Five major films about children
Tag: Yasujiro Ozu
Posted inFilm
Movie Tuesday: A few words (and movies) on kindness
Five films that depict people—and cinema—at their best
Posted inBlogs
Terrence Malick loves us—he just has a peculiar way of showing it
With Song to Song, the Austin-based filmmaker finds transcendental beauty in his hometown’s music scene.
Posted inBlogs
The rise and fall of a techno DJ, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable sceenings
Posted inBlogs
Weekly Top Five: The best of Alain Resnais
Highlights from the filmography of the French surrealist Alain Resnais
Posted inBlogs
The year in movie revivals, H through N
The second in a three-part series on the year’s best repertory screenings
Posted inBlogs
This week in Claire Denis: Talking with Columbia professor Mehrnaz Saeed-Vafa (and others) about No Fear, No Die and 35 Shots of Rum
A conversation about the French filmmaker’s two films about immigrant communities in France, No Fear, No Die (1990) and 35 Shots of Rum (2008)
Posted inBlogs
An interview with Dan Sallitt, director of The Unspeakable Act
Talking with the filmmaker and former Reader contributor about his work
Posted inBlogs
Does national culture determine moviegoing habits?
Thinking about Donald Richie’s assessment of Japanese movie audiences
Posted inBlogs
See Yasujiro Ozu’s final silent film this Saturday
An Inn in Tokyo (1935) screens as part of the Music Box Theatre’s Second Saturday Silent Cinema series
Posted inBlogs
In Another Country: Hong Sang-soo’s visions and revisions
The South Korean filmmaker’s collaboration with French actress Isabelle Huppert is now available on DVD.
Posted inBlogs
Get to Lakeview before the suns sets on Poppy Hill
The latest animated feature by Japan’s Studio Ghibli is leaving town too soon.
Posted inBlogs
Rare Ozu at the Portage tomorrow night
Previewing A Hen in the Wind, screening from 35-millimeter at the Portage tomorrow night
Posted inBlogs
Joe Dante’s fully clothed orgy, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
Posted inFilm
The devastation’s in the details
Ann Hui’s A Simple Life screens at Facets Cinematheque