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Dec 6, 1987 — Mike Nichols’s treatment of a young man’s initiation into the mysteries of sex at the hands of an older married woman has become a model for this common fantasy.

Two unflinching reports from working-class America; a Brooklyn-set Dostoevskian family tragedy and gangster drama; an existential crime thriller from a French-cinema legend; a prescient commentary on self-help culture; and five documentaries that wage war against the conformism of modern Japanese...

The filmmaker cites All That Jazz as a major influence on modern editing, reveals the connection between Memories of Underdevelopment and Trainspotting, and shares his theory on why a director’s first film is always their best.

Strange desires and mommy issues are recurring themes in the radiant, irreverent work of this modern master, the most beloved Spanish director of his generation.

Tradition and modernity collide in the sensuous films of this Indian American director, whose vibrant portraits of urban life and cross-cultural conflict give voice to people navigating an increasingly globalized world.

Known for playing helpless but lovable neurotics, this brilliant performer has also written and directed some of the sharpest satires of modern American culture, all characterized by his singularly dry sense of humor.

A wunderkind who ultimately became an industry pariah, this legendary actor and director developed innovative approaches to cinematic style that made him a model of creative freedom.

Jun 20, 2023 — In their first collaboration, director Joseph Losey and screenwriter Harold Pinter explore the cultural fissures in modern England by dramatizing a kind of role-play in which no role is stable or easy to define.

Apr 27, 2022 — In his uncompromising chronicles of modern Japanese society, the celebrated filmmaker shows a deep understanding of both larger-than-life individuals and collectives of ordinary citizens.

Jun 11, 2021 — We’re watching new restorations and assessing the states of Bollywood and the modern musical.