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Sunday, 30 April 2017
Shengze Zhu Introduces Her Film "Another Year"
MUBI is showing Shengze Zhu's Another Year (2016) as part of a collaboration with the Film Society of Lincoln Center for their Art of the Real festival. The film is playing April 30 - May 30, 2017 in most countries around the world.
How does a person...
Saturday, 29 April 2017
On the Channel: Meeting Mr. Moviefone on Split Screen
With his IFC TV series Split Screen, creator and host John Pierson gave viewers an all-access pass into the idiosyncratic world of independent cinema. Originally aired in 1997, the magazine-format program highlighted America’s most buzzed about . . .
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Salomé Jashi Introduces Her Film "The Dazzling Light of Sunset"
MUBI is showing Salomé Jashi's The Dazzling Light of Sunset (2016) as part of a collaboration with the Film Society of Lincoln Center for their Art of the Real festival. The film is playing April 29 - May 29 in the United States and May 6 - June 5, 2017...
Friday, 28 April 2017
Teaser Trailer for Doc 'Whose Streets?' About the Ferguson Uprising
"We have nothing to lose but our turf!" Magnolia Pictures ("from the company that brought you I Am Not Your Negro") has debuted a teaser trailer for a new racism documentary titled Whose Streets?, examining the Ferguson uprising from the inside. The film originally...
This Week on the Criterion Channel
The centerpiece of this week’s Criterion Channel programming is The Tree of Wooden Clogs, the 1978 Palme d’Or–winning masterpiece from Italian director Ermanno Olmi. Making its debut on the Channel in a new restoration, this gorgeous evocation . . .
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Did You See This?
Earlier this week, we were heartbroken to learn that Jonathan Demme, one of cinema’s most original artists, had passed away at the age of seventy-three. Film Comment pays tribute to the director of The Silence of the Lambs, Something Wild, and . . .
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Tampopo: Ramen for the People
Blending irreverent comedy and surreal eroticism, Juzo Itami’s international hit is a utopian look at the peculiarities of gastronomic culture.
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Watch: Adam Savage Visits the Set of Ridley Scott's 'Alien: Covenant'
"This is all in service of allowing the actors… to enter into the 'universe'." If you haven't realized, Adam Savage is a huge movie geek. Not only has he worked on movies, but he loves to be a part of them and learn about all the behind-the-scenes trickery that...
Official Trailer for Neo-Noir, Supernatural Indie Horror Film 'Residue'
"Did you, by chance, open the book?" XLrator Media has debuted the first official trailer for an interesting genre mashup titled Residue, a neo-noir thriller mixed with supernatural horror. The story follows a private investigator who reads a book of sinister...
First UK Trailer for 'My Name Is Lenny' About a Bare-Knuckle Fighter
"I know what I'm gunna do then: I'm gunna knock him spark out, and be back in here for lunch." Lionsgate UK has released an official trailer for My Name Is Lenny, telling the life story of famous bare-knuckle fighter Lenny McLean, who was the first to earn the...
Thursday, 27 April 2017
On the Channel: Camera Movement in Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Three Colors: Red
The capstone to Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieślowski’s brilliant career, the Three Colors trilogy explores the principles of the French Revolution—liberty, equality, and fraternity—through a series of intricately layered human dramas, . . .
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Watch: Fan-Made Jedi Short Film 'Star Wars: The Force And The Fury'
"How does it feel to be alone? I've taken everyone you love. This time you won't forget me." Meet another Jedi in this new fan-made short film set within the Star Wars universe. Star Wars: The Force And The Fury is a short by Jason Satterlund telling the story...
First Trailer for Korean American Film 'Gook' Set in 1990s Los Angeles
"When hate divides, hope remains." Samuel Goldwyn Films has revealed the first trailer for the film titled Gook, which is a derogatory slang word in America used to describe Asians. The film is directed by Korean American filmmaker/actor Justin Chon, and is about...
First Official Trailer for Vintage Camera Horror Film 'Camera Obscura'
"If you knew someone was going to die, would you try and save them?" Chiller Films has debuted the official trailer for a horror film titled Camera Obscura, arriving in theaters this June. The film is about a veteran war photographer who returns from Afghanistan...
Couple Behind the Curtain: A Conversation with Daniel Raim
In his latest film, director Daniel Raim explores the legacy of two Hollywood veterans whose highly influential six-decade career has long gone unsung.
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