Kevin Lee

“While it’s one of the world’s five largest nations in both population and geographical area, our idea of [Brazil] is almost completely steeped in dualistic …

We rarely begin with the “in the works” mini-bulletins, but today brings an exceptional batch of news. First off, Andrzej Żuławski has been pitchingDark Matter …

The “urban haute bourgeoisie” of Whit Stillman’s ‘Metropolitan’ For the Awl, Sharan Shetty talks with Whit Stillman about the Oscar-nominated screenplay for his debut feature, …

Geir Westby in Peter Watkins’s ‘Edvard Munch’ In a film-by-film assessment of the work of Peter Watkins in the new issue of frieze, Jonty Claypole …

‘Samsara’ trades, as expected, in striking images. It’s unlikely that any contemporary filmmaker has racked up more frequent-flyer miles than Ron Fricke. As co-writer and …

Contemporary projections “Spirited, thought-provoking and popping with fresh perspectives, J. Hoberman‘s new book, Film After Film: Or, What Became of 21st Century Cinema? (Verso), reframes …

The BFI has announced that Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie will open this year’s London Film Festival, the 56th, running from October 10 through 21. The LFF …

In films like ‘Blood and Black Lace, horror master Mario Bava infused the sensual with the scary. August typically finds the air of the cineplex …

Centennial tributes to Gene Kelly have been popping up around the country since at least May, when the Academy hosted two special evenings and Susan …

‘Up Your Ladder’ sends up a film genre Hayes would later explore and exploit. It was never all that difficult to find movies by cult …