Film Comment Selects
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Film Comment Selects is an annual program hosted by the Film Society of Lincoln Center
and curated by the editors and writers of Film Comment
magazine. It aims to provide a cutting-edge lineup of eclectic and international films, many of which have appeared on the international film festival circuit and been championed in the magazine but have yet to gain distribution. The program first appeared as a one-off event in March 2000, organized by editor Richard T. Jameson and showcasing the most significant films and filmmakers of the past decade. Gavin Smith and Kent Jones added three New York premieres to the roster (Lars von Trier
’s The Idiots
, Manoel de Oliveira
’s Inquiétude, Abbas Kiarostami
’s The Wind Will Carry Us
), and based on its success, it was revived in 2002, remaining an annual event at the Film Society of Lincoln Center ever since. In recent years, the program has extended its focus on little-seen international discoveries to also include avant-garde selections, retrospectives of overlooked or underrated artists, previews of films that are soon to be released, and conversations with directors and actors.
Film Society of Lincoln Center
The Film Society of Lincoln Center based in New York City, United States, is one of the world's most prominent film presentation organizations. Founded in 1969 by three Lincoln Center executives - William F. May, Martin E. Segal and Schuyler G...
and curated by the editors and writers of Film Comment
Film Comment
Film Comment is an arts and culture magazine published by the Film Society of Lincoln Center, of which it is the official publication. Film Comment features critical reviews and in-depth analysis of mainstream, art-house, and avant-garde filmmaking from around the world...
magazine. It aims to provide a cutting-edge lineup of eclectic and international films, many of which have appeared on the international film festival circuit and been championed in the magazine but have yet to gain distribution. The program first appeared as a one-off event in March 2000, organized by editor Richard T. Jameson and showcasing the most significant films and filmmakers of the past decade. Gavin Smith and Kent Jones added three New York premieres to the roster (Lars von Trier
Lars von Trier
Lars von Trier is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He is closely associated with the Dogme 95 collective, although his own films have taken a variety of different approaches, and have frequently received strongly divided critical opinion....
’s The Idiots
The Idiots
The Idiots is a 1998 Danish film directed by Lars von Trier. It is his first film made in compliance with the Dogme '95 Manifesto, and is also known as Dogme #2...
, Manoel de Oliveira
Manoel de Oliveira
Manoel Cândido Pinto de Oliveira, GCSE is a Portuguese film director born in Cedofeita, Porto. He began working on films in the late 1920s, but did not receive international recognition until the early 1970s. Since the late 1980s he has been one of the most prolific working film directors and...
’s Inquiétude, Abbas Kiarostami
Abbas Kiarostami
Abbas Kiarostami is an internationally acclaimed Iranian film director, screenwriter, photographer and film producer. An active filmmaker since 1970, Kiarostami has been involved in over forty films, including shorts and documentaries...
’s The Wind Will Carry Us
The Wind Will Carry Us
The Wind Will Carry Us is a 1999 Iranian film by Abbas Kiarostami. The title is a reference to a poem written by the famous modern Iranian woman poet Forough Farrokhzad. In 1999, the movie was nominated for Golden Lion of Venice Film Festival. It won Grand Special Jury Prize , FIPRESCI Prize and...
), and based on its success, it was revived in 2002, remaining an annual event at the Film Society of Lincoln Center ever since. In recent years, the program has extended its focus on little-seen international discoveries to also include avant-garde selections, retrospectives of overlooked or underrated artists, previews of films that are soon to be released, and conversations with directors and actors.
2011
- Opening Night: Bas-fonds (Isild Le Besco, 2010), I Wish I Knew" (Jia Zhangke, 2010)
- Closing Night: Burke and Hare (John Landis, 2010), "InsidiousInsidious (film)Insidious is a 2011 American independent supernatural horror film written by Leigh Whannell, directed by James Wan, and starring Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye, and Barbara Hershey. The story centers on a couple whose son inexplicably enters a comatose state and becomes a vessel for ghosts...
" (James Wan, 2010) - "Cave of Forgotten DreamsCave of Forgotten DreamsCave of Forgotten Dreams is a 2010 3-D documentary film by Werner Herzog, about the Chauvet Cave in southern France. The film premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival and consists of footage filmed inside the cave as well as interviews with various scientists and historians...
" (Werner Herzog, 2010) - City of Life and Death (Lu Chuan, 2010)
- Domaine (Patric Chiha, 2009)
- El Sicario, Room 164 (Gianfranco Rosi, 2010)
- I Only Want You to Love Me (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1991)
- Klaus Kinski: Jesus Christ Savior (Peter Geyer, 2008)
- Robbery (1967 Film) (Peter Yates, 1967)
- "The Silence" (Barab Bo Odar, 2010)
- Sodankyla Forever (Peter Von Bagh, 2010)
- SubmarinoSubmarinoSubmarino is a 2010 Danish drama film directed by Thomas Vinterberg, starring Jakob Cedergren and Peter Plaugborg. It is based on the 2007 novel Submarino by Jonas T. Bengtsson, and focuses on two brothers on the bottom of Danish society, with lives marked by violence and drug addiction. The film...
(Thomas Vinterburg, 2010) - Charly (Isild Le Besco, 2007)
- Demi-Tariff (Isild Le Besco, 2003)
- The Karski Report (Claude Lanzmann, 2010), with "A Visitor from the Living"
- "Sobibor" (Claude Lanzmann, 2010)
- Wundkanal (Thomas Harlan, 1984)
- The Velvet Underground in Boston (Andy Warhol, 1967)
- "The Velvet Underground and Nico" (Andy Warhol, 1966)
- "Straight to Hell Returns" (Alex Cox, 1987–2011)
- "Cold Fish" (Sion Sono, 2010)
- "I Saw the Devil" (Kim Ji-Woon, 2010)
- "Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen" (Andrew Lau, 2010)
2010
- Opening Night: Over the EdgeOver the Edge (film)Over the Edge is a drama film directed by Jonathan Kaplan released in 1979. Due to the negative publicity surrounding a wave of recent youth gang films, Over the Edge had a limited theatrical release in late 1979...
(Jonathan Kaplan, 1979) - Closing Night: The Time That RemainsThe Time That RemainsThe Time That Remains is a 2009 semi-biographical drama film written and directed by Elia Suleiman. The film stars Elia Suleiman, Saleh Bakri, Leila Mouammar, and Bilal Zidani. It gives an account of the creation of the Israeli state from 1948 to the present. Suleiman participated in the 2009...
(Elia Suleiman, 2009) - AccidentAccident (2009 film)Accident , originally titled Assassins , is a 2009 Hong Kong action thriller directed by Soi Cheang, produced by Johnnie To and starring Louis Koo, and Richie Ren...
(Soi Cheang, 2009) - Air DollAir Dollis a 2009 Japanese drama film directed by Hirokazu Koreeda. It is based on the manga series Kuuki Ningyo by Yoshiie Gōda, which was serialized in the seinen manga magazine Big Comic Original, and is about an inflatable doll that develops a consciousness and falls in love. The movie debuted in the...
(Hirokazu Kore-eda, 2009) - Applause (Martin Zandvliet, 2009)
- Be Good (Sois Sage) (Juliette Garcias, 2009)
- A Brighter Summer DayA Brighter Summer DayA Brighter Summer Day is a nearly four-hour long, 1991 Taiwanese drama film directed by Taiwanese director Edward Yang...
(Edward Yang, 1991) - Les derniers jours du monde (Happy End)Les derniers jours du mondeHappy End is a 2009 French apocalyptic film that depicts the story of a man, Robinson, who travels across France and Spain during the end of the world.-Cast:* Mathieu Amalric as Robinson* Catherine Frot as Ombeline* Sergi Lopez as Théo...
(Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu, 2009) - Godard Rarities: A choice selection of odds and ends from the extended oeuvre of Jean-Luc Godard, including material from his American escapades and TV appearances, curated with the help of Jake Perlin.
- Kinatay (The Execution of P.)KinatayKinatay is a Filipino drama film directed by Brillante Mendoza. The film competed in the main competition at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:...
(Brillante Mendoza, 2009) - The Land of Madness (Luc Moullet, 2009)
- Like You Know It All (Hong Sang-soo, 2009)
- Morphia (Alexei Balabanov, 2008)
- Nucingen House (Raúl Ruiz, 2008)
- Perfect Life (Emily Tang, 2008)
- PersecutionPersécutionPersécution is a 2009 romantic-drama film directed by Patrice Chéreau. It stars Romain Duris, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Jean-Hugues Anglade. It premiered on 5 September 2009 at the 66th Venice International Film Festival where it was nominated for the Golden Lion.-Plot:Daniel, 35, is haunted by a...
(Patrice Chéreau, 2009) - Survival of the Dead (George A. Romero, 2009)
- Tales from the Golden AgeTales from the Golden AgeTales from the Golden Age is a 2009 Romanian omnibus film. It was screened as part of the Un Certain Regard section at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:...
(Cristian Mungiu, Ioana Uricaru, Hanno Höfer, Razvan Marculescu & Constantin Popescu, 2009) - The VictorsThe Victors (film)-Overview:The film follows a group of U.S. soldiers through Europe during World War II, from Britain in 1942, through the fierce fighting in Italy and France, to the uneasy peace of Berlin. It is adapted from a collection of short stories called The Human Kind by British author Alexander Baron,...
(Carl Foreman, 1963)
2009
- Opening Night: Paradise (Michael AlmereydaMichael AlmereydaMichael Almereyda is an American film director, screenwriter, and film producer. His most well known work is Hamlet , starring Ethan Hawke.-Early life:...
, 2009) - Closing Night: The Hurt LockerThe Hurt LockerThe Hurt Locker is a 2009 American war film about a three-man United States Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal team during the Iraq War. The film was directed by Kathryn Bigelow and the screenplay was written by Mark Boal, a freelance writer who was embedded as a journalist in 2004 with a US bomb...
(Kathryn Bigelow, 2008) - A l’aventure (Jean-Claude BrisseauJean-Claude BrisseauJean-Claude Brisseau is a French filmmaker best known for his 2002 film Secret Things and his 2006 film The Exterminating Angels ....
, 2009) - Adam ResurrectedAdam ResurrectedAdam Resurrected is an American-German-Israeli film, directed by Paul Schrader and adapted from Yoram Kaniuk's novel of the same name published in Israel in 1968 .Jeff Goldblum stars as the titular character, alongside Willem Dafoe, Derek Jacobi and Ayelet Zurer...
(Paul Schrader, 2008) - Better Things (Duane Hopkins, 2008)
- The ChaserThe Chaser (film)The Chaser is a 2008 South Korean thriller film starring Kim Yoon-seok and Ha Jeong-woo. It was directed by Na Hong-jin in his directional debut...
(Na Hong-jin, 2008) - Frontier of Dawn (Philippe Garrel, 2008)
- Jerichow (Christian Petzold, 2008)
- RevancheRevanche (film)Revanche is a 2008 Austrian thriller film written and directed by Götz Spielmann. It centers on the ill-fated love story between a Viennese ex-con and a Ukrainian prostitute who get involved in a bank robbery....
(Götz Spielmann, 2008) - The Tiger's Tail (John Boorman, 2006)
- A Week Alone (Celina Murga, 2007)
- A Woman in Berlin (Max Färberböck, 2008)
Special Retrospectives
- The Killing of Sister GeorgeThe Killing of Sister GeorgeThe Killing of Sister George is a 1964 play by Frank Marcus that was adapted as a 1968 film directed by Robert Aldrich.- Stage version :Sister George is a beloved character in the popular radio series Applehurst, a nurse who ministers to the medical needs and personal problems of the local villagers...
(Robert Aldrich, 1968) - Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous StainsLadies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous StainsLadies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains is a 1981 film about three teenage girls, played by Diane Lane, Laura Dern and Marin Kanter, who start a punk band. Shot in British Columbia, Canada, the film also featured Ray Winstone, Christine Lahti, ex-Sex Pistols Steve Jones and Paul Cook, along with...
(Lou Adler, 1981)
Double Trouble: Joel DeMott and Jeff Kreines
- Demon Lover Diary (Joel DeMott, 1980)
- SeventeenSeventeen (1985 film)Seventeen is a documentary film directed by Joel DeMott and Jeff Kreines. It won the Grand Jury Prize: Documentary at the 1985 Sundance Film Festival.-External links:*, page 17.* -References:...
(Joel DeMott and Jeff Kreines, 1983)
Guy Debord
- In girum imus nocte et consumimur igni (1978)
- The Society of the Spectacle (1973) screened with Réfutation de tous les judgements, tant élogieux qu’hostiles, qui ont été jusq’ici portés sur le film ‘La société du spectacle’ (1975)
- Hurlements en faveur de Sade (1952) screened with On the Passage of a Few Persons Through a Rather Brief Unity of Time (1959) and Critique de la separation (1961)
2008
- Opening Night: The Duchess of LangeaisThe Duchess of LangeaisThe Duchess of Langeais is a 2007 French film directed by Jacques Rivette. Its original French title is Ne touchez pas la hache , and it is based on the 1834 novel of the same name by Honoré de Balzac...
(Jacques Rivette, 2007) - Closing Night: Alex CoxAlex CoxAlexander Cox is a British film director, screenwriter, nonfiction author and sometime actor, notable for his idiosyncratic style and approach to scripts...
in Person: WalkerWalker (film)Walker is a 1987 Acid Western film directed by Alex Cox. The film based on the life story of William Walker , the American filibuster who invaded Mexico in the 1850s and made himself President of Nicaragua shortly thereafter. It was written by Rudy Wurlitzer and scored by Joe Strummer, who also...
(Alex Cox, 1987) and Searchers 2.0 (Alex Cox, 2007) - Special Late Night Preview: George Romero’s Diary of the DeadDiary of the DeadDiary of the Dead is a 2007 American/Canadian horror film by George A. Romero...
(George Romero, 2007) - The BanishmentThe BanishmentThe Banishment is a 2007 Russian film directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev. The film is a loose adaptation of The Laughing Matter, a 1953 novel by Armenian-American writer William Saroyan. It stars Konstantin Lavronenko and Maria Bonnevie....
(Andrei Zvyagintsev, 2007) - Before I Forget (Jacques Nolot, 2007)
- Boarding GateBoarding GateBoarding Gate is a 2007 French thriller about the sophisticated power plays between a debt-ridden underworld entrepreneur, his provocative and ambitious ex-associate and a manipulative young couple who employ her. Written and directed by Olivier Assayas, the film features an international cast...
(Olivier Assayas, 2007) - Chop ShopChop Shop (film)Chop Shop is a 2007 American drama film co-written, edited, and directed by Ramin Bahrani. The film tells the story of a twelve-year-old street orphan living and working in Willets Point, an area in Queens, New York filled with automobile repair shops, scrapyards and garbage dumps.Chop Shop...
(Ramin Bahrani, 2007) - ContainerContainer (film)Container is a Swedish film by Lukas Moodysson. It was first shown at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 10, 2006.The movie is in black and white and was described by Moodysson as "a silent movie with sound"; an appropriate description as the only sound of the film is a spoken...
(Lukas Moodysson, 2006) - Dark MatterDark Matter (film)Dark Matter is the first feature film by opera director Chen Shi-zheng, starring Liu Ye, Aidan Quinn and Meryl Streep. It won the Alfred P. Sloan Prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival....
(Chen Shi-zheng, 2007) - Dust (Hartmut Bitomsky, 2007)
- The Edge of HeavenThe Edge of Heaven (film)The Edge of Heaven is a 2007 Turkish-German-Italian drama film written and directed by Fatih Akın. The film won the Prix du scénario at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival...
(Faith Akin, 2007) - Ex DrummerEx DrummerEx Drummer is a 2007 Flemish film directed by Koen Mortier. It is based on the book by Herman Brusselmans of the same name.- Plot :In Ostend three handicapped musicians are looking for a drummer for their band, consisting entirely of disabled people. They want to perform only one time at a music...
(Koen Mortier, 2007) - Flash PointFlash Point (film)Flash Point is a 2007 Hong Kong film directed by Wilson Yip, featuring fight choreography by the film's producer and star Donnie Yen. Yen portrays Ma Jun, a police sergeant who plants his friend and partner, Wilson, as a mole in a pursuit against a triad led by three Vietnamese brothers .Flash...
(Wilson Yip, 2007) - Frontière(s) (Xiavier Gens, 2007)
- Import ExportImport ExportImport Export is an Austrian film by the director Ulrich Seidl from 2007. It was nominated to the Palme d'Or in the 2007 Cannes Film Festival and won the Grand Prix - Golden Apricot reward in Yerevan International Film Festival. The film was shot in Vienna, Ukraine, Romania, the Czech Republic and...
(Ulrich Seidl, 2007) - InsideInside (2007 film)Inside is a 2007 French horror film directed by Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, starring Alysson Paradis and Béatrice Dalle. It was written by co-director Alexandre Bustillo, and is the first film from either director...
(Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, 2007) - Joy DivisionJoy Division (2007 film)Joy Division is a 2007 British documentary film on the British post-punk band Joy Division, directed by Grant Gee.The film assembles TV clips, newsreel, pictures of modern Manchester and Manchester in the late 1970s, and interviews...
(Grant Gee, 2007) - Schindler’s Houses (Heinz EmigholzHeinz EmigholzHeinz Emigholz is a filmmaker, actor, artist, writer and producer. He is a Professor for Experimental film at Berlin University of the Arts and at European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland. He worked as an illustrator and a retoucher, and studied philosophy and literary studies in Hamburg...
, 2007) - Wolfsbergen (Nanouk LeopoldNanouk LeopoldNanouk Leopold is a Dutch film maker. She graduated from Dutch film school in 1997, starting off by making films for Dutch television...
, 2007) - A Wonderful World (Luis Estrada, 2007)
Spotlight on Richard Fleischer
- MandingoMandingo (film)Mandingo is a 1975 film, based on the novel Mandingo by Kyle Onstott and upon the play based thereon by Jack Kirkland. The film was directed by Richard Fleischer and featured James Mason, Susan George, Perry King, Lillian Hayman, boxer-turned-actor Ken Norton, and bodybuilder and pro...
(1975) - 10 Rillington Place (1971)
Mondo Packard
- Reflections of Evil (Damon Packard, 2002)
- Damon Packard’s Greatest Hits: trailers for Apple (1992–1995), Untitled Star Wars Mockumentary (2004), Reflections of Evil (2003), The Early 70’s Horror Trailer (2002); Rollerboogie III (1999); Chad’s Wedding Video; Chemtrails (2005); Al’s Techno Bar (2005); Lost in the Thinking (2005); Dawn of an Evil Millennium (1988)
Other special programs
- Crispin GloverCrispin GloverCrispin Hellion Glover is an American film actor, director and screenwriter, recording artist, publisher, and author. Glover is known for portraying eccentric people on screen such as George McFly in Back to the Future, Layne in River's Edge, unfriendly recluse Rubin Farr in Rubin and Ed, the...
in person: Rubin and EdRubin and EdRubin and Ed is an American independent comedy-buddy film written and directed by Trent Harris and released in 1991. It is about an eccentric, unsociable young man who is forced by his mother to make some friends before she'll return his stereo to him...
(Trent Harris, 1992) - A new look at Philippe GarrelPhilippe GarrelPhilippe Garrel is a French director, cinematographer, screenwriter, editor and producer. His movies have won him awards at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival...
: J’entends plus la guitare (Philippe Garrel, 1991)
2007
- Opening Night: Exterminating AngelsLes Anges ExterminateursLes Anges Exterminateurs is a 2006 French film directed by Jean-Claude Brisseau. It was screened at the Cannes Film Festival on 20 May 2006 and had a limited release in the United States on 7 March 2007. The film is about a director named François who embarks on a film project about female...
(Jean-Claude Brisseau, 2006) - Closing Night: An Evening with Paul Verhoeven: Black Book (Paul Verhoeven, 2007)
- Bardo (Lin Tay-jou, 2005)
- Colossal YouthColossal YouthColossal Youth is the first and only LP by Young Marble Giants, released in 1980 on Rough Trade Records. Young Marble Giants were offered the opportunity to record the album after Rough Trade heard just two songs by the band on the local Cardiff music compilation, Is The War Over?.-Recording:The...
(Pedro Costa, 2006) - ExiledExiledExiled is a 2006 Hong Kong action crime drama film produced and directed by Johnnie To, and starring Anthony Wong, Roy Cheung, Francis Ng, and Simon Yam. The action takes place in contemporary Macau.-Plot:...
(Johnnie To, 2006) - James BenningJames Benning (film director)James Benning is an American filmmaker. He is the son of German immigrants and studied film at the University of Wisconsin–Madison under the tutelage of David Bordwell. Working as an independent filmmaker, Benning's films focus on a sense of place, and are often built from long, unedited takes...
: Two Films: Ten Skies (2004) and 13 Lakes (2004) - Lights in the Dusk (Aki Kaurismäki, 2006)
- Longing (Valeska Grisebach, 2006)
- Play It as It Lays (Frank PerryFrank PerryFrank J. Perry, Jr. was an American stage and film director, producer and screenwriter. His directorial debut, the 1962 film David and Lisa, earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Director....
, 1972) - RetributionRetribution (film)is a 2006 Japanese horror film directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa.-Plot:Yoshioka, an experienced detective, investigates the murder of an unknown woman in a red dress. She was drowned on the Tokyo waterfront, but an autopsy reveals that her stomach is full of seawater...
(Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2006) - Summer ’04 (Stefan Krohmer, 2006)
- Summer PalaceSummer Palace (film)Summer Palace , is a 2006 Chinese film and the fourth feature film by director Lou Ye. The film was a Chinese-French collaboration produced by Dream Factory, Laurel Films, Fantasy Pictures and Sylvain Bursztejn's Rosem Films...
(Lou Ye, 2006) - Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters (Mamoru OshiiMamoru OshiiMamoru Oshii is a Japanese filmmaker, television director, and writer. Famous for his philosophy-oriented storytelling, Oshii has directed a number of popular anime, including Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer, Ghost in the Shell, and Patlabor 2...
, 2006) - These Encounters of Theirs (Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet, 2006)
- Twilight's Last Gleaming (Director’s cut, Robert Aldrich, 1977)
- The Wedding Director (Marco Bellocchio, 2006)
- The Yacoubian BuildingThe Yacoubian BuildingThe Yacoubian Building is a novel by Egyptian author Alaa-Al-Aswany. The book was made into a film of the same name in 2006 and into a TV series in 2007....
(Marwan Hamed, 2006)
2006
- Ce Jour-là (Raul Ruiz, 2003)
- Everlasting RegretEverlasting RegretEverlasting Regret is a 2005 Hong Kong film directed by Stanley Kwan, and produced by Jackie Chan. It is based on Changhen Ge, a novel by Wang Anyi, about a woman's turbulent life in 20th century Shanghai, China...
(Stanley Kwan, 2005) - Stranded in Canton (William EgglestonWilliam EgglestonWilliam Eggleston , is an American photographer. He is widely credited with increasing recognition for color photography as a legitimate artistic medium to display in art galleries—which, until the 1970s, often tended to privilege work by photographers making black-and-white prints.- Early years...
, 1974/2005) - Battle in Heaven (Carlos Reygadas, 2005)
- La Domaine perdu (Raul Ruiz, 2004)
- Shanghai DreamsShanghai DreamsShanghai Dreams is a 2005 Chinese film directed by Wang Xiaoshuai and starring Gao Yuanyuan, Li Bin, Tang Yang, Wang Xiaoyang, and Yao Anlian. The film was produced by Stellar Megamedia, Debo Films Ltd...
(Wang Xiaoshuai, 2005) - One Night (Niki Karimi, 2005)
- Eli, Eli, Lema Sabachtani? (Shinji AoyamaShinji Aoyamais a Japanese film director, screenwriter, composer, and novelist. He graduated from Rikkyo University. He won two awards at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival for his film Eureka.-Biography:...
, 2005) - Diás de Campo (Raul Ruiz, 2004)
- Saratan (Ernest Abdyshaparov, 2005)
- Workingman’s Death (Michael Glawogger, 2005)
- Isolation (Billy O’Brien, 2005)
- Kinetta (Yorgos LanthimosYorgos LanthimosYorgos Lanthimos is a Greek filmmaker and theatre director.Yorgos Lanthimos was born in Athens. He studied directing for Film and Television at the Stavrakos Film School in Athens. Through the 90’s he directed a series of videos for Greek dance-theater companies...
, 2005) - Bashing (Masahiro Kobayashi, 2005)
- Digital Short Films by Three Filmmakers: Haze (Shinya TsukamotoShinya Tsukamotois a Japanese film director and actor with a considerable cult following both domestically and abroad.-Biography:Tsukamoto started making movies at the age of 14, when his father gave him a Super 8 camera. He made a number of films, ranging...
, 2005); Magician(s) (Song Il-gonSong Il-gonSong Il-gon is a South Korean film director and screenwriter known for his international award-winning early short films, and later feature films such as Spider Forest and Feathers in the Wind...
, 2005); Worldly Desires (Apichatpong WeerasethakulApichatpong WeerasethakulApichatpong "Joe" Weerasethakul is a Thai independent film director, screenwriter, and film producer. His feature films include Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, winner of the prestigious 2010 Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or prize; Tropical Malady, which won a jury prize at the 2004...
, 2005) - The Forsaken Land (Vimukthi JayasundaraVimukthi JayasundaraVimukthi Jayasundara is an award winning Sri Lankan film director.-Early life:Vimukthi Jayasundara was born in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka. He was educated at Mahinda College, Galle. Vimukthi began his cinematic career as a journalist, film critic and screenwriter. He attended the Institute for Film and...
, 2005) - LoftLoftA loft can be an upper story or attic in a building, directly under the roof. Alternatively, a loft apartment refers to large adaptable open space, often converted for residential use from some other use, often light industrial...
(Kiyoshi KurosawaKiyoshi Kurosawais a Japanese filmmaker. He is best known for his many contributions to the Japanese horror genre.-Biography:Born in Kobe on July 19, 1955, Kiyoshi Kurosawa is not related to director Akira Kurosawa...
, 2005) - Kekexili: Mountain PatrolKekexili: Mountain PatrolKekexili: Mountain Patrol is a 2004 film by Chinese director Lu Chuan that depicts the struggle between vigilante rangers and bands of poachers in the remote Tibetan region of Kekexili...
(Lu Chuan, 2004)
Focus on Elaine May
- A New LeafA New LeafA New Leaf is a dark comedy film based on the short story The Green Heart by Jack Ritchie, starring Elaine May, Walter Matthau, George Rose and James Coco. Better known for her collaboration as a stage comedienne with The Graduate director Mike Nichols, May also wrote and directed . For this film...
(1971) - The Heartbreak KidThe Heartbreak Kid (1972 film)The Heartbreak Kid is a 1972 dark romantic comedy film directed by Elaine May, written by Neil Simon, and starring Charles Grodin, Jeannie Berlin, and Cybill Shepherd...
(1972) - Mikey and NickyMikey and NickyMikey and Nicky is a 1976 film written and directed by Elaine May. Using three cameras that she sometimes left running for hours, May captured spontaneous interaction between Peter Falk and John Cassavetes...
(1976) - IshtarIshtar (film)Ishtar is a 1987 American comedy film directed by Elaine May and starring Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman as "Rogers and Clarke" – a duo of incredibly untalented lounge singers who travel to Morocco looking for work, and stumble into a four-party Cold War standoff.It also starred Isabelle Adjani...
(1987)
2005
- OldboyOldboyOldboy is a 2003 South Korean film directed by Park Chan-wook. It is based on the Japanese manga of the same name written by Nobuaki Minegishi and Garon Tsuchiya. Oldboy is the second installment of The Vengeance Trilogy, preceded by Sympathy for Mr...
(Park Chan-wook, 2003) - Clean (Olivier Assayas, 2004)
- At Five in the AfternoonAt Five in the AfternoonAt Five in the Afternoon is a 2003 film by Iranian writer-director Samira Makhmalbaf. It tells the story of an ambitious young woman trying to gain an education in Afghanistan after the defeat of the Taliban...
(Samira Makmalbaf, 2003) - VitalVital (film)Vital is a Japanese film made in 2004. It was directed by Shinya Tsukamoto and stars Tadanobu Asano as Hiroshi Takagi, a man whose girlfriend dies and who loses his memory in a car accident....
(Shinya Tsukamoto, 2004) - DownfallDownfall (film)Downfall is a 2004 German/Italian/Austrian epic war film directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, depicting the final ten days of Adolf Hitler's life in his Berlin bunker and Nazi Germany in 1945....
(Oliver Hirschbiegel, 2004) - IzoIzoIZO is a 2004 Japanese film, directed by Takashi Miike. The main character of the film is Izo Okada , the historical samurai and assassin in 19th century Japan who was tortured and executed by beheading in Tosa....
(Takashi MiikeTakashi Miikeis a highly prolific and controversial Japanese filmmaker. He has directed over seventy theatrical, video, and television productions since his debut in 1991. In the years 2001 and 2002 alone, Miike is credited with directing fifteen productions...
, 2004) - Le Pont des Arts (Eugene Green, 2004)
- Turtles Can FlyTurtles Can FlyTurtles Can Fly Kurdish: Kûsî Jî Dikarin Bifirin) is a 2004 film written and directed by the Kurdish Iranian filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi, with notable theme music composed by Hossein Alizadeh. It was the first film to be made in Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein.-Plot:The film is set in a Kurdish...
(Bahman Ghobadi, 2004) - The Ister (David Barison and Daniel Ross, 2004)
- Sympathy for Mr. VengeanceSympathy for Mr. VengeanceSympathy for Mr. Vengeance is a 2002 South Korean film directed by Park Chan-wook which follows the character Ryu trying to earn enough money for his sister's kidney transplant and the path of vengeance that follows. It is the first part of The Vengeance Trilogy and is followed by Oldboy and...
(Park Chan-wook, 2002) - Secret File (Paolo Benvenuti, 2003)
- Ma mèreMa mèreMy Mother is a French-Austrian-Portuguese-Spanish 2004 movie about the fictional story of an incestuous relationship between a 17-year-old boy and his attractive, promiscuous, 43-year-old mother. The movie stars Isabelle Hupert, Louis Garrel, Emma de Caunes, Joana Preiss, Philipe Duclos and...
(Christophe Honoré, 2004) - Archival prints of Fixed Bayonet (Sam Fuller, 1951) and Steel HelmetThe Steel HelmetThe Steel Helmet is a war film directed by Samuel Fuller and produced by Lippert Studios during the Korean War. It was the first film about the war, and the first of several war films by producer-director-writer Fuller.-Plot:...
(Sam Fuller, 1950) - Los muertos (Lisandro Alonso, 2004)
- Route 181: Fragments of a Journey in Palestine-Israel (Eyal Sivan and Michel Khlefi, 2004)
- Memories of MurderMemories of MurderMemories of Murder is a 2003 South Korean crime-drama film directed by Bong Joon-ho. It is based on the true story of the country's first known serial murders, which took place between 1986 and 1991 in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province...
(Bong Joon-ho, 2003)
Bulle Ogier Tribute
- The Salamander (Alain Tanner, 1971)
- Le Pont du Nord (Jacques RivetteJacques RivetteJacques Rivette is a French film director. His most well known films include Celine and Julie Go Boating, La Belle Noiseuse and the cult film Out 1....
, 1981) - Two (Werner SchroeterWerner SchroeterWerner Schroeter was a German film director and screenwriter, who some consider among the most important German writer-directors of the post-war period.-Biography:...
, 2002) - Mistress (Barbet Schroder, 1973)
- The Discreet Charm of the BourgeoisieThe Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie-External links:* at Rotten Tomatoes* * Roger Ebert's review of *...
(Luis Buñuel, 1972)
2004
- GreendaleGreendale (album)Greendale is the name of an album, movie and graphic novel by Neil Young. As the twenty-seventh album by Neil Young, Young and Crazy Horse's Greendale, a 10-song rock opera, is set in a fictional California seaside town...
(Bernard Shakey aka Neil Young, 2003) - All Tomorrow’s Parties (Yu Lik-waiYu Lik-waiYu Lik-wai is a Hong Kong cinematographer, film director, and occasional film producer. Born in Hong Kong, Yu was educated at Belgium's INSAS where he graduated with a degree in cinematography in 1994...
, 2003) - No Rest for the Brave (Alain Guiraudie, 2003)
- The GrudgeJu-on: The Grudgeis a 2003 Japanese horror film written and directed by Takashi Shimizu. The film is the third entry in the Ju-on series and is the first film theatrically released...
(Takashi Shimizu, 2002) - Los Angeles Plays ItselfLos Angeles Plays ItselfLos Angeles Plays Itself is a video essay by Thom Andersen, finished in 2003, exploring the way Los Angeles has been presented in movies. Consisting entirely of clips from other films, it was never released due to rights issues, though can been seen at film festivals and in special presentations...
(Thom Andersen, 2003) - The World's Greatest SinnerThe World's Greatest SinnerThe World's Greatest Sinner is a 1962 underground film written, directed and starring the character actor Timothy Carey. The self-financed film tells the story of an average man, Clarence Hilliard , who quits his day job as an insurance salesman and forms a rock band...
(Timothy Carey, 1962) - Bright FutureBright Futureis a 2003 Japanese film written and directed by Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, starring Tadanobu Asano and Joe Odagiri. It was entered into the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.- Plot :...
(Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2003) - Strayed (André TéchinéAndré TéchinéAndré Téchiné , is a French screenwriter and film director. He has had a long and distinguished career that places him among the best post-New Wave French film directors....
, 2003) - The Story of Marie and JulienThe Story of Marie and JulienThe Story of Marie and Julien is a 2003 French drama film directed by Nouvelle Vague film maker Jacques Rivette. The film slowly develops from a drama about blackmail into a dark, yet tender, supernatural love story between Marie and Julien, played by Emmanuelle Béart and Jerzy Radziwiłowicz. Anne...
(Jacques Rivette, 2003) - The Magic Gloves (Martín RejtmanMartín RejtmanMartín Rejtman is an award winning Argentine film producer, film director, and screenplay writer.He works in the cinema of Argentina.-Biography:...
, 2003) - Playing “In the Company of Men” (Arnaud DesplechinArnaud DesplechinArnaud Desplechin is a French film director.-Biography:Arnaud Desplechin is the son of Robert and Mado Desplechin, and grew up in the Nord department...
, 2003) - Ripley’s GameRipley's Game (film)Ripley's Game is a feature film based on the 1974 novel of the same name, the third in Patricia Highsmith's "Ripliad," a series of books chronicling the murderous adventures of con artist Tom Ripley...
(Liliana Cavani, 2002) - Gambling, Gods and LSD (Peter MettlerPeter MettlerPeter Mettler is a Canadian film director and cinematographer.-Biography:Peter Mettler was born in 1958 to Swiss parents and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada...
, 2002) - Shanghai Picnic (Andrew Cheng, 2001)
- Welcome to Destination Shanghai (Andrew Cheng, 2003)
- The Five ObstructionsThe Five ObstructionsThe Five Obstructions is a 2003 Danish film by Lars von Trier and Jørgen Leth. The film is a documentary, but incorporates lengthy sections of experimental films produced by the filmmakers. The premise is that Lars von Trier has created a challenge for his friend and mentor, Jørgen Leth, another...
(Lars von Trier and Jorgen Leth, 2003)
2003
- 11'09"01 (Samira Makmalbaf, Claude Lelouch, Youssef ChahineYoussef ChahineYoussef Chahine was an Egyptian film director active in the Egyptian film industry since 1950. He was credited with launching the career of actor Omar Sharif...
, Danis TanovicDanis TanovicDanis Tanović is a Bosnian film director and screenwriter.Tanović is best known for having directed and written the script for the 2001 Bosnian movie No Man's Land which won an Academy Award. He was a member of the jury at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.-Biography:Danis Tanović was born in the...
, Idriisa Ouedraogo, Ken LoachKen LoachKenneth "Ken" Loach is a Palme D'Or winning English film and television director.He is known for his naturalistic, social realist directing style and for his socialist beliefs, which are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as homelessness , labour rights and child abuse at the...
, Alejandro González IñárrituAlejandro González IñárrituAlejandro González Iñárritu is a Mexican film director.González Iñárritu is the first Mexican director to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director and by the DGA of America for Best Director. He is also the first and only Mexican born director to have won the Prix de la mise en scene...
, Amos GitaiAmos GitaiAmos Gitai , born 11 October 1950 in Haifa, Israel, is an Israeli filmmaker and director. He is mainly known for making documentaries and experimental / minimalist feature films...
, Mira NairMira NairMira Nair is an Indian film director and producer based in New York. Her production company is Mirabai Films.She was educated at Delhi University and Harvard University. Her debut feature film, Salaam Bombay! , won the Golden Camera award at the Cannes Film Festival and also earned the nomination...
, Sean PennSean PennSean Justin Penn is an American actor, screenwriter and film director, also known for his political and social activism...
, Shōhei ImamuraShohei Imamurawas a Japanese film director. Imamura was the first Japanese director to win two Palme d'Or awards.His eldest son Daisuke Tengan is also a script writer and film director, and worked on the screenplays to Imamura's filmsThe Eel , Dr...
, 2002) - Happy Here and Now (Michael AlmereydaMichael AlmereydaMichael Almereyda is an American film director, screenwriter, and film producer. His most well known work is Hamlet , starring Ethan Hawke.-Early life:...
, 2002) - demonloverDemonloverDemonlover is a 2002 technological neo-noir thriller film by French writer/director Olivier Assayas. The film stars Connie Nielsen, Charles Berling, Chloë Sevigny, and Gina Gershon with a musical score by Sonic Youth...
(Olivier Assayas, 2002) - The RoadThe Road (2001 film)The Road is a 2001 Kazakhstani drama film directed by Darezhan Omirbaev. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Jamshed Usmonov - Amir Kobessov* Saule Toktybayeva - Amir's mother...
(Darezhan Omirbaev, 2001) - Combat d’amour en songe (Raúl Ruiz, 2000)
- SeafoodSeafood (film)Seafood is a 2001 Chinese film directed by the established writer Zhu Wen. Though Seafood was Zhu's first film as director, he had already gained some experience with filmmaking as a screenwriter for Zhang Ming and Zhang Yuan...
(Zhu Wen, 2001) - Path to WarPath to WarPath to War is a 2002 American biographical television film, produced by HBO and directed by John Frankenheimer that deals directly with the Vietnam War as seen through the eyes of United States President Lyndon B...
(John Frankenheimer, 2002) - Seven Days in MaySeven Days in MaySeven Days in May is an American political thriller novel written by Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey II and published in 1962. It was made into a motion picture and released in February 1964, with a screenplay by Rod Serling, directed by John Frankenheimer, and starring Burt Lancaster, Kirk...
(John Frankenheimer, 1964) - Two films by Chris MarkerChris MarkerChris Marker is a French writer, photographer, documentary film director, multimedia artist and film essayist. His best known films are La jetée , A Grin Without a Cat , Sans Soleil and AK , an essay film on the Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa...
and Société pour le lancement des Oeuvres Nouvelles (SLON): The Battle of the Ten Million (1970) and 2084 (1984) - The Secret Lives of Dentists (Alan Rudolph, 2002)
- La Nouvelle vie (Philippe GrandrieuxPhilippe GrandrieuxPhilippe Jesus Grandrieux is a French film director born in 1954.- Biography :He studied movies at the INSAS in Brussels and started his career as a moviemaker by shooting fictional films and documentaries. Grandrieux then worked as an experimental filmmaker in Belgium where he exhibited his...
, 2002) - Remembrance of Things to Come (Chris Marker and Yannick Bellon, 2002) screened with Embassy (Chris Marker, 1974)
- Ken ParkKen ParkKen Park is a 2002 drama film. The screenplay was written by Harmony Korine, who based it on Larry Clark's journals and stories. The film was directed by Larry Clark and Ed Lachman....
(Larry Clark and Ed Lachman, 2002) - Blissfully YoursBlissfully YoursBlissfully Yours is a 2002 Thai romance film directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul. It won the Un Certain Regard prize at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:...
(Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2001) - Monrak TransistorMonrak TransistorMonrak Transistor is a 2001 Thai film directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang. Blending several genres, including comedy, romance, musical and crime, it is the story of a young man named Pan and his odyssey after he goes AWOL from the army and tries to make it as a luk thung singing star.-Plot:The story...
(Pen-ek Ratanaruang, 2001) - Brief CrossingBrief CrossingBrief Crossing is a French film released in 2001 and directed by Catherine Breillat. It stars Sarah Pratt and Gilles Guillain....
(Catherine Breillat, 2001) - Shadow Kill (Adoor Gopalakrishnan, 2002)
- JUON:the grudge 2 (Noriko sakai) 2003
- JUON: the grudge (2003)
2002
- Martha… Martha (Sandrine VeyssetSandrine Veysset-Background and early career:She was born in Avignon. Veysset studied French literature until she dropped out of school to pursue filmmaking. A friend introduced her to Léos Carax and she was hired as his driver while he was shooting Les Amants du Pont-Neuf in 1989...
, 2001) - The MissionThe Mission (1999 film)The Mission is a 1999 Hong Kong action film produced and directed Johnnie To, and starring Anthony Wong, Francis Ng, Jackie Lui, Lam Suet, and Simon Yam.-Plot:...
(Johnnie To, 1999) - Investigating SexInvestigating SexInvestigating Sex is a 2001 comedy/drama film written and directed by Alan Rudolph and starring Neve Campbell, Til Schweiger, Nick Nolte and Dermot Mulroney and based on the book Recherches sur la sexualite archives du surealisme by Jose Pierre.After a long delay, the film was finally released on...
(Alan Rudolph, 2001) - Trouble Every Day (Claire Denis, 2001)
- The Sleepy Time GalThe Sleepy Time GalThe Sleepy Time Gal is a 2001 film written and directed by Christopher Munch. The film stars Jacqueline Bisset, Martha Plimpton, Nick Stahl, Amy Madigan, Seymour Cassel and Frankie Faison.-Plot:...
(Christopher Münch, 2001) - The Piano TeacherThe Piano TeacherThe Piano Teacher is a 2001 film directed by Michael Haneke, starring Isabelle Huppert and Benoît Magimel. The film is based on the novel Die Klavierspielerin by Elfriede Jelinek who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2004.- Plot :...
(Michael Haneke, 2001) - The EntityThe EntityThe Entity is a horror film purportedly based on the paranormal events a woman and her family experienced circa 1976. It stars Barbara Hershey as a woman tormented by an unseen entity...
(Sidney J. Furie, 1982) screened with Outer Space (Peter TscherkasskyPeter TscherkasskyPeter Tscherkassky is an Austrian avant-garde filmmaker who works exclusively with found footage. All of his work is done with film and heavily edited in the darkroom, rather than relying on technological modes.-Early life:...
, 1999) and Dream Work (Peter Tscherkassky, 2001) - Forever MineForever MineForever Mine is a 1999 film written and directed by Paul Schrader. It stars Joseph Fiennes, Gretchen Mol and Ray Liotta.-Plot:Alan Riply , a young cabana boy working at an opulent beach hotel, falls in love with Ellen Brice , the wife of business mogul Mark Brice . Ellen returns his love, but when...
(Paul Schrader, 2000) - Merci pour le chocolat (Claude ChabrolClaude ChabrolClaude Chabrol was a French film director, a member of the French New Wave group of filmmakers who first came to prominence at the end of the 1950s...
, 2000)
Focus on New Japanese Cinema
- Barren Illusion (Kiyoshi KurosawaKiyoshi Kurosawais a Japanese filmmaker. He is best known for his many contributions to the Japanese horror genre.-Biography:Born in Kobe on July 19, 1955, Kiyoshi Kurosawa is not related to director Akira Kurosawa...
, 1999) - Not Forgotten (Makoto ShinozakiMakoto Shinozakiis a Japanese film director.-Career:Born in Tokyo, Shinozaki attended Rikkyō University where he studied under Shigehiko Hasumi, made 8mm films, and appeared in the then amateur works of other Rikkyō graduates such as Kiyoshi Kurosawa...
, 2000) - RingRing (film)is a 1998 Japanese horror film by Hideo Nakata, adapted from the novel Ring by Kōji Suzuki, which in turn draws on the Japanese folk tale Banchō Sarayashiki. The film stars Nanako Matsushima, Hiroyuki Sanada, and Rikiya Ōtaka as members of a divorced family...
(Hideo NakataHideo NakataHideo Nakata is a Japanese filmmaker.-Life and career:Nakata was born in Okayama, Japan. He is most familiar to Western audiences for his work on Japanese horror films such as Ring , Ring 2 and Dark Water...
, 1998) - Ichi the KillerIchi the Killeris a 2001 Japanese film directed by Takashi Miike, based on Hideo Yamamoto's manga series of the same name.- Plot : While alone with a prostitute, crime lord Anjo is brutally murdered...
(Takeshi Miike, 2001) - H-Story (Nobuhiro SuwaNobuhiro Suwais a Japanese film director working in Japan and France. His directorial works and screenplays often make use of improvisation techniques. Currently, Suwa is the President of Tokyo Zokei University.-Biography:...
, 2001) - PulsePulseIn medicine, one's pulse represents the tactile arterial palpation of the heartbeat by trained fingertips. The pulse may be palpated in any place that allows an artery to be compressed against a bone, such as at the neck , at the wrist , behind the knee , on the inside of the elbow , and near the...
(Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2001) - Harmful Insect (Akihiko ShiotaAkihiko Shiotais a Japanese film director and screenwriter.-Career:Born in Kyoto Prefecture, Shiota attended Rikkyō University, where he began making 8mm films in the tradition of other Rikkyō students like Kiyoshi Kurosawa...
, 2001)
Top of the World: Film Comment Magazine Selects the Most Important Films and Filmmakers of the Nineties
- Dead ManDead ManDead Man is a 1995 American Western film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. It stars Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer, Billy Bob Thornton, Iggy Pop, Crispin Glover, John Hurt, Michael Wincott, Lance Henriksen, and Robert Mitchum . The film, dubbed an "Acid Western" by its director, includes twisted...
(Jim Jarmusch, 1995) - UnforgivenUnforgivenUnforgiven is a 1992 American Western film produced and directed by Clint Eastwood with a screenplay written by David Webb Peoples. The film tells the story of William Munny, an aging outlaw and killer who takes on one more job years after he had hung up his guns and turned to farming...
(Clint Eastwood, 1992) - Red (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1994)
- JLG/JLG (Jean-Luc Godard, 1995)
- The PuppetmasterThe Puppetmaster (film)The Puppetmaster is a 1993 Taiwanese film directed by Hou Hsiao-Hsien. Based on the memoirs of Li Tian-lu, Taiwan’s most celebrated puppeteer, this story covers the years from Li’s birth in 1909 to the end of Japan’s fifty-year occupation of Taiwan in 1945.-Plot:It tells the story of Li Tian-lu...
(Hou Hsiao-hsien, 1993) - Schindler's ListSchindler's ListSchindler's List is a 1993 American film about Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who saved the lives of more than a thousand mostly Polish-Jewish refugees during the Holocaust by employing them in his factories. The film was directed by Steven Spielberg, and based on the novel Schindler's Ark...
(Steven Spielberg, 1993) - Pulp FictionPulp Fiction (film)Pulp Fiction is a 1994 American crime film directed by Quentin Tarantino, who co-wrote its screenplay with Roger Avary. The film is known for its rich, eclectic dialogue, ironic mix of humor and violence, nonlinear storyline, and host of cinematic allusions and pop culture references...
(Quentin Tarantino, 1994) - Miller's CrossingMiller's CrossingMiller's Crossing is a 1990 American gangster film by the Coen brothers and starring Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, Marcia Gay Harden, Jon Polito and John Turturro...
(Joel and Ethan Coen, 1990) - The Age of InnocenceThe Age of InnocenceThe Age of Innocence is a novel by Edith Wharton published in 1920, which won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize. The story is set in upper-class New York City in the 1870s. In 1920, The Age of Innocence was serialized in four parts in the Pictorial Review magazine, and later released by D...
(Martin Scorsese, 1993) - The IdiotsThe IdiotsThe Idiots is a 1998 Danish film directed by Lars von Trier. It is his first film made in compliance with the Dogme '95 Manifesto, and is also known as Dogme #2...
(Lars von Trier, 1998) - Inquiétude (Manoel de Oliveira, 1998)
- The Wind Will Carry UsThe Wind Will Carry UsThe Wind Will Carry Us is a 1999 Iranian film by Abbas Kiarostami. The title is a reference to a poem written by the famous modern Iranian woman poet Forough Farrokhzad. In 1999, the movie was nominated for Golden Lion of Venice Film Festival. It won Grand Special Jury Prize , FIPRESCI Prize and...
(Abbas Kiarostami, 1999)
Special events
- Pink Floyd The WallPink Floyd The Wall (film)Pink Floyd—The Wall is a 1982 British live-action/animated musical film directed by Alan Parker based on the 1979 Pink Floyd album The Wall. The screenplay was written by Pink Floyd vocalist and bassist Roger Waters. The film is highly metaphorical and is rich in symbolic imagery and sound...
(Alan Parker, 1982), followed by prog-rock afterparty with music by the DJs of Viva Radio—October 13, 2009 - The Last Days of DiscoThe Last Days of DiscoThe Last Days of Disco is a 1998 sardonic comedy-drama film written and directed by Whit Stillman and loosely based on his travels and experiences in various nightclubs in Manhattan, including Studio 54. The film concerns a group of Ivy League and Hampshire graduates falling in and out of love in...
(Whit Stillman, 1998), followed by a late disco dance party with DJs Jeremy Campbell (Tropical Computer System) and Dan Selzer (Acute Records)—August 27, 2009 - ThirstThirst (2009 film)Thirst is a 2009 horror/drama film, written, produced and directed by Park Chan-wook. It is loosely based on the novel Thérèse Raquin by Émile Zola. The film tells the story of a priest—who is in love with his friend’s wife—turning into a vampire through a failed medical experiment. Park has...
(Park Chan-wook, 2009), with Park Chan-wook in person—July 20, 2009 - The Friends of Eddie CoyleThe Friends of Eddie CoyleThis is an article about the movie. For information about George V. Higgins' 1970 novel, go to The Friends of Eddie Coyle .The Friends of Eddie Coyle is a 1973 crime film starring Robert Mitchum and Peter Boyle. Directed by Peter Yates, the screenplay was adapted from the novel by George V. Higgins...
(Peter Yates, 1973)—May 26, 2009 - 1991: The Year Punk Broke1991: The Year Punk Broke1991: The Year Punk Broke is a 1992 documentary directed by Dave Markey featuring American alternative rock band Sonic Youth on tour in Europe in 1991. While Sonic Youth is the focus of the documentary, the film also gives attention to Nirvana, Dinosaur Jr., Babes in Toyland, Gumball and The Ramones...
(Dave Markey, 1992), followed by an after-party with music provided by Viva Radio—May 4, 2009 - A Tribute to Pierre ClémentiPierre ClémentiPierre Clémenti was a French actor.Born in Paris, Clémenti studied drama and began his acting career in the theatre. He secured his first minor screen roles in 1960 in Yves Allégret's Chien de pique performing alongside Eddie Constantine...
; the USA premiere of Les Idoles (Marc’o, 1968)—November 25, 2008 - The Changeling (Peter Medak, 1980)—October 31, 2008
- Che!Che!Che! is an American Biographical film starring Omar Sharif as Marxist revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara. It follows Guevara from when he first landed in Cuba in 1956 to his death in Bolivia in 1967, although the film does not portray the formative pre-Cuban revolution sections of Che's life as...
(Richard Fleischer, 1969)—October 28, 2008 - The Last WinterThe Last WinterThe Last Winter is a 2006 thriller film, directed by Larry Fessenden. The Last Winter premiered in The Contemporary World Cinema Programme at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2006...
(Larry Fessenden, 2006)—September 17, 2007 - The Executioner's SongThe Executioner's Song (film)The Executioner's Song was a 1982 made-for-television film adaptation of the book published in 1980, entitled The Executioner's Song. The film is directed by Lawrence Schiller.-Plot:...
(Lawrence Schiller, 1982), followed by a Q&A with Lawrence Schiller and Rosanna Arquette—August 5, 2007 - ThemThem (2006 film)Them is a 2006 French horror film directed by David Moreau and Xavier Palud.Olivia Bonamy plays Clementine, a young teacher, who has recently moved from France to a remote but idyllic country house near Bucharest, Romania with her lover Lucas played by Michael Cohen.- Story :The film opens with a...
(David Moreau and Xavier Palud, 2006)—August 2, 2007 - Norman MailerNorman MailerNorman Kingsley Mailer was an American novelist, journalist, essayist, poet, playwright, screenwriter, and film director.Along with Truman Capote, Joan Didion, Hunter S...
on Film: Tough Guys Don't DanceTough Guys Don't Dance (film)Tough Guys Don't Dance is a 1987 film written and directed by Norman Mailer based on his novel of the same name. It is a murder mystery/film noir piece that was scorned by audiences and critics alike. It was screened out of competition at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.The script had revisions done...
(Mailer, 1987) and MaidstoneMaidstone (film)Maidstone was a film made in 1970, directed by, written by, and starring Norman Mailer.-Plot summary:Famous film director Norman Kingsley runs for President while working on his latest film project...
(Mailer, 1971), with Mailer in conversation—July 22, 2007 - Preview screening of JoshuaJoshua (film)Joshua is a 2007 American psychological horror/thriller film about an affluent young Manhattan family and how they are torn apart by the increasingly sadistic behavior of their disturbed son, Joshua. The film was directed by George Ratliff and stars Sam Rockwell, Vera Farmiga and Jacob Kogan...
(George Ratliff, 2007), followed by a Q&A with George Ratliff, producer Johnathan Dorfman, and cast members—July 2, 2007 - Hot FuzzHot FuzzHot Fuzz is a 2007 British action dark comedy film written by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright, and starring Pegg and Nick Frost. The three had previously worked together on the 2004 film Shaun of the Dead as well as the television series Spaced...
(Edgar Wright, 2007) screened with Electra Glide in Blue (James William Guercio, 1973), with Edgar WrightEdgar WrightEdgar Howard Wright is an English film and television director and writer. He is most famous for his work with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost on the films Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, the TV series Spaced, and for directing the film Scott Pilgrim vs...
, Simon PeggSimon PeggSimon Pegg is an English actor, comedian, writer, film producer, and director. He is best known for having co-written and stared in various Edgar Wright features, mainly Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and the comedy series Spaced.He also portrayed Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the 2009 Star Trek film...
, and Nick FrostNick FrostNicholas John "Nick" Frost is an English actor, comedian and screenwriter. He is best known for his work with Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg in the role of Mike Watt in the television comedy Spaced, as well as the film characters Ed in Shaun of the Dead, PC/Sgt...
in person—April 10, 2007 - An Evening with Charles GrodinCharles GrodinCharles Grodin is an American actor, comedian, author and former cable talk show host. Grodin began his acting career in the 1960s appearing in TV serials including The Virginian. He had a small part as an obstetrician in Roman Polanski's Rosemary's Baby in 1968...
, with a screening of Midnight RunMidnight RunMidnight Run is a 1988 American action comedy film starring Robert De Niro as a bounty hunter and Charles Grodin as his prisoner....
(Martin Brest, 1988), followed by an onstage conversation with Charles Grodin—December 13, 2006 - Sneak Preview of The DescentThe DescentThe Descent is a 2005 British horror film written and directed by Neil Marshall. The film follows six women who, having entered an unmapped cave system, become trapped, and are hunted by subterranean flesh-eating humanoids....
(Neil Marshall, 2005), with Neil MarshallNeil MarshallNeil Marshall is an English film director, editor and screenwriter. Marshall began his career in editing and in 2002 directed his first feature film Dog Soldiers, which became a cult film. He followed up with the critically acclaimed horror film The Descent in 2005...
in attendance—July 24, 2006 - Pine Flat (Sharon Lockhart, 2005), with Sharon Lockhart in person—May 25, 2006
- An Evening with Anton CorbijnAnton CorbijnAnton Corbijn is a Dutch photographer, music video and film director. He is the creative director behind the visual output of Depeche Mode and U2, having handled the principal promotion and sleeve photography for both for more than a decade...
, Jonathan GlazerJonathan GlazerJonathan Glazer is an English director of films, commercials and music videos.-Biography:After studying theatre design at Nottingham Trent University, Glazer started out directing theatre and making film and television trailers, including award-winning work for the BBC...
, Mark RomanekMark RomanekMark Romanek is an American filmmaker, whose directing work includes feature films, music videos and commercials.He wrote and directed the critically acclaimed 2002 film One Hour Photo starring Robin Williams...
, and Stéphane SednaouiStéphane SednaouiStéphane Sednaoui is a French-American photographer, director and producer whose work includes music videos, art projects, photographic essays, portrait photography, fashion photography and photojournalism....
(a 90-minute program featuring rare director’s cuts and previously unseen content), featuring all four directors in a roundtable Q&A and Michel GondryMichel GondryMichel Gondry is an Academy Award winning filmmaker, whose works include being a commercial director, music video director, and a screenwriter. He is noted for his inventive visual style and manipulation of mise en scène. - Life and career :...
as MC—September 13, 2005 - 20462046 (film)2046 is a 2004 Hong Kong film written and directed by Wong Kar-wai. It is a loose sequel to the 1991 Hong Kong film Days of Being Wild and the 2000 Hong Kong film In the Mood for Love...
(Wong Kar-wai, 2004), with Wong Kar-waiWong Kar-waiWong Kar-wai BBS is a Hong Kong Second Wave filmmaker, internationally renowned as an auteur for his visually unique, highly stylized, emotionally resonant work, including Days of Being Wild , Ashes of Time , Chungking Express , Fallen Angels , Happy Together and 2046...
in person—June 15, 2005 - We Jam Econo: The Story of the MinutemenWe Jam EconoWe Jam Econo - The Story of the Minutemen, is a full-length documentary about the influential 1980s punk rock band Minutemen, created by director Tim Irwin and producer Keith Schieron in association with Rocket Fuel Films...
(Tim Irwin, 2005), followed by a Q&A with Tim Irwin and producer Keith Schieron—May 24, 2005