The Criterion Collection
Jul 30, 2018 — At a time when women were rarely seen behind the camera, Babette Mangolte created a bold, distinctive aesthetic with a mix of slow rhythms and hauntingly static compositions.
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Jul 25, 2018 — And Orson Welles’s The Other Side of the Wind will finally see the light of day.
Essays
Jun 17, 2018 — The stakes are high. An unknown entertainer newly arrived in a foreign country prepares for her first performance, under pressure to make a hit with a restless, rowdy audience. It is a hot night; the crowd exudes a collective humidity,...
Jun 5, 2018 — The festival’s anniversary edition opens with a celebration of Wax Trax! Records.
Visual Analysis
May 30, 2018 — In the image of the Little Tramp choking, Chaplin found the perfect motif for evoking the horrors of hunger and modern consumption.
Visual Analysis
May 23, 2018 — In some of his most elaborately choreographed set pieces, the silent-comedy master confronted the chaos of the world with balletic grace and rhythmic precision.
May 21, 2018 — W hether she’s pushing herself to new heights on stage and screen or nurturing her passions as a painter and poet, Juliette Binoche is as creatively voracious now as she’s ever been. Her combination of strength and disarming vulnerability as...
May 17, 2018 — Gaspar Noé’s nightmare party movie takes the top prize.
May 15, 2018 — Critics come down hard on this portrait of a serial killer, but the film does have its champions.
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May 12, 2018 — The nineties-era love story returns the French director to critical favor.