movie poster

I love this movie poster (and want to see the movie!)

Alamar

“A luminous, semi-documentary film that plays on the border of reality and fiction… (portraying) a tender, ritualistic passing of knowledge, experience and love from one generation to the next. Director Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio has constructed a film in which a journey has an overarching mythic resonance that evokes fables from ‘Robinson Crusoe’ to ‘The Old Man [...]

then & later

(via Suicide Blonde)

vive la france!

Happy Bastille Day! (via Breathless)

trust

Hal Hartly is a great American film director. A good friend of mine introduced me to his films a long time ago. He is a filmmaking hero to her and a few years ago we both got to meet him in person. He taught at Harvard in the same department I work in but before [...]

article

There is a really great article about this years Flaherty Film Seminar in Artforum.

i was there

I had such an incredible week at Flaherty. I don’t think I’ve ever watched so many films, talked to so many people, drank so much or slept so little. I saw many memorable films – a few of which i will write about in the coming weeks. After sleeping 12+ hours yesterday I’m feeling invigorated [...]

adventure

I’m packing up my suitcase tonight and heading off to Hamilton, NY tomorrow for the 56th Flaherty Film Seminar. I was lucky enough to get a fellowship to attend the Seminar this year and I’m so excited to be a part of this event. It’s a bit legendary in my mind, over the years I’ve [...]

classics

This week I watched Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting. Two classics I had never seen. While Cassidy was a little dated, The Sting was solid and fantastic. This summer I’m going to try to watch as many classics as I can.

the conformist

The Conformist is definitely in my ‘top 10 best films’ list. The cinematography is stunning. I just re-watched it tonight with Julian and now I feel completely overwhelmed by its genius. Sigh.