The Noteworthy: Donald Richie, Pegleg, Miyazaki Sketches, Soderbergh & Mara
NotebookDonald Richie passes, Michael Mann prepares a new project, Miyazaki concept sketches & more.
Donald Richie passes, Michael Mann prepares a new project, Miyazaki concept sketches & more.
Jafar Panahi’s second “not-a-film,” the latest from Hong Sang-soo, and Richard Linklater’s conclusion to the “Before” trilogy.
This week’s essential film items include an incredible new issue of La Furia Umana, trailers for films by Van Sant and Park, and more.
The new Film Quarterly and a round of papers from Boston.
Springtime festivals announce lineups, Woody returns to acting, rare Spartacus photos surface and more.
“Panahi remains in the same virtual prison seen in his triumphant, solitary masterpiece, even as the film itself has the freedom to travel.”
Using the barest means but inspired by their art, passion, and existence in the world, Panahi and Mirtahmasb craft a masterpiece of truth.
Also: Abel Ferrara intends to direct Gérard Depardieu as Dominique Strauss-Kahn and Isabelle Adjani as Anne Sinclair.
Also: The adaptation Jafar Panahi never got to direct, Seijun Suzuki on DVD and Blu-ray and more.
Also: Jafar Panahi’s sentence upheld. Forthcoming DVDs, Sunday reads and more.
Here’s where we’ll be gathering news and reviews from this year’s edition.
A ‘micro-scaled masterpiece… that makes Panahi’s artistry all the more heartening and his imprisonment all the more infuriating."