Wartime on the white cliffs of Dover and one of the greats takes her final bow. But first, new to Video On Demand this weekend, Summerland: Written and directed by Jessica Swale, Summerland has a touch of wonder with a tinge of … Continue reading This week in Film — SUMMERLAND and Olivia de Havilland
Amy (Kate Lyn Sheil) is going to die tomorrow. She knows it for a fact; she sees it coming. And so can we: It’s colored strobe lights, slow-motion photography, and the opening of Mozart’s Requiem. It’s convincing, but when Amy’s … Continue reading SHE DIES TOMORROW
The death of moviegoing in 2020 has hurt in a myriad of ways, but in every loss an opportunity. Few have risen to the occasion like The Criterion Collection, both on their streaming channel and via their handsomely packaged Blu-ray/DVD … Continue reading THE CAMERAMAN
For many, Citizen Kane, made when Orson Welles was 25 years old, is the greatest achievement of the filmmaker’s tempestuous career. The shadow of Kane is indeed long, and Welles never quite found his way out of it, but it … Continue reading CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT
One in virtual theaters, one on TCM, there’s lots of good stuff to see, it just won’t be in a theater. First up, the new doc, Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful: Directed by Gero von Boehm, ‘The Bad and … Continue reading This week in Film — HELMUT NEWTON and THE BREAKING POINT
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about the stasis of cinema, and recommend a few new titles to stream, not to mention a festival gone virtual, while movie theaters remain shuttered. … Continue reading
This was supposed to be the weekend we were all waiting for: The return to cinemas and the release of Tenet in the U.S. But as the colonel told his men, not so fast, Private Jones. Tenet has been rolled … Continue reading This week in Film — Three to stream and a virtual film fest
“The canon is the canon,” Mark Cousins said at the 2019 Telluride Film Festival. “It’s robust. It’s resistant to change. It’s impervious to truth.” That truth he’s referring to is the canon’s sexism. And its racism. It’s elevation by way … Continue reading Ida Lupino: Filmmaker Collection
Cinema isn’t about you; it’s about the world around you. Take the 1973 Senegalese film, Touki Bouki, from the great Djibril Diop Mambéty. Using an impressionistic editing style, Touki Bouki is a simple story of lovers on the run, told in a manner … Continue reading TOUKI BOUKI
Two stories from the past, two stories that explore the messy world of capitalism. Funny how these things work out. First up, the last movie I saw in theaters prior to the coronavirus shutdown is also my favorite of the … Continue reading This week in Film — FIRST COW and THE LADY EVE
