The Man

Nov 30, 2009 — The following essay was originally written for Criterion’s website in 2005, on the occasion of the DVD release of Powell and Pressburger’s The Tales of Hoffmann. We have posted it here to coincide with BFI Southbank’s ongoing Hein Heckroth exhibition...

Jun 18, 2007 — Dušan Makavejev’s masterpiece explores sexual freedoms and their perils in both New York and Belgrade, using each city and set of practices and problems to help define the other.

May 4, 2026 — L’Alliance New York presents a series of films by a director ripe for discovery in the U.S.

Mar 25, 2026 — The Harvard Film Archive celebrates the first decade of work by a key figure of the Japanese New Wave.

Mar 23, 2026 — The Ukrainian director will be taking questions about Two Prosecutors, The Trial, My Joy, and Donbass.

Mar 5, 2026 — A Film at Lincoln Center series will bring several French filmmakers to the city.

Mar 3, 2026 — The BAMPFA series presents newly restored classics and four films by Rakhshan Banietemad.

Jan 13, 2026 — The festival lines up its Forum Special and celebrates forty years of the Teddy Award.

Jan 5, 2026 — One of France’s biggest stars took the world by storm before her reputation took a turn.

Dec 3, 2025 — The Academy Museum celebrates film presentation with a series of twenty-four new restorations.