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    Restored “My Heart Is That Eternal Rose” at Metrograph

    Beginning this Thursday, March 22, NYC’s Metrograph Theater is presenting a restored version of “My Heart Is That Eternal Rose,” an important and influential 1989 Hong Kong action film. Go here for more details and ticket information. The film is directed by Patrick Tam, who began directing and editing films in 1980. He is regarded as the mentor of the great Wong Kar-Wai, and edited...

    “Resynator” Reconnects Daughter with Synth-Innovator Dad (SXSW)

    Alison Tavel had worked as a touring crew member for musicians Grace Potter, Beck, and Jenny Lewis and directed a handful of music videos ,when in her mid-twenties she decided to find out more about her late dad, who died just weeks after her birth. Don Tavel, she had been told, had invented the synthesizer! Her first discovery was that, no, Robert Moog is...
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    MOMI First Look Highlights

    The Museum of the Moving Image’s eleventh First Look Festival, devoted to “innovative new international cinema” takes place Wednesday, March 16 to Sunday, March...

    Yujiro Harumoto “A Balance”

    Yujiro Harumoto’s “A Balance” is both a sensitive Japanese family drama and a powerful indictment of the myth of balanced investigatory journalism and its...

    “Algren,” “La Dénonciation” streaming on OVID

    In Nelson Algren’s 1956 novel “A Walk on the Wild Side”, an old-timer tells the protagonist three rules for living: “Never play cards with...

    “The Olive Trees of Justice” (James Blue) 1963

    American filmmaker James Blue, though he died in 1980 at age 49, had a long and interesting career that is ripe for rediscovery. You...

    Streaming Films: January & February 2022

    Welcome to the first edition of our long scrolling monthly streaming showcase, in which I alert readers to the best films to check out...

    Miklós Jancsó Retrospective at Metrograph Theater

    In 2020 six of Jancsó’s films were restored by the Hungarian National Film Archive and they begin a theatrical run at New York City’s Metrograph theater January 14.

    “France” (Bruno Dumont) 2021

    I’ve always thought it was rude to ask celebrities to let you take a selfie with them but TV anchor France de Meurs puts...

    Watch “Dune” for Free This Thursday

    Beginning this Thursday, October 21, you can watch Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Frank Herbert's classic 1965 novel "Dune" for free if you subscribe to...

    “Mulholland Drive” in 4K, Boxed Set

    Called the best film of the 2000s by poll conducted by Sight & Sound magazine, David Lynch's "Mulholland Drive" will be released in 4K...

    Kino Lorber Launches Free Streaming Channel

    Kino Lorber recently launched a free streaming channel. It's available on the web, as an app for Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple TV, iOS, and...

    Barry Forshaw on Crime Fiction

    Barry Forshaw is a British writer who specialises in crime fiction. He has written many books, including “British Crime Writing: An Encyclopedia”, “The Rough...