Cannes 2013. Ambush from Four Directions: Jia Zhangke's "A Touch of Sin"
Daniel KasmanJia layers fiction, documentation, cultural history & cinema history into a fluid and elegant series of four geography-spanning moral tales.
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Cannes 2013. Illusory Isolation: Alain Guiraudie's "Stranger by the Lake"
Adam CookAlain Guiraudie’s Stranger by the Lake creates a compelling drama through an ingenious use of space and growing tension.
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Cannes 2013. Consistency In a Filmmaker's World: Jia Zhangke's "A Touch of Sin"
Marie-Pierre DuhamelA self described homage to King Hu and Chang Cheh reveals itself to be strongly rooted in the consistency and strength of Jia’s film world.
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Movie Poster of the Week: The Posters of the 2013 Cannes Competition
Adrian CurryAs the 2013 Cannes Film Festival gets underway: a poster round-up of the films in competition.
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Cannes 2013. Dialogues: Sofia Coppola's "The Bling Ring"
NotebookThe first of a series of “dialogue” dispatches from Cannes between Adam Cook & Daniel Kasman.
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The Noteworthy: Bertolucci Heads Venice, Serge Daney Explores Mannerism, Miyazaki Interviews Kurosawa
NotebookLocarno awards Herzog, 2001 is explained by a menu, two amazing trailers drop, and more…
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America: What's Wrong with this Face?
Daniel KasmanWhy is Henry Fonda America’s wrong man? Or: Why is America Henry Fonda’s country of residence?
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Movie Poster of the Week: Claude Autant-Lara’s “A Pig Across Paris”
Adrian CurryA look at the various international posters for the soon-to-be-revived French Occupation classic.
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Echoes #14
Adam CookA climactic sequence in James Gray’s Little Odessa echoes Christopher Walken’s unforgettable entrance in Michael Cimino’s Heaven’s Gate.
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Video of the day. Trailer for "Cinéma de notre temps: James Benning and Richard Linklater"
NotebookDirected by Gabe Klinger, this new film takes a look at the unique friendship between Linklater and Benning. And baseball.
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The Forgotten: Bloody Kids
David CairnsEmile and the Detectives is a children’s adventure story scripted by the young Billy Wilder.
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The Noteworthy: R.I.P. Ray Harryhausen (1920-2013), "Dirty Old New York Subway", "Haneke's Lessons"
Adam CookThe great Ray Harryhausen passes away, Dennis Lim interviews the Before Midnight trio, Kent Jones debunks Tarantino, & more.