Comma, Space: Frederick Wiseman's "High School" (1968)
Craig KellerAn essay on and analysis of High School, the second feature of Wiseman. The second in a series by Craig Keller on all-Wiseman.
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The Design and Architecture of Terror: Dario Argento's "Deep Red"
Daniel KasmanImages (and sounds) of fear from the horror maestro’s 1975 masterpiece.
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Movie Poster of the Week: Laz Diaz’s “Century of Birthing”
Adrian CurryMatching digital posters for a recent screening of a 6-hour Filipino masterpiece.
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Records of Material Objects in the Cinema #12: Alec Guinness' White Suit
Srikanth SrinivasanA witty clothing detail in Alexander Mackendrick’s The Man in the White Suit (1951).
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Movie Poster of the Week: “Assignment - Paris” and the Anselmo Ballester Posters of Märta Torén
Adrian CurryA striking poster for a cold-war thriller and the tragically short career of its leading lady.
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JL/G Reverse/Shot
David PhelpsThe Ship Sails On.
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Movie Poster of the Week: “Ivan’s Childhood” and the films of Andrei Tarkovsky
Adrian CurryOn the occasion of what would have been Andrei Tarkovsky’s 80th birthday, Adrian Curry looks back on the best posters for his films.
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Movie Poster of the Week: William Desmond Taylor’s “The Green Temptation”
Adrian CurryA dynamic poster for a forgotten 1922 melodrama and the story behind its murdered director, its stars and the artist Henry Clive.
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From the Missing Films of Favorite Auteurs: Frank Borzage's "Big City" (1937)
Daniel KasmanA little seen urban masterpiece from the poet of American romance is finally on DVD.
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Movie Poster of the Week: John Ford’s “Stagecoach”
Adrian CurryA look at some stunning posters from around the world for John Ford’s classic strangers-on-a-coach western.
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Movie Poster of the Week: “Le passe-muraille” a.k.a. "Mr. Peek-a-Boo"
Adrian CurryA stunning poster for a forgotten film sends us down various rabbit-holes of trivia leading to some of the biggest names in cinema.
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Movie Poster of the Week: Abel Gance’s “Napoleon”
Adrian Curry80 years of posters for Abel Gance’s lost-and-found epic masterpiece.