The Light That Came

Oct 2, 2018 — Performances There’s an irreducible reserve about Kristen Stewart, an appearance of not doing much on-screen, that I mistook for lack of talent when I first saw her mumbling into her shirt in the Twilight franchise. Still, playing Bella Swan, chastity...

Jan 6, 2014 — Critics commonly describe Throne of Blood (1957) as Akira Kurosawa’s adaptation of Macbeth. While this description is certainly not untrue, the film is much more than a direct cinematic translation of a literary text. Kurosawa’s movie is a brilliant synthesis...

Oct 19, 1998 — Jean-Luc Godard’s stripped-down science-fiction drama depicts a computer-controlled society at war with artists, thinkers, and lovers.

May 25, 1992 — Cecil B. DeMille’s spectacle turned out to be the silent screen’s most elaborate realization of “the greatest story ever told.”

Aug 8, 2024 — The two fall festivals will present films by Mohammad Rasoulof, Mike Leigh, Dea Kulumbegashvili, and Hong Sangsoo.

Jul 18, 2019 — While the focus is on new films by young directors, the guest of honor will be the renowned Shinya Tsukamoto.

Oct 17, 2017 — Paul Thomas Anderson’s next film—and very likely Daniel Day-Lewis’s last—now has a release date, Christmas Day, and its own website. In Phantom Thread, Anderson “will once again explore a distinctive milieu of the 20th century. The new movie is a...

Mar 28, 2023 — MoMA and Film at Lincoln Center’s annual showcase of fresh talent returns with standouts from Sundance, Berlin, Cannes, and Venice.

Sep 12, 2017 — New York. Tomorrow, Light Industry presents A Straighter Kind of Hip, a lecture by Felicity D. Scott. From Friday through September 24, the Museum of the Moving Image presents Film Is Like a Battleground: Sam Fuller’s War Movies. On Thursday,...

Candy-colored, lush, lurid—all words that have been used to describe the glory of Technicolor.