To the Night

May 7, 2015 — Movie comedies about moviemaking through the decades

Nov 28, 2014 — It Happened One Night is part of a long tradition of American comedies on the move.

Jul 30, 2014 — A friend and longtime scholar of Jacques Demy ruminates on the great director’s career, as well as the port hometown they shared—which would become a magical movie location.

Feb 25, 2014 — A testament to Steven Soderbergh’s versatility, this story of a boy growing up during the Great Depression is a tender but tough-minded look at a child’s inner world.

Jul 30, 2013 — Guillermo del Toro’s ghostly fable beautifully reflects the director’s fascination with the personal and the political.

Jun 17, 2013 — The author recounts the story of his friendship with the great filmmaker.

Jan 30, 2013 — The improvisational arts of filmmaking, jazz, and chili.

Nov 20, 2012 — For a brief, shining moment, the genteel Japanese studio mutated into a fun house of grim ghouls and slimy aliens.

May 22, 2012 — These five films chart the unlikely ascendance of a hero of American underground cinema.

Jun 15, 2009 — With the arrival of this film, cinema catapulted to the front line of a cultural advance guard that sought to undermine the intractable mass taste promoted by Hollywood, television, and the Brill Building.