Sep 26, 2023 — In this vibrant, music-filled portrait of an artist and his community, director Luis Valdez gathers what little is known about rock-and-roll idol Ritchie Valens and fuses it with a lived-in understanding of what it is to be Chicano.

The composer, producer, and performer shares what he learned from La Bamba, talks about seeing his community reflected in Menace II Society, and praises the vibrancy of Black Orpheus.

The singer of the band Cigarettes After Sex shares his love for La Bamba, talks about how the romance of Eric Rohmer inspires his music, and selects favorites, from The Worst Person in the World to The Tales of Hoffmann.

Jun 29, 2026 — In the run-up to the country’s 250th birthday, several venues are offering prompts for celebration and reflection.

Feb 3, 2026 — This year’s winners tell stories of trauma and triumph.

Jul 21, 2025 — Summer offers new biographies and memoirs, expansively big ideas, and more than a few curious fictions.

Dec 13, 2023 — As twenty-five films are added, the Academy Museum spotlights the Registry’s thirty-five-year history.

Mar 15, 2018 — New York. Film Forum’s series, entitled simply Michel Piccoli, opens tomorrow and runs through March 22. “It’s surprisingly hard to think of an American equivalent for Piccoli,” writes Mike D’Angelo in the Village Voice. “He never exudes the wised-up, electrifying...

Apr 17, 2012 — When it was first released in 1977, ¡Alambrista! depicted something previously unseen in American fiction films—the lives of undocumented Mexican immigrants from their point of view. Though writer-director-cinematographer Robert M. Young was not Latino and didn’t speak Spanish, his film convincingly...

Oct 16, 2006 — Screenwriter Carlos Cuarón delves into the character played by Claudia Ramírez