With a camera that brings us beyond the surface and into soul, Nuri Bilge Ceylan may be one of the greatest directors of faces in movie history. A video essay/portrait gallery of three Ceylan films makes the case.
Read More »Two video artworks from the 1990s lay the blueprint for the online supercut video as we now know it.
Read More »In just a few short years, Lena Dunham has quickly made a name for herself in the indie film scene. In 2010 she caught everyone at the SXSW Film Festival by surprise with her detached but deeply personal debut "Tiny Furniture."
Read More »Just when you’ve gotten through Downton Abbey withdrawal, here’s another parody to remind you of what’s missing from television: Jimmy Fallon and friends from Studio 6B give us Downton Sixbey. In the spirit of Jersey Floor, it sounds like a recurring Late Night series, which w...
Read More »Written and directed by Jason Barrett, the Vision in Progress British production The Naked Poet, is currently seeking supporters via their website. The film, a romantic comedy about a man named Lazarus caught in a love triangle between his girlfriend and a newfound love, needs a 100,000 signatu...
Read More »I've written about this film before and I figured that it was only a matter of time before it came out on the Warner Home Video DVD-on-demand specialty label Warner Archive and this week it finally did.
Read More »If relentless action is your thing, then you'll no doubt surrender to "Sleepless Night," Frédéric Jardin's French thriller playing at the upcoming Tribeca Film Festival after hitting VOD on April 17. The film centers on seemingly corrupt cop Vincent (Tomer Sisley) whose attempt to steal a bag of cok...
Read More »Below filmmaker Braden King shares a scene from his Armenia-set drama "Here," starring Ben Foster ("The Messenger") and Lubna Azabal ("Incendies"). The film opens in New York this Friday through Strand Releasing, and expands to Los Angeles and San Francisco in May.
Read More »The craggy complexion. The stately ovate chin. Those thin lips deceptively wrapped around that charming smile. That perfect nose. Those clear greenish-brown eyes. That squint.
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