Cineaste. Fall 2011
David HudsonAn overview of the new issue of Cineaste, with an emphasis on the book reviews.
August 2011
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Venice and Toronto 2011. George Clooney's "The Ides of March"
David HudsonClooney’s fourth feature as a director serves just fine as a festival opener but otherwise breaks no new ground.
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Ghost Meets the Man: Frederick Wiseman's "Titicut Follies" (1967)
Craig KellerAn essay on and analysis of Titicut Follies, the debut feature of Frederick Wiseman. The first in a series by Craig Keller on all-Wiseman.
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Introducing the Daily Briefing
David HudsonThe new mini-feature will be a once-a-day update on just the essentials.
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John Madden's "The Debt"
David HudsonCritics generally agree that, despite a round of strong performances, The Debt isn’t all it could have been.
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DVDs. Jean Vigo, Koreyoshi Kurahara, Lee Chang-dong, More
David HudsonFilms by Fassbinder and Eisenstein are also out this week on DVD and Blu-ray.
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Venice 2011. The Head of the Italian Cinematheque Discusses the 68th Venice Mostra Retrospective
Marie-Pierre DuhamelHead of the Italian Cinematheque Enrico Magrelli talks about his must-see retrospective program at the Venice, “Orizzonti 1961-1978”.
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Ken Loach @ BFI
David HudsonProfiles of Ken Loach in the run-up to a retrospective in London emphasize his directorial style.
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Notebook Soundtrack Mix #1: "HYPER SLEEP"
Paul ClipsonThe first ever Notebook Soundtrack Mix! HYPER SLEEP includes work that reflects jazz, classical, experimental and pop influences.
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Gainsbourgs
David HudsonAs Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life opens at New York’s Film Forum, Cinefamily screens Gainsbourg and His Girls in Los Angeles.
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Laissez-faire Love Triangle
Ignatiy VishnevetskyJohnnie To and Wai Ka-fai’s Don’t Go Breaking My Heart is a romantic comedy obsessed with doubling and decision-making.
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Raúl Ruiz's "Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting" (1979)
Daniel KasmanRuiz’s mystery masterpiece, “a sublime and intricate exposition on the reflexivity between art and life,” is (for now) watchable online.