The Noteworthy: Bertolucci Heads Venice, Serge Daney Explores Mannerism, Miyazaki Interviews Kurosawa
NotebookLocarno awards Herzog, 2001 is explained by a menu, two amazing trailers drop, and more…
Akira Kurosawa
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The Noteworthy: Cannes Shorts, Bieber as Auteur, Snowpiercers
Adam CookThis week: a new edition of Interiors, Adrian Martin on Justin Bieber, Kurosawa meets Herzog, Godard & Milius, Brody on Malick and more.
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The Noteworthy: LFU 15/1, "Historic Centre", Carpenter's Favorite Westerns
Adam CookLa Furia Umana debuts in print, Scorsese and De Palma prep new projects, Cinema Scope divulges their 2012 faves, Oshima + Kurosawa & more.
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The Best of “Movie Poster of the Day”, Part 2
Adrian CurryA Japanese La jetée and more posters from our sidebar Tumblr, Movie Poster of the Day.
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The Noteworthy: Bright Lights, Apatow on 40, Peter Nestler & Simplicity
Adam CookA new issue of Bright Lights Film Journal, an interview with Judd Apatow, David Lynch meets Vincent Price, Griffith in France & more.
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The Noteworthy: Cukor in Locarno, "Side Effects", Daney & Rivette
Adam CookA Tarkovsky auction, trailers for the new Soderbergh & Nicholas Rey’s differently, Molussia, & Claire Denis’ The Night Watchman in full.
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Daily Briefing. Kuroswawa @ This Must Be the Place
David HudsonAlso: The other Kurosawa, a forgotten “masterpiece” and the long, rather sad decline of Variety.
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Tokyo International Film Festival 2011
David HudsonThe festival features a retrospective of work by actress Kyoko Kagawa, now 79.
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Movie Posters of the Week: 5 Japanese Divas
Adrian CurryStarting today, and for most of April, Film Forum in New York will be honoring five of Japan’s greatest actresses in a portmanteau retrospective entitled 5 Japanese Divas. The divas in question are Setsuko
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Five Japanese Divas
David HudsonNick Pinkerton in the Voice on Five Japanese Divas, running from tomorrow through April 21: "Rarefied Ozu, bold Kurosawa, saturnine Naruse, magisterial Mizoguchi. The Great Men are here, and then some
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"Topsy-Turvy," World Picture 5, More
David Hudson"Topsy-Turvy is both an anomaly among the films of Mike Leigh and, contrary as it may seem, a Rosetta stone." Writing for Criterion, Amy Taubin explains how it can be both and adds a third vital aspect
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Film Foundation, Offscreen, Lists, More
David HudsonNew York's Film Society of Lincoln Center is celebrating 20 Years of Martin Scorsese's Film Foundation — which, it should probably be noted, is not to be confused with his World Cinema