Disease, Delusion, and Delight
The Museum of the Moving Image is screening the complete films of David Cronenberg from January 21 – February 12.
Features
Deutsche Docs: A Mixtape for the Spotify Generation
Deutsche Docs: The Contemporary German Documentary is showing at Anthology Film Archives from January 26 – February 6.
Driving Miss Misery
In the latest installment of “Soundtrack of the Week,” Allie Conti discusses the use (and abuse) of several Elliott Smith songs in Gus Van Sant’s 1997 film “Good Will Hunting.”
Godzilla’s 21st Century Legacy
The Criterion Collection is releasing “Godzilla” on DVD and Blu-ray on Tuesday, January 24.
Investigation of a Composer of Boundless Invention
Our Soundtrack of the Week: Ennio Morricone’s score for the 1970 film “Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion.”
“The Interrupters” Wins Big at Cinema Eye Honors
The 5th Annual Cinema Eye Honors, a celebration of the best in documentary film, was held last night at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens.
Reviews
Prepare the Bottle & Prepare for Battle
Valérie Donzelli’s emotional family drama “Declaration of War” opens Friday, January 27 at IFC Center.
Belle of the Bala
Filled with great visuals and terrific performances, “Miss Bala” is a strong, albeit uneven piece of social commentary on the Mexican drug war.
A Very Sexy Documentary
Frederick Wiseman’s “Crazy Horse” documents in lovely, loving detail quite possibly the world’s sexiest nude dance revue, Le Crazy Horse de Paris.
Unbearable Brightness
Ian Cheney’s “The City Dark” should be required viewing for every inhabitant of this planet, but particularly for young people, as their future is looking unbearably bright.
It’s the End of the World and I Feel Awful
“The Divide” is a stylish horror film concerned both with having an idiosyncratic look and with deeply disturbing the masses.
Biopic do Brasil
Fábio Barreto’s “Lula, Son of Brazil” is a thought-provoking yet problematic film about the early life of beloved Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Interviews
Q&A with Kickstarter’s Yancey Strickler
Alexandra Marvar talks with Kickstarter co-founder Yancey Strickler about how crowdfunding is changing filmmaking at Sundance and beyond.
Q&A with Filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa
Cinespect recently spoke with filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa, whose work is featured in the Anthology’s Compilation Film series.
Q&A with Global Film Initiative Chairwoman Susan Weeks Coulter
An interview with Susan Weeks Coulter, the founder and chairwoman of the Global Film Initiative.
Q&A with Editor and Author Richard Porton
Cinespect spoke with editor, author and curator Richard Porton on anarchist cinema and the upcoming Anthology Film Archives series on the subject itself, also co-curated by Porton.
Q&A with Filmmaker Virginia García del Pino
Virginia García del Pino’s “Me and My Sister” (“Mi Hermana y Yo”) (2009) screens on December 10 at Anthology Film Archives.
Q&A with Charlotte Rampling and Angelina Maccarone
Q&A with legendary actress Charlotte Rampling and filmmaker Angelina Maccarone.
From the Vault
Hands Off, Westerner
Lionel Rogosin’s “Come Back, Africa” is screened and celebrated at Film Forum, January 27 – February 2.
A Double-Shot of La Cava, Please
Anthology is screening Gregory La Cava’s “She Married Her Boss” (1935) & “Unfinished Business” (1941) from January 27-29.
The Picture of Laura Hunt
Otto Preminger’s “Laura,” the supreme film noir/romance, is showing at Film Forum from December 30 to January 5.
Comic Gold
Paul Anthony Johnson reviews Charles Chaplin’s 1925 film “The Gold Rush,” which is showing from December 23-29 at Film Forum.
Remembrance of Affairs Past
Even fifty years after its initial release and countless imitations, “Last Year at Marienbad” is a show-stopper that hasn’t lost any of its impact. Showing at Film Forum from Dec 23-29.
The Success of Catastrophe
Frank Capra’s Christmas-themed 1946 classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” is showing at IFC Center from December 16-27.
Screenings
“Santa’s Cool Holiday Film Festival”
Chad V. Sims reviews the holiday film series, happening December 16 & 17 at Landmark’s Sunshine Cinema.
Stanley Kubrick’s “Fear and Desire”
The celebrated auteur’s 1953 debut feature will be shown on TCM this Wednesday at 8 P.M.
Saving, Projecting & Celebrating Cinema at MoMA
The ninth annual international festival of film preservation To Save and Project runs from October 14 – November 19 at MoMA.
Arabian Springs!
Part II of MoMA’s series “Mapping Subjectivity: Experimentation in Arab Cinema from the 1960s to Now” promises a great selection of interesting finds.
A Test of Wills: the Films of Richard Kern
The work of Richard Kern tests one’s patience as well as the urge to call the authorities. Anthology Film Archives programs two days of Kern, Sept 23 & 24.
