A Good American

Mar 7, 2019 — The art of Orson Welles and David Lynch, the marriage of Fay Wray and Robert Riskin, and the criticism of Adrian Martin and David Thomson are among the subjects in this month’s round.

Dec 19, 2018 — The star of one of the biggest sitcoms in the 1970s directed three major hit films in the late ’80s and early ’90s.

Dec 12, 2018 — Selection to the registry ensures that “these films will be preserved for all time.”

Nov 23, 2018 — The work of James Agee (1909–1955) remains one of the touchstones of American movie criticism. An extraordinarily versatile writer, he won acclaim as a novelist, a poet, and a screenwriter (his scripts for The African Queen and The Night of the...

Nov 9, 2018 — This week has seen appreciations of such disparate figures as Ida Lupino, André Bazin, and F. J. Ossang.

Nov 2, 2018 — The branding of Bergman, the arrival of The Other Side of the Wind, and more highlights of the week.

Oct 1, 2018 — Three documentaries at the NYFF explore routes to our current moment.

Sep 26, 2018 — The completion of the project Welles began in the 1970s is one of the major cinematic events of the year.

Sep 17, 2018 — Once called “the great directorial genius of Hollywood” by Carole Lombard, Gregory La Cava struck comedy gold with this mix of madcap high jinks, irresistible romance, and social commentary.

Jul 25, 2018 — And Orson Welles’s The Other Side of the Wind will finally see the light of day.