U.S. Micro-Budget Indie Cinema
(This one’s for Matthew.) Last summer, Dan Sallitt posted this startling tweet: “Wondering if it’s just a blip or whether
TIFF 2015: Jerzy Skolimowski; Tsai Ming-liang
I’ve long heard good things about Jerzy Skolimowski; particularly esteemed are the four features he made in the 1960s, including
TIFF 2015: Films and their Paratext
Two films at TIFF, both by filmmakers who exhibit their work in museums and galleries, raised for me some interesting
Gina Telaroli and Kurt Walker
One of the “possible futures” of cinema (to use Gina Telaroli’s phrase) can be glimpsed on this Tumblr page, on
TIFF 2015: The Round-Up
I’m back from TIFF (the Toronto International Film Festival), where I caught about 35 films. Average film quality was high
British Film Criticism
For many reasons, the French and the Americans hold a special, oversized, mythic place in the story of film criticism.
Letter to Comrade Girish (on “The New Cinephilia”)
Below is a letter from Adrian Martin, my co-editor on LOLA. My heartfelt thanks, dear Comrade Adrian, for these characteristically
The New Cinephilia
I’m happy to announce that my book, The New Cinephilia, is now out. It is part of caboose’s Kino-Agora series,
Mise en Scène Multiplicity
Over the last week I’ve been enjoying Adrian Martin’s new book Mise en Scène and Film Style: From Classical Hollywood
TIFF 2014, part 3: Short Takes
To conclude my TIFF coverage: some impressions and ideas sparked by ten films … National Gallery (Frederick Wiseman, France/USA). One