A New Year

Jan 20, 2015 — Here he is: the real, unreal Guy Maddin, in his phantasmagorical, polymathic stew of sex, memory, and dreams.

Nov 25, 2014 — Features Director Michelangelo Antonioni made these famous remarks at the press conference following the May 1960 Cannes Film Festival premiere of L’avventura. They appear here in a translation published in the spring 1962 issue of the journal Film Culture. Today...

Oct 28, 2014 — What you hear is as crucial—and as funny—as what you see in Tati’s films.

Jun 24, 2014 — One of the most important contributions Peter Davis’s Hearts and Minds makes to our national dialogue on the Vietnam War is its portrayal of ordinary Vietnamese. For years, the Vietnamese had been conspicuous by their absence in American film and...

May 19, 2014 — As in his other films, the world of Abbas Kiarostami’s latest is one of simulation, not-quite-realness, and unexpected tenderness.

May 12, 2014 — The Italian cinema expert describes the immense popularity of Dino Risi’s film in its home country, and the way it deepened the commedia all’italiana genre.

Apr 18, 2014 — The following interview, conducted by Stig Björkman, originally appeared in Björkman’s 1999 book Trier on von Trier.

Feb 6, 2014 — Did You See This?• B-movie beauts • Meet “New Queer Cinema” coiner B. Ruby Rich. • Get to know your Derek Jarman. • Terry Gilliam at the movies • Alphaville and New Wave genre films • Writing by Charlie Chaplin—formal...

Jan 24, 2014 — Did You See This?• Weekend’s Andrew Haigh comes to HBO. • At the Oscars, more is less, says Mark Harris. • The Big Apple, Scorsese-style • Neil Bartlett on Derek Jarman • Richard Linklater’s most dazzling time experiment yet? •...

Sep 27, 2013 — Did You See This?• Baby making • Chronicle of an unsung documentarian • The Pope loves Fellini! • Los Angeles replays itself. • At home with Antonio Monda • David Bordwell catches up with Wong Kar-wai. • A new look...