Daily Briefing. Denis, Guerín, Straub @ Exit Art; New Cinema Lucida
David HudsonAlso: Girish Shambu on the video essay, Brian Darr on Méliès, Kurt Jensen on Mamoulian and more.
Jose-Luis Guerín
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Senses of Cinema 59, Scope 20 and More
David HudsonSenses of Cinema editor Rolando Caputo introduces the new issue: "For some time now, Senses has wanted to publish an English language translation of Jean-Baptiste Thoret's seminal article, 'The Seventies
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"Araya," "Pale Flower" and More DVDs
David Hudson"Margot Benacerraf, now in her 80s, only ever made one feature-length film," begins Josef Braun, "but that film remains so extraordinary, so very nearly singular, that it merits an admiration on par
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Mothers and Movies
Michael Guillen"Mothers of America, let your kids go to the movies! ...It's true that fresh air is good for the body but what about the soul that grows in darkness, embossed by silvery images?"—Frank
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Rediscovering the Quotidian: José Luis Guerín’s "Guest"
Darren Hughes“I am not an ideologue,” José Luis Guerín says matter-of-factly. “I need characters.” Judging by the lukewarm response that has greeted his latest film, Guest, it’s a dicey stance for a director of
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TIFF 2010. Real to Reel
David Hudson"Hitting the film festival circuit for a year with In the City of Sylvia, José Luis Guerín wanders the streets to catch glances of human bustle in a variety of locations," writes Fernando F Croce
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TIFF 2010. Day 8
Daniel Kasman0845 Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (Tsui Hark, China) In marked contrast to Takashi Miike’s staunchly assignment-like, termite-filled genre epic
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Movie Poster of the Week: "In the City of Sylvia"
Adrian CurryJosé Luis Guerin’s ode to voyeurism, In the City of Sylvia, opened in the UK last month with this perfectly evocative poster…
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Video of the day
Daniel KasmanIn honor of the week-long run of In the City of Sylvia, here's a clip from one of the best scenes in the film, courtesy of online film critic extraordinaire, President and Founder of Benten Films, and
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Now in theaters: "In the City of Sylvia" (Guerín, Spain)
Daniel KasmanAt the 2007 New York Film Festival, where I first saw José Luis Guerín’s inspiring In the City of Sylvia, the best films seemed to be ones that did so much with so little. Resting on slim stories and