The Thing

The actor selects two beloved portraits of Hollywood, All About Eve and Shampoo; talks about how Do the Right Thing captures the grit and beauty of New York; and shares why the work of John Cassavetes made her want to...

The writer-director talks about how Federico Fellini and John Waters gave him the passion and confidence to become a filmmaker, shares his poignant experience watching Claudine as a young man, and selects favorites such as Pickup on South Street, Do...

The Oscar-winning director of Amy talks about how Do the Right Thing became a major influence on his work, the overwhelming tension of an infamous scene in Code Unknown, and his love of Ken Loach’s early work.

Nicolas Rapold is a critic and programmer. He is the host of the podcast The Last Thing I Saw, author of the book The Worlds of Hayao Miyazaki, and former editor in chief of Film Comment. His work appears in...

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Sep 26, 2025 — The week brings a celebration of restorationists and the new and younger audiences showing up to see their work.

Jan 3, 2025 — We spent the holidays reading about Claude Sautet, Pascal Plante, and Christian Marclay.

Nov 14, 2024 — BAM revisits the culture wars in a series that includes films by Martin Scorsese, Todd Haynes, and David Cronenberg.

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