Poetic Rhythm: Three Films by Jean Grémillon
Farran Smith NehmeOn the three impressive films included in Criterion’s set, “Jean Grémillon During the Occupation”.
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Smearing the Senses: Tony Scott, Action Painter
Ignatiy VishnevetskyOn the late great.
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Visual Vagabond: The Films of Matías Piñeiro
Ricky D'AmbroseOn the work of the young Argentine director whose film They All Lie (2009) is now playing on MUBI.
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The Crooked Timber: A Conversation with William Friedkin
Michael GuillenThe great American director on his new movie, the classic The Exorcist and the controversial Cruising.
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The Big Murk: A Conversation About Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises"
Ignatiy VishnevetskyAn exhaustive roundtable discussion of Christopher Nolan and the last entry in his “Dark Knight Trilogy”.
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A Metonymic Cinema: Nikolaus Geyrhalter’s "Abendland" and "Danube Hospital"
Michael SicinskiWith his two most recent films, Nikolaus Geyrhalter offers contrastive, but cooperative, views of life in Europe.
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"Something's Rotten in the State of Denmark": Motherland, Occupation and Resistance in "Lumière d’été"
Ehsan KhoshbakhtA look at Jean Grémillon’s 1943 masterpiece: its story, reception, and allegories of nation and society.
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Dancing on My Own: Lena Dunham's "Girls"
Adam CookLena Dunham, with her show Girls, joins the ranks of Louis C.K. in creating compelling, auteur-driven television.
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A Conversation About "The Unspeakable Act" with Dan Sallitt
Craig KellerThe critic and filmmaker talks his wonderful new film, which opens in New York on March 1.
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Raúl Ruiz on "La noche de enfrente", François Margolin on Raúl Ruiz
NotebookA statement by Ruiz on his “last movie,” La noche de enfrente, and a moving article about Ruiz written by the film’s producer.
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The After-Image
Ryland Walker KnightHow Nathaniel Dorsky’s newest films ask viewers to think in images, not words.
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Ultra-Modern: Jean Epstein, or Cinema “Serving the Forces of Transgression and Revolt”
NotebookAn essay by Nicole Brenez on maverick filmmaker-critic Jean Epstein.