The Criterion Collection
May 8, 2019 — Songbook “The very first time I saw a picture of [Charles Starkweather], I knew I was looking at the future. His eyes were a double zero. There was just nothing there. He was like an outrider of what America might...
The Daily
May 7, 2019 — Humming light sabers weren’t the only thing going on during the maligned decade.
May 7, 2019 — “The emotion and conflict between two people in a drawing room can be as exciting as a gun battle, and possibly more exciting,” wrote William Wyler on the release of his film The Heiress in 1949. This tenet is fully borne out...
Features
May 2, 2019 — “To begin with, Gone with the Wind is a woman’s story . . . Mr. Cukor, one of Hollywood’s finest directors and the man who has directed Hepburn and Garbo in some of their best, is known as a woman’s...
The Daily
May 1, 2019 — With three, possibly four new films opening this year, Ferrara returns to New York to attend MoMA’s retrospective.
Apr 30, 2019 — With these twin monuments of Hong Kong action filmmaking, Jackie Chan catapulted to international stardom, perfecting a unique blend of athleticism and populism.
The Daily
Apr 29, 2019 — The festival will premiere new restorations of films by Luis Buñuel, Vittorio De Sica, Jean Renoir, Andrzej Wajda, and more.
The Daily
Apr 26, 2019 — New issues of Screening the Past and cléo are out this week, and new restorations are opening in New York.
Apr 26, 2019 — A politically engaged actor who refused to be commodified, this French icon showcased her piercing intelligence throughout four decades of unforgettable performances.
The Daily
Apr 25, 2019 — A guide to the guides to this year’s edition.