Chris Marker, 1921-2012
NotebookWe are saddened to hear of the passing of Chris Marker, documentarian, film essayist, and one of the most creative filmmakers in cinema.
July 2012
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The Big Murk: A Conversation About Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises"
Ignatiy VishnevetskyAn exhaustive roundtable discussion of Christopher Nolan and the last entry in his “Dark Knight Trilogy”.
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Announcing Venice, 2012
NotebookVenice unveils the lineup for its 69th film festival! Kitano, Assayas, Malick, and more…
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The Forgotten: The Place of the Skull
David CairnsThe true story of Patrice Lulumba, Congolese leader, is combined with the story of Christ in Valerio Zurlini’s political/religious allegory.
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The Noteworthy: Aurora, Man(oel) of Steel, Daney's Legacy
Adam CookThis week: Responses to the tragedy in Aurora, Jerry Lewis & the stage, the invincible Manoel de Oliveira, Sachs on Garrel + more.
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A Metonymic Cinema: Nikolaus Geyrhalter’s "Abendland" and "Danube Hospital"
Michael SicinskiWith his two most recent films, Nikolaus Geyrhalter offers contrastive, but cooperative, views of life in Europe.
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Announcing MUBI Mondays with Little White Lies
NotebookLittle White Lies is presenting MUBI Mondays, a series of free monthly screenings in London, beginning on July 30th.
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Notebook Reviews: Takashi Miike's "Hara-kiri: Death of a Samurai"
Ignatiy VishnevetskySpace and movement are at the center of the anything-goes auteur’s new film.
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Movie Poster of the Week: “Midnight Cowboy” and the Later Posters of Waldemar Swierzy
Adrian CurryA look at the later work of the great Polish designer Waldemar Swierzy.
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Video of the day. Full Trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master"
NotebookThe first poster & the first full trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master have arrived.
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The Forgotten: The Love Rack
David CairnsThe first adaptation of The Postman Always Rings Twice, Pierre Chenal’s Le Dernier Tournant hews closer to the book than most.
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The Noteworthy: Interiors, Zona, and Shots in the Dark
Adam CookThis week we highlight a unique film journal, a couple of recent Q&As and a review of a new book on Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker.