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Amnesiascope Presents Two Films from Japan’s Directors Company on January 30
by admin|6 months ago|The Film Stage
When Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Shinji Sōmai, Gakuryū Ishii, and contemporaries needed to shirk themselves of the responsibilities and strictures driving Japan’s studio system, they formed Directors Company, an independent production outfit that did what it said on the tin. Their output...
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Akira Kurosawa’s SEVEN SAMURAI Gets a 4K Upgrade From Criterion
by admin|6 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Sammo Hung, Akira Kurosawa, and the Coen Brothers all get new releases from Criterion! [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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Book Excerpt: Foreword to The Wes Anderson Collection: Asteroid City by David Bordwell
by admin|6 months ago|Roger Ebert
The foreword from Matt Zoller Seitz's new book, written by David Bordwell.
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Berlinale 2025 Adds Films by Bong Joon Ho, Ira Sachs, Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese & More
by admin|6 months ago|The Film Stage
Ahead of the Berlinale 2025 taking place February 13-23, they’ve unveiled their lineups for Berlinale Special, Panorama, Generation and Forum sections. Highlights include confirmation of Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17 alongside Ira Sachs’ Peter Hujar’s Day, Ancestral Visions of the...
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2025 Oscar Nomination Predictions
by admin|6 months ago|Slant Magazine
The arrival of Oscar prognostication season is both a blessing and a curse. The post 2025 Oscar Nomination Predictions appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Eli Friedberg’s Top 10 First-Viewings of 2024
by admin|6 months ago|The Film Stage
Following The Film Stage’s collective top 50 films of 2024, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists. By way of introduction, I think I said most of the important things last year, so I’ll...
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“The Hangover,” “Rumours” Announced For Ebertfest 2025
by admin|6 months ago|Roger Ebert
Two comedies have been announced for this April's Eberfest.
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THE CURBSIDE CRITERION: NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
by admin|6 months ago|Hammer to Nail
(Here at Hammer to Nail, we are all about true independent cinema. But we also have to tip our hat to the great films that continue to inspire filmmakers and cinephiles alike. This week, Brad Cook takes a chance with...
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Sexual Misorientation: Hamaguchi Prepping Paris-Shoot ‘Our Apprenticeship’
by admin|6 months ago|Ioncinema
Back in May we had learned that Ryusuke Hamaguchi was revisiting with a feature film project that would bring us to Paris and it looks like we can now pencil this in as his next feature. titled Our Apprenticeship, with...
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The Criterion Collection’s April Lineup Includes Anora, Chungking Express, and Ugetsu on 4K
by admin|6 months ago|The Film Stage
Criterion’s starting 2025 with 4K on the mind: today brings news that April will bring Sean Baker’s Anora and a Blu-ray of Prince of Broadway alongside 4K releases for Julian Schnabel’s Basquiat (both the theatrical edition and black-and-white director’s cut),...
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