UbuWeb Film & Video: Peggy Ahwesh - The Deadman (1989)
Film, the measure of all things
Local Hero review – wistful 80s comedy snares your heart with charm and beauty
Bill Forsyth’s happy-sad tale about a fishing village under threat from US oil money is as wonderful as ever, with standout turns from Burt Lancaster and youthful Peter Capaldi
Apichatpong Weerasethakul Wants to Teach Filmmakers How Not to Make a Movie
The Thai director explains to IndieWire his plan to return to the Amazon for a unique filmmaking experience.
However, Apichatpong’s fixation on the experiential nature of cinema has led him to discourage filmmakers from more literal-minded approaches to the medium. “Many people are really focused on the image and the technique,” he said. “For me, it is more important that the journey is really, really mindful. The idea is to listen to the world and yourself because you can get lost a lot with all different noises and media expressions.”
Dispatch from Tribeca 2019 #1: Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound - Bright Lights Film Journal
Herewith we begin our coverage of the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival, courtesy of our intrepid reporter Claire Baiz, who will be filing dispatches on some of the more worthy entries[...]
For a Cinema of Bombardment - Cinema Scope
Although there have always been intrepid critics and cinephiles who have engaged with films belonging to the non-narrative avant-garde, there has existed a perception that such films, operating as they do on somewhat different aesthetic precepts, could be considered a separate cinematic realm, one that even the most dutiful critic could engage with or not, as he or she saw fit.
The best movies of 2022 — and where to find them
Jafar Panahi's "No Bears," Todd Field's "Tár" and Joanna Hogg's "The Eternal Daughter" are among our critic's favorite films of the year.
The Oscars' best picture is a great milestone in search of a great movie
For all its representational achievements, the sentimental, self-important 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' is not as bold a choice as it appears.
In concocting a genuine word-of-mouth theatrical hit (with more than $100 million worldwide, it’s by far A24’s biggest success), had they singularly disproved the theory that Hollywood originality is dead, or had they inadvertently confirmed it by making a derivative Marvel-adjacent superhero movie in indie drag?
The Revelatory Tedium of the New “Greatest Film of All Time” | The New Yorker
“Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles” rewards your attention by recalibrating it.
The Year the Sight & Sound Poll Died — World of Reel
Honestly speaking, I expected this. Today’s S&S/BFI poll results make sense. We knew that this list would be so much less well versed in film history given the abhorrent freefall of English film criticism over the last decade.
‘Jeanne Dielman’ Tops Sight & Sound’s 2022 Poll of the Best Films of All Time
Other films to land in the top 10 include “In the Mood for Love,” “Beau Travail,” “Mulholland Drive,” “Vertigo,” and “Citizen Kane.”
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The Eyes of the World [SEPTEMBER 11] | Jonathan Rosenbaum
How 20 Seconds of Film Changed Movie History
This kiss is more than just a kiss.
Eastern Promise (updated) | Jonathan Rosenbaum
Why did it take so long for the west to acknowledge the depth and sophistication of a national cinema that had already been undergoing steady developments for half a century?
Quentin Tarantino Tells Off Critics Upset With N-Word Use and Violence in His Films: Go ‘See Something Else’
Quentin Tarantino has the following message for anyone upset with the graphic violence and frequent use of the N-word in his movies: “See something else.” The director had no apologies …
Al Pacino on ‘The Godfather’: ‘It’s Taken Me a Lifetime to Accept It and Move On’
Fifty years later, the actor looks back on his breakthrough role: how he was cast, why he skipped the Oscars and what it all means to him now.
Mapping the Territory of Râúl Ruiz | Jonathan Rosenbaum
Ruiz Hopping and Buried Treasures: Twelve Selected Global Sites | Jonathan Rosenbaum
ROUGE Index 2
Index of Issue 2 of the magazine ROUGE.
A Ghost at Noon: A Tribute to Raúl Ruiz (1941 – 2011)
Tired of Netflix? Stream Experimental Films and Video Art
We reached out to artists, filmmakers, and Hyperallergic contributors to assemble a list of what we’ve been sharing on our networks, after finding inspiration in Kate Lain’s “Cabin Fever” playlist.
The 25 Best Horror Anthology Movies of All Time
The horror genre and the anthology format have always been natural bedfellows.
The End of Cinema
Jean-Luc Godard, the pioneering director who died on the 13th September at the age of 91, began his career with a pioneering series of films, a magnificent run that included the masterpieces À bout de souffle, Vivre sa Vie, Bande à part, Pierrot le Fou, Masculin Féminin and Week-end. Jared Marcel Pollen charts Godard's early career, and the intersection of literature and cinema in it.
jacques-rivette.com: On Abjection
Martin Scorsese : Godard is perhaps dead. - Cahiers du Cinéma
When I’m editing a picture, I like to have the TV on, tuned only to movie channels, with the sound off. It’s part of the process, to be able to look away now and then at images made by other people. When we were cutting GoodFellas, I got up from my chair to move and glanced over at the TV, and I saw real images.
The 31 best movies of 1994
The Uncanny Properties of Print: Michael Snow’s ‘Cover to Cover’
Accordioned depictions of sitting, walking, even doing nothing, become extended meditations on how we experience the world
London and New York Journal
When the Hindu Right Came for Bollywood
The industry used to honor India’s secular ideals—but, since the rise of Narendra Modi, it’s been flooded with stock Hindu heroes and Muslim villains.
Fredric Jameson, Concerning Godard — Sidecar
1930-2022.
Mysterious Impressions: Connor Jessup on Apichatpong Weerasethakul
In anticipation of his debut on the Criterion Channel, Connor Jessup spoke with us about his experiences as an emerging filmmaker and his collaboration and friendship with Thai maverick Apichatpong Weerasethakul.