Second Act

Mar 9, 2022 — MoMI celebrates ten years of its First Look festival with five selections from previous editions.

Jan 27, 2022 — As John Cameron Mitchell’s newly restored second feature returns to theaters, many wonder if it could possibly be made today.

Nov 16, 2021 — Tsui Hark’s epic martial-arts saga revolutionized Hong Kong cinema by presenting a complex portrait of modern Chinese history and setting a gold standard in action choreography.

Jul 9, 2021 — A raucous, fast-talking diva, the actor had a remarkable ability to convey both glamour and silliness, a gift that made her the queen of screwball comedy before her untimely death in 1942.

Jun 30, 2021 — First Person The first thing I’d like to note is that long before I was briefly an usher in a movie theater, my father was briefly an usher in a movie theater. That might not be so much in my...

Nov 23, 2020 — The new adaptation of August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom stars Viola Davis and features the final performance from Chadwick Boseman.

Nov 10, 2020 — The coming-of-age drama is generally thought of as portraying adolescence—the sexual awakening, the high-school cliques, the angst about the future. At least that’s the assumption on which Hollywood has profitably based its avalanche of teen pics for lo these many...

Aug 25, 2020 — The NYFF presents its inaugural Currents lineup, and the Berlinale’s acting awards are going gender-neutral.

Jan 7, 2020 — The filmmaker, theater director, and Actors Studio instructor had a seemingly endless string of stories to tell.

Oct 29, 2019 — The actor-turned-producer made Paramount a major player during the heyday of the New Hollywood.