‘Slow Cinema’ panel discussion from the 2012 AV Festival, featuring Lav Diaz,...
Despite the controversy surrounding the term, “Slow Cinema” (sometimes referred to as “Contemporary Contemplative Cinema”) has become a commonplace classification in recent years, lumping together the...
View ArticleBBC Four documentary on video nasties and the British Board of Film...
It’s easy to forget canonical movies like Ken Russell’s The Devils and Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange were once labeled “video nasties”–the term is often (wrongly) associated with low-grade exploitation...
View ArticleScenes from a marriage: Ruben Ostlund’s FORCE MAJEURE (Preview)
The strained family portraits that open Ruben Ostlund’s droll new film Force Majeure immediately indicate something awry in the marriage at its center. Visibly uncomfortable, Tomas awkwardly leans his...
View ArticlePeter Greenway’s short film, MAKING A SPLASH (1984)
Making A Splash contains some of Peter Greenaway’s most tactile direction–a marriage of aquatic imagery, synchronized editing and bodies in motion. Droplets of water onto bright green leaves beget a...
View ArticlePaul Thomas Anderson talks porno and eats pizza in FilmFour interview (1998)
Since the release of 1998’s Boogie Nights, it’s a commonality to hear Paul Thomas Anderson mentioned among the most gifted living directors. In lieu of Inherent Vice, his latest, here is an early...
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Mark Rance’s remarkable personal documentary, MOM (1974)
The film is not able to be embedded, but can be found here. Working under direct cinema greats Ed Pincus and Ricky Leacock, a 22 year-old Mark Rance made Mom (1974), a 16mm documentary while working...
View ArticleDenis Côté’s THE JOY OF MAN’S DESIRING and Kazik Radwanski’s CUTAWAY (Review)
THE JOY OF MAN’S DESIRING and CUTAWAY are playing in Toronto at the Art Gallery of Ontario’s Jackman Hall at 6:00pm on Sunday, December 7th. THE JOY OF MAN’S DESIRING (Denis Côté, 2014) Denis Côté...
View ArticleMiguel Gomes’ Christmas musical comedy, INVENTARIO DE NATAL (2000)
Christmas has come and gone already, but it’s hardly too late for holiday-themed short from Portugal’s Miguel Gomes, detailing a chaotic and joyous family gathering. The numerous allusions to myth and...
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