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THE MARTIAL ARTIST: Shaz Khan’s Directorial Debut, a Dramatic Action Film From Pakistan, Arrives Next Month
by admin|2 years ago|Screen Anarchy
An MMA fighter destined for greatness must face his biggest rival yet: himself. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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The Criterion Channel’s January 2025 Lineup Features David Bowie, Nicole Kidman, Sean Baker & More
by admin|2 years ago|The Film Stage
January 2025 could mark a bleak month for very specific reasons, but in that month one can watch a nicely curated collection of David Bowie’s best performances. Nearly a decade since he passed, the iconic actor (who had some other...
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Criterion in March 2025: GODZILLA VS. BIOLLANTE, NIGHT MOVES, THIEF and More
by admin|2 years ago|Screen Anarchy
Some months, it's very hard to choose which new delectable upcoming Criterion release to highlight, and March 2025 is just such a month. I must say: the king of monsters wins. Directed by Kazuki Omori, Godzilla Vs. Biollante (1989) kicked...
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ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS VOL. 2 Interview: Kier-La Janisse Talks New Blu-ray Box Set
by admin|2 years ago|Screen Anarchy
Any opportunity to talk to Kier-La Janisse makes me happy. The chance to help celebrate a new project of hers is a cause for celebration. I hereby nominate for Blu-ray box set of the year All the Haunts Be Ours...
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2025 Sundance: Jianjie Lin, Jorge Thielen Armand & Robert Machoian/Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck Among Selected Shorts
by admin|2 years ago|Ioncinema
57 films selected from a whopping 11,153 submissions (4,909 U.S. submissions and 6,244 international) packed into eight curated Short Film Programs. Among the more notable folks we find Venezuelan Canadian-based filmmaker Jorge Thielen Armand of La Soledad (Venice’s Biennale College...
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8 1/2 Blu-ray Review: Return to a Work of Grand Wonder
by admin|2 years ago|Screen Anarchy
That should probably read: one of Federico Fellini's masterpieces. The fact that he followed La Dolce Vita merely a year later with 8 1/2 puts the Italian auteur in a rarefied group of filmmakers who have pulled off a one-two...
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The 25 Best TV Series of 2024
by admin|2 years ago|Roger Ebert
A feature on the best television of the past year.
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Recommended New Books on Filmmaking: Pacino Remembers, Clinical Cronenberg, De Palma on De Palma & More
by admin|2 years ago|The Film Stage
This is our final round-up before the end of 2024, and it’s a good one. There are plenty of gift ideas lurking here––some choices to enjoy during time off, too. Note also that The Film Stage Holiday Gift Guide includes...
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Sound And Vision: Lulu Wang
by admin|2 years ago|Screen Anarchy
In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week: two music videos for Vintage Trouble directed by Lulu Wang. The push and pull between authenticity and performativity is central to...
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Enter an Expansive World in Exclusive U.S. Trailer and Poster for Caroline Poggi & Jonathan Vinel’s Eat the Night
by admin|2 years ago|The Film Stage
One of the most distinctly directed debut films of was Caroline Poggi & Jonathan Vinel’s strange sci-fi wonder Jessica Forever. Six years later, the duo finally return with Eat the Night, a thriller that premiered in Director’s Fortnight at the...
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