“El Norte,” classic immigrant movie, returns to 200 big screens for one day only
August 9, 2019
"El Norte"—35 years after its original theatrical Release, the Oscar-nominated classic remains the quintessential film about immigration from Central America to the U.S. The movie will play on more than
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Oliver Stone on JFK assassination + His failed MLK film
June 17, 2017
Award-winning director Oliver Stone joins Democracy Now! in studio today for an extended interview about the 50th anniversary of the assassination
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MOVIES INTO THEATER | I can’t believe it’s not Ingmar Bergman’s film (part 2)
September 2, 2015
This is the second half of a 2-part essay. The brand name of Ingmar Bergman is now a system of signs that express other ideas.
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MOVIES INTO THEATER | I can’t believe it’s not Ingmar Bergman’s film (part 1)
September 1, 2015
So what happened to change the Bergmanian tide? Money and the swift canonization of a once reluctant Swedish dramatist-turned-film-icon are the quick answers.
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DEADLINES | Berwick Media & Arts Festival seeks “border crossing” apps for film residency in England
November 15, 2013
In 2014 the festival will take it's starting point as Berwick's position at the heart of what was once known as the "debatable lands," with an identity neither English nor
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ON FOREIGN-FILM DIPLOMACY | Why this year’s Golden Globe Awards are so Eurocentric
January 11, 2013
Have you noticed that the French and the Scandinavians dominate this year's Golden Globe nominees for best foreign language films? To a disproportionate degree. So what exactly happened that only
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