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    “Invention” at Metrograph In Theater April 18

    "Invention," an indie film combining real footage and fictional narrative to create a unique, mysterious and lightly comical meta-portrait of a woman's grief over her dead father, plays for one week at Metrograph In Theater beginning this Friday, April 18. Go here for showtimes and ticket information. Callie Hernandez stars as "Carrie Fernandez" (some characters erroneously refer to her by her real name, one of...

    “The Shipwrecked Triptych” and “Songs of Slow Burning Earth” at MoMI First Look this weekend

    Here are two more must-see films which will screen at the Museum of the Moving Image's First Look Festival. Go here for showtimes and tickets. There are no actual shipwrecks in Deniz Eroglu's wonderfully imaginative film "The Shipwrecked Triptych." Instead the the term is a metaphor for when a person's shelter becomes lost or is precarious. Three narratives, set in different times, present eerie and...
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    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...