Above: Ann Savage as Guy Maddin's mother in the bizarre Winnipeg television production, "Ledgeman". I may be getting a bit frustrated with Guy Maddin’s more blatantly autobiographical progression away
Upon return from Cannes, I saw two movies in rapid succession. The films probably should not be combined into any sort of synthetic criticism, but it is too tempting to at least collide their names
Dan Sallitt, a frequent contributor to this site and others, has written an excellent piece on Howard Hawks' 1962 film Hatari!Here's a snippet: What struck me most forcibly on this viewing is that, in
From Oyu-sama (1951); featuring Nobuko Otowa and Hori Yuji; directed by Kenji Mizoguchi; cinematography by Kazuo Miyagawa:
Cropped and without subtitles, but still: new Godard is new Godard. Thanks to Andy for drawing this to everyone's attention!
From Van Gogh (1991); featuring Jacques Dutronc and Alexandra London; directed by Maurice Pialat; cinematography by Gilles Henry and Emmanuel Machuel:
Finally open to the public is the Museum of the Moving Image's new online resource, Moving Image Source. Under the very promising direction of editor Dennis Lim, the website has grand ambitions that its
Above: Samantha Morton and Philip Seymour Hoffman ponder a simulacrum of New York in Charlie Kaufman's new movie. Changling (Eastwood, USA) If Clint Eastwood keeps making solemn period pictures like
From Diary of the Dead (2007); featuring Michelle Morgan, Shawn Roberts and Joshua Close; directed by George A. Romero; cinematography by Adam Swica:
King Hu's landmark wuxia, 1966's Come Drink with Me, is finally available on Region 1 DVD, and here's hoping his other masterpieces, like Dragon Gate Inn, will soon follow.What I particularly like about
From La Belle noiseuse (1991); featuring Michel Piccoli and Jane Birkin; directed by Jacques Rivette; cinematography by William Lubtchansky:
Click the below links for all coverage of the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, and stay tuned for some shorter round-up pieces later this week:Wendy and Lucy (Reichardt, USA) Frontier of Dawn (Garrel, France