Naai Sekar Returns

May 29, 2025 — Women of the French New Wave, New York in the 1960s, and the scenes behind the scenes are among the many subjects tackled this month.

May 29, 2025 — The rise of fascism upended the childhoods of both filmmakers.

May 12, 2025 — Daniel Kehlmann’s new novel The Director reimagines the life of G. W. Pabst, and there’s a minor role in it for Leni Riefenstahl.

Apr 18, 2025 — When Mayor John Lindsay made it easier for filmmakers to shoot on location in New York City, he paved the way for a string of movies that captured the troubled metropolis in the late sixties and early seventies.

Apr 14, 2025 — This month’s programming brings seaside thrills and white-knuckle tension, noir classics from a politically repressive era in American history, early gems from Kathryn Bigelow, and guest-curated picks from Spike Lee.

Feb 6, 2025 — The fifth feature from an underappreciated filmmaker sees its North American premiere at MoMA.

Sep 13, 2024 — Will we ever see Ezra Edelman’s Prince documentary? Plus Chantal Akerman, Demi Moore, and the waning of “elevated horror.”

Aug 8, 2024 — Curated by Ehsan Khoshbakht, Locarno’s retrospective celebrates the hundredth anniversary of Columbia Pictures.

Jul 24, 2024 — The retrospective lays the groundwork for the release of a new restoration of Army of Shadows.

Jul 22, 2024 — The UK premiere of the new restoration of Werckmeister Harmonies at Cinema Rediscovered 2024 launches a retrospective.