the other unmissable events happening elsewhere.
Venice Classics 2026
The festival’s showcase of nineteen new restorations spans more than half a century of cinema history.
Disappearing Moments
Revisiting work by Whit Stillman, Frederick Wiseman, Nathaniel Dorsky—and lots of road movies.
We Will Always Love Dolly Parton
She was a winning presence on the big screen, even if her movies were only a fraction of her monumental impact on popular culture.
Bibliomania: A Preface to Chronovisor
The fifteen-film series sets the mood for the unique first feature by Jack Auen and Kevin Walker.
Isabelle Stever’s I Rarely Wake Up Dreaming
A queer couple in Kyiv is already working through a personal crisis when Russia invades their country.
August Books
New, forthcoming, and noteworthy titles include one of the most debated novels of the moment.
Somewhere In-Between
Touring David Lynch’s LA, listening to screenwriter Samy Burch, and deciphering Adam Curtis.
Graham Greene at the Harvard Film Archive
A retrospective spotlights the writer’s collaborations with Carol Reed, Fritz Lang, John Ford, Alberto Cavalcanti, and George Cukor.
Art-House Sci-Fi
BAM presents visions of a few possible utopias—and plenty of dystopias.
Presented in VistaVision
The Academy Museum has outfitted its theater to present a series of “ultra-rare VistaVision prints as well as 70 mm remasters and new 6K digital scans.”
Locarno’s Leopards
Top prizes go to Florin Șerban, Hong Sangsoo, Alessandra Sanguinetti, and Beatrice Gibson.
Inner Friction
Fine writing on Powell and Pressburger, James Gray, Catherine Breillat, and Richard Linklater—plus: Isabelle Huppert on Claude Chabrol.
Summer in Japan
BAM’s sun-drenched series features films by Ozu, Kurosawa, Oshima, Kitano, Obayashi, Shinji Somai, and more.
Rob Tregenza’s Fast
Tregenza has made his sixth feature “fast and hard and beautiful,” and it’s premiering in New York before heading to Los Angeles.
Kyoko Kagawa Rarities
Known for her work with Ozu, Mizoguchi, and Kurosawa, Kagawa takes the spotlight in a series that opens with Naruse’s Little Peach.
Intimate Epics: The Films of Patrick Wang
As A. Rimbaud carries on building a dedicated audience, San Diego’s Digital Gym presents a retrospective.
Deep Dives
This week: Conversations with Jane Schoenbrun, Ngozi Onwurah, and Kent Jones and writing on Jean Epstein and Stanley Kwan.
Technicolor Weekend 2026
The Chicago Film Society hosts three days of eclectic and vibrant programming.
Restorations in Melbourne
MIFF 2026 revives films by Manoel de Oliveira, Lino Brocka, Mary Stephen, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Michael Almereyda, and Mary Harron.
TIFF Classics, Wavelengths, and Centerpiece Lineups
New restorations, festival favorites, and world premieres are heading to Toronto.
Magnificent Melodramas
The American Cinematheque presents six of the eleven films Douglas Sirk and cinematographer Russell Metty made between 1952 and 1959.