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“The Only Sane Person on Rumble Fish”
In the news this week: Francis Ford Coppola, Raúl Ruiz, Joanna Hogg, and Lou Ye.
Surveys and Milestones
This week has seen surveys of the careers of Abbas Kiarostami and screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière and deep dives into milestone works by George Cukor and Andrei Tarkovsky.
What Actually Goes On in the Movies
BAM’s Black 90s series, Nina Menkes, a poet, Avengers, and a list of the top films of the 2010s are among this week’s highlights.
Journals and Revivals
New issues of Screening the Past and cléo are out this week, and new restorations are opening in New York.
From Canyon Cinema to Outer Space
In the spotlight this week: A new resource on avant-garde cinema, Kent Jones on Francis Ford Coppola, Darren Hughes on Claire Denis, and more.
Perspectives on Half a Century
This week sees further remembrances of Agnès Varda, reflections on Godard then and now, and appreciations of a vital but too often overlooked filmmaker, Nelly Kaplan.
Surveys and Assessments
Deep dives into the work of Bob Fosse and Buster Keaton and a mash note to Aki Kaurismäki lead this week’s highlights.
“Looking for New Sorts of Utopias”
Fresh assessments of the work of Chris Marker and Stanley Kubrick, an interview with Kent Jones, and that stellar year for American cinema, 1999.
Archives and Anniversaries
This week spotlights George Cukor, Chantal Akerman, Straub-Huillet, Antonioni, and the feud between Clint Eastwood and Pauline Kael.
Readings and Revisions
Featured in this week’s round: Edgar G. Ulmer, Stanley Kubrick, Jia Zhangke, and Guy Maddin.
International Women’s Day
Claire Denis in Film Comment, an ongoing project at Directed by Women, and Glenda Jackson and Meryl Streep in conversation are among this week’s highlights.
The Made and the Unmade
Barbara Hammer gives an “exit interview,” Béla Tarr discusses Sátántangó, and Neil Jordan writes about the projects that got away.
“Forgotten with a Vengeance”
Oscar-nominated songs, the unsung Marielle Heller, Lois Weber, Germans in Paris, and more feature in this week’s round.
“The Community of Things”
New restorations, a new trailer, new translations, a new publication, and new perspectives on an awesome and abhorrent film.
Odd Couples
Norman Jewison and Ray Charles, Jules Feiffer and Alain Renais, and Jia Zhangke and Apple.
Master Classes and Memorable Moments
Rotterdam and Vanity Fair get a cinephile’s dream roster of filmmakers talking about their work.
New Magnificent, Dense, and Sprawling Projects
This week features major new resource on The Magnificent Ambersons, Godard’s allusions, and Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s multimedia extravaganza.
Comedians and Composers
Plaudits for Elaine May and Barbara Stanwyck, conversations with Elliott Gould and Bertrand Tavernier, and a rift between a filmmaker and his subject.
1919, 1999, and 2019
A big list from the American Society of Cinematographers, a series celebrating a slew of twentieth anniversaries, and two great series in New York.
Four New Issues and a Rediscovered Interview
The new year brings us new issues of Cinema Scope, Film Comment, the DGA Quarterly, and World Records.
Holiday Reading
New issues of Senses of Cinema and cléo this week, but also healthy seasonal doses of anxiety and lamentation.
Hope Follows Catastrophe
In this week’s round: Tarkovsky and Eisenstein, Godard and Varda, and one of the most consequential television programs of all time.
Essays, a Conversation, and a Knockout Tour
Bluebeard films, German theorists, Fassbinder’s attack, sensory experiences, and the world’s largest movie studio.
New Cineaste and Young Cineastes
A new issue from a magazine founded over fifty years ago and a showcase of work by aspiring film critics.