The Noteworthy: Django, John Huston, and the End of the World

Welcome to the first edition of The Noteworthy, a new Notebook column wherein we'll be compiling a weekly dosage of essential links—a streamlined assortment of cine-related curiosities that captured our attention and piqued our interest.

• First up, take a look at some intriguing press images, from Quentin Tarantino's highly anticipated Django Unchained, over at Cinema Teaser.
   
• John Huston's World War II documentary, Let There Be Light, is available for viewing, thanks to the National Film Preservation Foundation.
   
• Tumblr blog This Must be the Place lists Rainer Werner Fassbinder's ten favourite films with accompanying images.
   
• Via Twitch Film, here's the new trailer for Shinya Tsukamoto's Kotoko:

• Artforum has published a conversation between Brian De Palma and photographer Taryn Simon. From the piece: "Both the photography of Taryn Simon and the films of Brian De Palma pose singular pictures that instigate just this kind of suspense—a suspense that transpires in isolation, a vision disconnected, however momentarily, from narrative anticipation."
   
• Via The Playlist, here's an astonishing piece of behind the scenes footage of the final shot from Martin Scorsese's Hugo:

• Michael Mann has been announced as the president of the International Jury for The 69th Venice International Film Festival.
   
• Robert Koehler and Michael Phillips discuss the best and worst of this year's Cannes Film Festival at Indiewire.

• Screen Crush has images from the star-studded set of The End of the World, Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg's forthcoming meta/apocalyptic directorial debut.
   
• Via The Criterion Collection's Current, here's a brief video on the famous pillow fight scene from Jean Vigo's Zéro de conduite:



• It's been over a week since the Japanese auteur Kaneto Shindo passed away at the age of 100. As always, David Hudson was quick to assemble a collection of thoughtful words at Keyframe's Daily.
   
• Lastly, an image of Alain Resnais—who recently turned 90 years of age—posted by The Criterion Collection on Facebook earlier this week, that is sure to fill cinephile hearts with joy.