Ingmar Bergman, possibly the greatest filmmaker of all time, died on Monday, 30 July 2007, at the age of 89. It would be difficult to exaggerate the contribution he made to cinema. During the 1960s and 1970s, when he was at his peak, his creative fecundity was simply incredible, both in quality and [...]
Let’s forget about The Perfect Storm, readers, and instead enjoy “The Perfect Human” (Jørgen Leth’s Det perfekte menneske [1967]). Just click on the image and you’ll be taken to a new website to watch the short film.
The American Film Institute has released the latest version of its Top 100 American Films list.
I’ve seen only 42 of them, and four of those I remember so dimly and vaguely that I really might as well never have seen them at all. How many of them have you seen, readers?
What do you think [...]
Abbas Kiarostami, one of the giants of world cinema, was subjected to 2.5 hours of questioning at JFK airport.
Is there any logical reason on God’s earth why this man needed to be subjected to an interrogation? Does it get any dumber than this?
Apparently, Kiarostami is in New York for a major exhibition of his [...]
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