Echoes #7
Daniel KasmanTwo mysterious bird attacks: one by Jean Epstein in 1927 and one by Alfred Hitchcock in 1963.
Two mysterious bird attacks: one by Jean Epstein in 1927 and one by Alfred Hitchcock in 1963.
A perfect murder is plotted, while the director concentrates on plotting the geography of an apartment in three dimensions.
Dario Argento one-ups Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest in his horror classic Suspiria.
On the icon of Cannes’ 65th anniversary edition. Plus, new DVD/Blu-ray releases and a multi-faceted analysis of the early 21st century.
Also: The book on Philip Kaufman, the Whitney Biennial, Godard and Brakhage @ MoMA and more.
A roundup of Cannes news on the day before the lineup’s announced.
Once you’re past the usual suspects, “the full list is wonderfully unpredictable and packed with oddball leftfield choices.”
There must be 100 ways to mark this centenary.
Also: Richard Brody on Jerry Lewis, Johnnie To in Udine and more.
A real-time comparison of the silent and sound versions.
Also: A Brit in LA, Germans in Seattle, Soviets in Vienna, Japanese in Frankfurt, a South African in Melbourne and more.
Also: Hoberman on It’s Halftime in America and the prospects for “an Obama-inflected Hollywood cinema.”