Where the Crawdads Sing

Sep 24, 1992 — It was in 1947 that Vladimir Nabokov began writing what he described as “a short novel about a man who liked little girls.” Completed in 1954, the manuscript was rejected as pornographic by at least four New York publishers. Nabokov...

Three indelible tales of Black urban life; a 1960s revenge thriller; a blockbuster biblical comedy; a glittering pre-Code jewel; the most sensual Hollywood noir; six woman-centered features from Japan; and a ravishing vision of a world where humans have forsaken...

Sarita Cannon is an associate professor of English at San Francisco State University, where she teaches twentieth-century American literature. Her writing has appeared in African Voices, Journal of Popular Film and Culture, the Black Scholar, Ethnic Studies Review, and MELUS:...

David Kamp is a longtime contributing editor at Vanity Fair, where he has profiled such major figures of American culture as John Hughes, Sly Stone, Johnny Cash, Norman Rockwell, and Bruce Springsteen. He is also the author of, among other...

Having begun her career in radio journalism in 1981, at the age of nineteen, Elvira Lindo went on to become an acclaimed novelist as well as a writer for television and film. She is a weekly contributor to El País,...

Geoffrey O’Brien’s books include The Phantom Empire; Sonata for Jukebox; The Fall of the House of Walworth; Stolen Glimpses, Captive Shadows: Writing on Film, 2002–2012; Where Did Poetry Come From: Some Early Encounters; and Arabian Nights of 1934.

Sep 24, 2026 — While artistic director Dennis Lim lays the groundwork, Film Comment, the Film Stage, and Slant offer guidance through the program.

Aug 19, 2026 — This month’s highlights include a retrospective dedicated to the always-provocative Abel Ferrara, the classic series Neon Genesis Evangelion, and a collection of high-energy tales of female rockers.

Jan 21, 2026 — New films by Angela Schanelec, Lance Hammer, and Mahamat-Saleh Haroun will premiere in the competition.

Oct 30, 2025 — The Portuguese filmmaker is on an informal tour of the U.S, presenting and discussing her work and influences.