Jessica first heard the bang in the early morning hours. It’s an unearthly sound, a loud thump she describes as a big concrete ball falling into a metallic well surrounded by seawater. Certainly not a sound you hear every day. … Continue reading MEMORIA
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about the 1982 documentary, The French (released through Metrograph.com), the recently restored Kyiv Frescoes (available at Kino Now), and Sie Film Center’s latest series, Metaphysical … Continue reading
Every year, the Australian-based online quarterly, Senses of Cinema, invites writers from all over the globe to submit their selections for the best movies of the year—including those seen for the first time regardless of the year of release. As I … Continue reading SENSES OF CINEMA: 2021 World Cinema Poll
What does home mean to you? That’s the question Flee director Jonas Poher Rasmussen poses to Amin Nawabi, an Afghan refugee on the eve of marrying his boyfriend. Amin has a story from his past to tell. And until he does, there … Continue reading Escape the Virtual/Experience/The Virtual Escape: The 44th Denver Film Festival
I always say a film should have a personality. And like a person, if he or she is very popular, I would feel very suspicious. Maybe my good film is not your good film. It’s very subjective. But if I … Continue reading Born On This Day — July 16, 1970
Film is like a drug. It is a shelter when you cannot deal with reality. —Apichatpong Weerasethakul Continue reading In Their Words — Tuesday, July 16, 2013
My film life really started in Chicago, so you cannot really divide my filmmaking into east or west—there are many references. It helps me and it’s interesting to see, as it confirms the idea that cinema has its own life. … Continue reading In Their Words — Friday, February 15, 2013
Michael J. Cinema 