The Return

The legendary actor returns to Closet, where she shares her love for independent American gems such as Barbara Loden’s Wanda and Michael Roemer’s Nothing but a Man, talks about Roberto Rossellini’s work with Ingrid Bergman, and selects Italian cinema classics...

Nov 26, 2018 — The legendary filmmaker possessed the greatest speaking voice in American cinema, and The Magnificent Ambersons represents the summit of his work as a vocal actor.

Jul 1, 2024 — BAM will launch a nine-film series with the one film that stars both, Robert Altman’s 3 Women.

Oct 11, 2023 — The shock of Davies’s passing is compounded by the sinking realization that cinema has lost one of its most singular artists.

Jan 24, 2022 — Two new books on the wildly inventive comedian and filmmaker make a complementary pair.

Jul 29, 2019 — The late Dutch actor worked with directors as varied as Paul Verhoeven, Ermanno Olmi, Ridley Scott, and Nicolas Roeg.

Feb 20, 2019 — An overview of the award winners and a few critical and personal favorites.

Feb 13, 2018 — With the scrappiest of means, George A. Romero created not only a landmark of independent cinema but also an indelible portrait of America as hellscape.

Jun 3, 2016 — During the second incarnation of this festival dedicated to movies preserved on nitrate film, Jared Case, the festival’s executive director, talks about his work bringing the Nitrate Picture Show to life, selecting this year’s films, and why nitrate remains a...

Apr 17, 2013 — Four of the great Japanese director’s lesser-known, early films show the coming into being of a political artist.