Daily Briefing. Losses and Revivals
David HudsonAmir Muhammad publishes a novel by P Ramlee, Alex Ross Perry talks about the loss video stores and Harry Crews has passed away.
Amir Muhammad publishes a novel by P Ramlee, Alex Ross Perry talks about the loss video stores and Harry Crews has passed away.
Also: Charlie Kaufman’s writing a novel and Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner’s making a movie.
Also: Jean-Pierre Dardenne heads up Cannes’ Cinefondation jury. And Werner Herzog’s got 2.5 projects in the works.
The new Film Quarterly and a round of papers from Boston.
Gray is at BAMcinématek tonight. And Offscreen focuses on Fellini and Powell and Pressburger.
Wild in the Streets, Jon Jost, Alexander Mackendrick, Thomas Demand, Carmelo Bene and more.
Also: The other Kurosawa, a forgotten “masterpiece” and the long, rather sad decline of Variety.
Also: Terrific new covers for forthcoming books.
Also: A new issue of frieze and more festival news.
A big day for festival news, oddly enough. Plus, notable films in the works.
Also: Richard Brody on Jerry Lewis, Johnnie To in Udine and more.
Also: New books, new DVD/Blu-ray releases, new Sight & Sound.