It opens with a murder, then a denial, finally a confession. Wealthy theater producer Montferrand (Jean-Christophe Bouvet) forced himself on Madeline (Nadia Tereszkiewicz), who shot him with his own revolver. All she did was go looking for a job, and he tried … Continue reading THE CRIME IS MINE (MON CRIME)
Fire up the projector and dim the lights—the 46th Denver Film Festival kicks off this weekend. This year’s slate opens with a screening of American Fiction, the story of a serious Black novelist (Jeffrey Wright) who becomes unwittingly acclaimed for the very tropes … Continue reading Under the Radar: Picks for the 46th Denver Film Festival
Few films announce themselves as succinctly with an opening image as Frantz does. In the foreground: green leaves and pink flowers waving in the breeze. In the distance: a provincial German town draped in monochromatic black and white. In this single image, … Continue reading FRANTZ
It is safe to say that any director worth their weight will eventually be measured by the cinematic yardstick that is Alfred Hitchcock. While all who make movies owe something to the Master of Suspense, the actual inheritor to his … Continue reading THE NEW GIRLFRIEND (UNE NOUVELLE AMIE)
When we make a film, we are like children playing a game. I say to the actors, “OK, you will be the doctor, you be the nurse … and I am—I am the headmaster. I am the chef d’orchestre.” —François … Continue reading Born On This Day — November 15, 1967
I do films to be behind the camera, not in front of the camera. I’m sure I say very intimate things about myself in all my films, but it’s better to say it not too directly, to be hidden behind … Continue reading Born On This Day — November 15
Michael J. Cinema 