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Above: Cinemateca Brasileira. (WikiCommons)

A devastating fire hit the Cinemateca Brasileira on July 29 and has left significant damage to the longest-running cinema institution in Brazil. In response, the workers of Cinemateca Brasileira have shared a statement regarding the continual mistreatment of facilities and staff by the government: "Without workers archives can not be preserved!"
After facing unexpected budget cuts, microcinema No Evil Eye Cinema has announced a fundraising call for action and is seeking grants, foundational support, and other funding opportunities to sustain their programming and educational programs.
On the Score podcast last week, composer Carter Burwell stated that "[Ethan Coen] just didn’t want to make movies anymore," in response to a question about Joel Coen's The Tragedy of Macbeth. This may mean the Coens are done working as a directing duo, as Burwell added that "Ethan seems to be very happy doing what he’s doing."
The TIFF lineup has been updated to include the latest additions to the TIFF Docs, Wavelengths, and Midnight Madness programs!

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To celebrate 120 years of artist and pioneering avant-garde filmmaker Len Lye, New Zealand’s audiovisual archive Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision has made Lye's films (spanning from 1929 to 1980) freely available online.
MGM's official trailer for Sean Penn's Flag Day, starring Penn and his daughter Dylan Penn. The film, which premiered at Cannes earlier in July, follows a woman who has a conflicted relationship with her father, a notorious con-man.

Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, and Jared Leto join forces for Ridley Scott's House of Gucci, about the murder of Maurizio Gucci by his ex-wife Patrizia Reggiani.

A new short film from the Safdie Brothers' Elara Pictures: Directed by Ben Elias and Alex Huggins, Seriously, Sincerely is the story of a father who buys his son a magic kit.
The American Cinematheque has announced its new programs, including a Sean Penn retrospective and Elaine May Mondays.

RECOMMENDED READING

Above: Vicky Krieps by Julien Mignot for The New York Times.

“I carry this huge paradox: I’ve become an actor, but I don’t want to be seen." From the New York Times, a new profile on the great Vicky Krieps, who discusses returning after a four-year break to star in M. Night Shyamalan’s Old, Mia Hansen-Love’s Bergman Island, and Mathieu Amalric’s Hold Me Tight.
Larry Clark and the creative team behind his 2001 film Bully have gathered for an unforgettable oral history of their misunderstood cult classic.
Issue 99 of Senses of Cinema is out now, and it includes a dossier on Australian autofiction, a look at 50 years of Collectif Jeune Cinéma, an interview with the late Monte Hellman, and festival reports from Jeonju and Oberhausen.
Material has translated and published Korean film historian Geum Dong-hyeun's essay on Kim Ki-young, which explores his relationship to censorship and rise to prominence.
In light of the ongoing crisis at the Cinemateca Brasileira, we're returning to Cinelimite's interview with the Cinemateca's workers from last October, where they elaborate on the lack of government support, unpaid salaries, and the precarious conditions of the archives.

For the latest in book releases, check out Sabzian's extensive book round-up, which includes picks from Pedro Costa's Vitalina Varela: Caderno de Rodagem to VOX JLG: Du plomb au film, which traces Jean-Luc Godard's relation to typography.

RECOMMENDED LISTENING

The latest Film Comment podcast is an assessment of the current repertory landscape. Co-deputy editor Clinton Krute is joined by programmers and writers Abby Sun and Steve Macfarlane, who discuss how things have changed as theaters have started to re-open, for better and for worse.

RECENTLY ON THE NOTEBOOK

Phạm Ngọc Lân introduces his film The Unseen River, which is exclusively showing on MUBI in many countries in the series Brief Encounters.
As part of our Moviegoing Memories series, Limbo director Ben Sharrock shares his love for his local art house movie theater in Edinburgh.
"Sylwia says I love you. Many times. As if everything was about I love you..." Magnus von Horn introduces Sweat. Sweat is playing in many countries in the series The New Auteurs.
Conor Williams interviews Dedza Films co-founders Kate Gondwe and Aaron Hunt, whose first release is an anthology of nine shorts, entitled Who Will Start Another Fire.
In his introduction to All Hands on Deck, Guillaume Brac shares his process towards painting the fictional portrait of a generation. The film is exclusively showing in most countries in the series The New Auteurs, as well as the retrospective Summer Light: Films by Guillaume Brac.

Ben Lambert's extensive and personal primer into the singular career and life of Bill Forsyth.
For their Under Childhood column, Kelley Dong reviews Space Jam: A New Legacy, which dives deep into the Warner Brothers universe to explore what it means to be a good father.

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