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____________________________________________________________ How to Come Alive with Noman Mailer — Q&A (12:30) ____________________________________________________________ Thelma Schoonmaker interview re Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger (22:54) ___________________________________________________________ Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat — AFI interview with director Johan Grimonprez (12:14) Inside the Arthouse interview with … Continue reading →

For his post, I originally intended to list only films I’d actually seen, which are the first eleven title below.  Normally I’d say that’s how you ought to do it, but when I started reading up about some of the … Continue reading →

_____________________________________________________________ With two exceptions, the following videos are all from last year’s New York Film Festival. Running times are indicated. _____________________________________________________________ A Compete Unknown – Making of  (23:40) ____________________________________________________________ A Compete Unknown – New York Premiere Q&A  (34:01) _________________________________________________________ The Brutalist – … Continue reading →

I saw a total of 350 films in 2024, both new and old,  218 in theaters and 132 streaming or on video discs. I’ve come up with 30 films that are the best of what I saw, or at least … Continue reading →

___________________________________________________ Daniel Craig (Queer) & Josh O’Connor (Challengers) — (42:23) ____________________________________________________ Ariana Grande (Wicked) & Paul Mescal (Gladiator II) — (55:04) __________________________________________________ Kate Winslet (Lee) & Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Perez) — (37:08) __________________________________________________ Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)  & Tilda Swinton … Continue reading →

Directors in conversation about what they do and how they do it. ________________________________________________ Sean Baker (Anora) & Brady Corbet (The Brutalist) — (39:45) ____________________________________________________ Denis Villeneuve (Dune: Part Two) & Luca Guadagnino (Challengers & Queer) — (58:26) _________________________________________________ Zoë Kravitz (Blink Twice) … Continue reading →

Most of these filmmakers are contenders for Academy Awards this year. A number of them turn up in more than one roundtable, so there’s bound to be some repetition. This is a lot of material. Pick and choose what looks … Continue reading →

This is the tenth edition of “On Set, Off Camera,” closing out 2024. As with previous editions, it consists mainly of shots of actors and directors caught in off-camera moments during the making of a movie, sometimes off-set, at home … Continue reading →

I think for many of us there is one person who was hugely important to us at a formative time in our lives. This may have been a teacher, a coach, a family member, or just anyone who came along … Continue reading →

This is Part Two of “On Set, Off Camera – Ninth Edition.” As before, it consists mainly of shots of actors and directors caught in off-camera moments during the making of a movie, sometimes off-set, at home and elsewhere. Some … Continue reading →