A Misappropriated Turkey

Nov 19, 2014 — While revisiting the films for their Criterion release, director Monte Hellman returned to shooting locations, many of which are now underwater; found and interviewed Calvin Johnson, the chief wrangler on both films; and discovered something new in a take of...

Jan 1, 2014 — This January 1, we present a red and black sketch to keep you guessing for the year ahead.

Endlessly curious about the latest innovations in his art form, this prolific and wildly versatile American director has contributed several modern classics to a variety of genres.

Some of the world’s great directors did their finest work during a time of terrible conflict and loss.

Grace Byron is a writer from the Midwest based in Queens, New York, whose work has appeared in the New Yorker, Bookforum, Granta, and elsewhere. Her debut novel, Herculine, is out now.

Mindy Seu is an artist and technologist. She is an associate professor in the Department of Design Media Arts at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her performances and publications include Cyberfeminism Index (2023) and A Sexual History of the...

Beandrea July is a film critic, podcast host, and programmer. She created Annotations, a podcast and Substack newsletter on thinking critically about cultural criticism.

Lisa Morton is a screenwriter and author whose books include The Cinema of Tsui Hark (2001), Savage Detours: The Life and Work of Ann Savage (2010), and The Art of the Zombie Movie (2023). Her film writing includes articles about...

Penny Lane is an acclaimed documentary filmmaker whose features include Listening to Kenny G, Hail Satan?, Our Nixon, and Nuts! She is a Guggenheim Fellow and Sundance award winner.

Robin D. G. Kelley is a professor of history at the University of California Los Angeles. His books include Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination; Africa Speaks, America Answers: Modern Jazz in Revolutionary Times; Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times...