Kevin Lee
DAILY | Sight & Sound “Greatest Films of All Time” Poll 2012
Let’s cut to the chase. The top ten films in the new Sight & Sound Critics Poll are: Hitchcock’s ‘Vertigo’ knocks ‘Citizen Kane’ from the …
DAILY | Gore Vidal, 1925 – 2012
Gore Vidal “Gore Vidal, the elegant, acerbic all-around man of letters who presided with a certain relish over what he declared to be the end …
Under Water: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
‘Mekong Hotel’ is an intimate hour-long film inspired by a river. Apichatpong “Joe” Weerasethakul is one of the most unique and rare talents in the …
DAILY | Toronto 2012 Lineup, Round 2
Denis Côté’s ‘Bestiaire’ Following last week’s announcement of the lineups for its Galas and Special Presentations, the Toronto International Film Festival has added about another …
The Art of Filmmaking: Phil Grabsky
‘In Search of Haydn’ completes a trilogy of classical music documentaries by Phil Grabsky, though the set may expand; the director also plans on exploring …
DAILY | Anticipating the Sight & Sound Polls, SKYFALL, and More
The cover of the September 2002 issue of Sight & Sound The top stories of the day are actually the top stories of yesterday and …
DAILY | Jean Grémillon
Jean Grémillon, 1901 – 1959 Criterion’s release last week of Jean Grémillon During the Occupation on its no-frills label Eclipse follows a presentation of a …
DAILY | Chris Marker, 1921 – 2012
“Chris Marker, born Christian-Francois Bouche-Villeneuve, July 29, 1921 in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Hauts de Seine) died on Monday at the age of 91,” reports Libération. The news …
Scenes: IN THE PIT
To relieve the congestion of Mexico City’s notoriously clogged streets and highways, an upper deck was added to part of the anillo periférico, the …
DAILY | Nikolaus Geyrhalter and ABENDLAND
“At least since the 1990s, Austria has commanded a central place within global cinema culture,” begins Michael Sicinski in a piece on Nikolaus Geyrhalter‘s Abendland …