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Jan 28, 2016 — The film is is a high-water mark in the careers of its director, actors, and cowriter. But for design nerds, the contributions of Pablo Ferro, who designed the film’s iconic opening credit sequence, are just as notable.
When the English director visited Criterion for a screening of his film 45 Years, he was joined by the movie’s star. And when the pair took a trip into the Criterion closet, their charming closeness was evident.
The Oscar-winning writer-director of Anora shares his father’s favorite film, pays tribute to Chantal Akerman, and looks forward to revisiting Yi Yi.
The Paris-based Argentine filmmaker selects a few films that align with his interest in cinematic provocation, including unsettling works by Shohei Imamura and Pier Paolo Pasolini
The artist, musician, and director of Heart of a Dog shouts out Guy Maddin as one of her favorite filmmakers, praises the first scene in Sunday Bloody Sunday, and can’t resist Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Trilogy of Life.
May 29, 2014 — Christopher Hobbs is a production designer whose work includes Derek Jarman’s Sebastiane (1976), Caravaggio (1986), and Edward II (1991); Terence Davies’s The Long Day Closes (1992) and The Neon Bible (1995); and Todd Haynes’s Velvet Goldmine (1998). He says that...
FYI
Jan 1, 2014 — This January 1, we present a red and black sketch to keep you guessing for the year ahead.
Alexander Fee is a film curator, projectionist, editor, and writer. He is currently the film programmer at Japan Society in New York City, where he has organized retrospectives devoted to Shinji Somai, Kazuhiko Hasegawa, and Mikio Naruse.
Caden Mark Gardner (he/him/his) is a freelance film critic, programmer, and researcher who resides in upstate New York with his dog.Willow Catelyn Maclay (she/her/hers) is a film essayist and queer historian. She has written for numerous outlets, including the Village...
Professor Sir Christopher Frayling is the former Rector of the Royal College of Art and Chair of Arts Council England. He is the author of Frankenstein: The First Two Hundred Years and, most recently, of The Hollywood History of Art.