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Chantal Akerman

The Captive
Chantal Akerman par Chantal Akerman
Golden Eighties
Les Rendez-vous d’Anna
A Couch in New York
Saute ma ville
Tomorrow We Move
ESSAY: French Film Musicals
ESSAY: Chantal Akerman: A Primer


Woody Allen

Bullets Over Broadway
Deconstructing Harry
Melinda and Melinda
Mighty Aphrodite
Small Time Crooks
Sweet and Lowdown
    Everyone Says I Love You   NEW (11 Aug 2023)
ESSAY: The Case Against Woody Allen
ESSAY: Exploring Themes in Film: The Example of Radio Days


Pedro Almodóvar

All About My Mother
The Flower of My Secret
Law of Desire
Live Flesh
Parallel Mothers


Robert Altman

The Company
Cookie's Fortune
Gosford Park
Kansas City
The Player
Prêt-à-Porter
Short Cuts
That Cold Day in the Park


PT Anderson

Boogie Nights
Magnolia
Punch-Drunk Love


Asia Argento

Land of the Dead
Last Days
New Rose Hotel
xXx
ESSAY: Dario Argento's World of Terror


Olivier Assayas

Demonlover
Irma Vep

ESSAY: Olivier Assayas: Adolescence and History


Bernardo Bertolucci

Besieged
The Dreamers
Last Tango in Paris
Little Buddha
The Sheltering Sky
La Luna
Stealing Beauty
Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man


Juliette Binoche

Damage
The English Patient


Marlon Brando

Apocalypse Now Redux
Don Juan DeMarco
Guys and Dolls
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Last Tango in Paris
The Score
The Godfather
ESSAY: Brando's Ghost


Robert Bresson

L'Argent
Au hasard Balthazar
A Man Escaped
Pickpocket
     The Trial of Joan of Arc  NEW (10 Feb 2023)


Tim Burton

Beetlejuice
Big Fish
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Edward Scissorhands
Ed Wood
Mars Attacks!
Sleepy Hollow
Pee-wee’s Big Adventure


Jane Campion

Holy Smoke
In the Cut
The Piano
Sweetie
ESSAY: Jane Campion’s The Piano
edited by Harriet Margolis


Jim Carrey

Batman Forever
The Cable Guy
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
Liar Liar (1997)
Man on the Moon
The Truman Show


Claude Chabrol

Docteur M
L'Enfer
Madame Bovary (1991)
    La Cérémonie    NEW (28 Jun 2024)
ESSAY: Ruptures: Five Propositions on Claude Chabrol


Maggie Cheung

In the Mood for Love
Irma Vep


Larry Clark

Bully
Ken Park
Kids
Marfa Girl 2
ESSAY: A Larry Clark Portrait


Joel & Ethan Coen

Barton Fink
The Big Lebowski
Fargo
Intolerable Cruelty
The Man Who Wasn't There


Larry Cohen

Hellbound
High School High
Land of the Dead
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Night Owl
Phone Booth

ESSAY: Modern Horror Cinema: From Screams to Scream


Francis Ford Coppola

Apocalypse Now Redux
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Rumble Fish
The Godfather


Paul Cox

Cactus
The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky
Human Touch
Lust and Revenge
The Nun and the Bandit
Vincent
Innocence (2000)


David Cronenberg

eXistenZ
M. Butterfly
Naked Lunch
Crash


Cameron Crowe

Elizabethtown
Singles
Almost Famous


Joe Dante

Gremlins
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Matinee


Rolf de Heer

Dance Me to My Song
Ten Canoes
The Tracker
Alexandra’s Project


Robert De Niro

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Analyze That
Analyze This

A Bronx Tale
Cape Fear
City by the Sea
Falling In Love
The Fan
Godsend
Goodfellas
Great Expectations
Jackie Brown
Mad Dog and Glory
Meet the Fockers
Mistress
Night and the City
The Red Shoes
Ronin
The Score
Walk the Talk


Brian De Palma

Blow Out
Carlito's Way
Carrie
Casualties of War

Mission: Impossible
Mission to Mars

Raising Cain
Scarface (1983)
Snake Eyes
Sisters
ESSAY: Un-American Psycho: Brian De Palma

ESSAY: De Palma, Pure and Impure


Jonathan Demme

The Agronomist
Beloved
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
The Truth About Charlie
Ricki and the Flash
Something Wild


Catherine Deneuve

Belle de jour
8 Femmes
L'Enfant secret
Repulsion
Three Lives and Only One Death
Tristana


Clint Eastwood

Absolute Power
Blood Work
The Bridges of Madison County
In the Line of Fire
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Million Dollar Baby
Mystic River
Pale Rider
A Perfect World
Space Cowboys
Unforgiven
The Mule
ESSAY: Marty versus Clint


Blake Edwards

The Man Who Loved Women (1983)
The Return of the Pink Panther
Son of the Pink Panther
10
Switch
Blind Date
    S.O.B.  NEW (30 Jun 2023)
ESSAY: Blake Edwards’ Sad Songs of Love


Federico Fellini

Amarcord
La Dolce Vita
Juliet of the Spirits
La Strada
Orchestra Rehearsal
ESSAY: Federico Fellini


Abel Ferrara

The Addiction
Bad Lieutenant
The Blackout
China Girl
Ms .45
New Rose Hotel
'R Xmas
Pasolini
Mary
King of New York
   The Funeral   NEW (23 Feb 2024)
     Dangerous Game    NEW (5 Apr 2024)


Will Ferrell

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Melinda and Melinda
Old School

Superstar
ESSAY on Ferrell


William Friedkin

The Birthday Party
Jade
Rules of Engagement
Cruising
     The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial  NEW (17 Nov 2023)
ESSAY: The Intensity of William Friedkin


Samuel Fuller

The Big Red One
Verboten!


Vincent Gallo

Arizona Dream
Buffalo 66
Jesus' Son
ESSAY: Families and Friends


Ava Gardner

The Aviator
The Barefoot Contessa
Blue Sky


Philippe Garrel

L'Enfant secret
J'entends plus la guitare
Sauvage innocence
Lover for a Day
ESSAY: Philippe Garrel: Tell-Tale Heart


Tony Gatlif

Children of the Stork
Exiles
Swing
Vengo


Jean-Luc Godard

À bout de souffle
Contempt
For Ever Mozart
Hélas pour moi
Histoire(s) du cinéma 1A & 1B
Masculin Féminin
Soigne ta droite
Éloge de l’amour
Vivre sa vie
Sauve qui peut (la vie)
La Chinoise
Made in USA
Film Socialism
    Tout va bien   NEW (8 Sep 2023)
     Alphaville  NEW (26 Jan 2024)
   Ici et ailleurs  NEW (6 Sep 2024)
ESSAY: Godard in the Gallery: Story of a Ruination
ESSAY: The Films of Jean-Luc Godard: Seeing the Invisible
ESSAY: Introduction to a True History of Cinema and Television
BOOK REVIEW: Godard by Richard Brody
BOOK REVIEW: Godard by Colin MacCabe
ESSAY: Jean-Luc Godard


Cary Grant

The Awful Truth
Only Angels Have Wings
Rear Window
The Talk of the Town
     Notorious (1946)   NEW (31 May 2024)


Renny Harlin

Cliffhanger
The Long Kiss Goodnight
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master


Hal Hartley

Amateur
Flirt
Henry Fool
Simple Men
Trust


Walter Hill

Extreme Prejudice
Geronimo
Red Heat
Trespass (1992)


Alfred Hitchcock

The Birds
Family Plot
Lifeboat
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Rear Window
Strangers on a Train
Vertigo
Shadow of a Doubt
     Notorious (1946)   NEW (31 May 2024)


Stephen Hopkins

The Ghost and The Darkness
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Lost in Space


Ron Howard

EDtv
The Missing (2003)
The Paper
Ransom


Jim Jarmusch

Broken Flowers
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Mystery Train
Night on Earth
Dead Man
The Limits of Control
The Dead Don't Die


Aki Kaurismäki

Ariel
Drifting Clouds
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
The Man Without a Past
La Vie de Bohème


David Koepp

Carlito's Way
The Lost World
Mission: Impossible
Panic Room
Snake Eyes
Spider-Man
The Trigger Effect


Fritz Lang

Cloak and Dagger
M
Secret Beyond the Door

Scarlet Street
House by the River
BOOK REVIEW: The Films of Fritz Lang:
Allegories of Vision and Modernity

by Tom Gunning


Jean-Pierre Léaud

Day for Night
Henri Langlois: The Phantom of the Cinematheque
Irma Vep
Last Tango in Paris
Masculin Féminin
Two English Girls
What Time Is It There?
Le départ
La Chinoise
ESSAY: Attitudes and Postures: Jean-Pierre Léaud


Spike Lee

A Huey P. Newton Story
Jungle Fever
Malcolm X
The Original Kings of Comedy
Summer of Sam
25th Hour
Girl 6


Jennifer Jason Leigh

Georgia
In the Cut
Kansas City
Mrs Parker and the Vicious Circle
Single White Female
Sister, Sister
Washington Square
ESSAY: The Adventures of Cliff Ingersoll ...


Mike Leigh

All or Nothing
Career Girls
Life is Sweet
Naked
Secrets & Lies
Happy-Go-Lucky
Peterloo


Richard Linklater

The Newton Boys
SubUrbia
Waking Life
Before Sunrise & Before Sunset


Ken Loach

Ae Fond Kiss
Carla's Song
My Name is Joe
Raining Stones
Sweet Sixteen


Jennifer Lopez

Blood and Wine
Enough
U Turn


Sidney Lumet

Close to Eden
Fail-Safe
Guilty as Sin
Night Falls on Manhattan
Power
Prince of the City
12 Angry Men
The Morning After


Terrence Malick

Badlands
The New World
 Days of Heaven
The Tree of Life
A Hidden Life


Joseph Mankiewicz

The Barefoot Contessa
Five Fingers
Guys and Dolls


John McNaughton

Girls in Prison
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Mad Dog and Glory
Speaking of Sex
Wild Things


George Miller

Babe
Lorenzo's Oil
The Witches of Eastwick


Vincente Minnelli

The Band Wagon
Brigadoon
Madame Bovary
The Pirate
Some Came Running
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Meet Me in St Louis


Julianne Moore

The Big Lebowski
Boogie Nights
Catch That Kid
The Forgotten
Laws of Attraction
Magnolia
The Myth of Fingerprints
Nine Months


Jack Nicholson

About Schmidt
As Good As It Gets
Blood and Wine
Chinatown
Drop Dead Fred
The Evening Star
Hoffa
The King of Marvin Gardens
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Ride in the Whirlwind
Something's Gotta Give
The Witches of Eastwick
The Crossing Guard


Philip Noyce

Blind Fury
Echoes of Paradise
Rabbit-Proof Fence
The Saint
Sliver


François Ozon

8 Femmes
5 x 2
Short Films of François Ozon
Swimming Pool
Under the Sand


Al Pacino

Any Given Sunday
Carlito's Way
City Hall
Donnie Brasco
Glengarry Glen Ross
The Insider
Looking for Richard
Scarface
Cruising


Roman Polanski

Chinatown
Cul-de-Sac
Death and the Maiden
The Fat and the Lean
The Fearless Vampire Killers
Frantic
The Ninth Gate
The Pianist
Repulsion
The Tenant
Tess
Two Men and a Wardrobe
Knife in the Water


Sam Raimi

Army of Darkness
The Evil Dead
For Love of the Game
The Gift
A Simple Plan
Spider-Man
Spider-Man 2


Éric Rohmer

Autumn Tale
The Green Ray

    A Summer's Tale    NEW (2 Jun 2023)
ESSAY: Éric Rohmer Paints His Masterpiece


Raúl Ruiz

Dark at Noon
Shattered Image
That Day
Three Lives and Only One Death
     Of Great Events and Ordinary People    NEW (24 Mar 2023)
     Mysteries of Lisbon  NEW (20 Oct 2023)
    La noche de enfrente    NEW (3 Nov 2023)
ESSAY: A Tribute to Raúl Ruiz (1941 – 2011)
ESSAY: Raúl Ruiz: Displacements


Adam Sandler

Eight Crazy Nights
Little Nicky
Punch-Drunk Love
The Wedding Singer


John Sayles

City of Hope
Limbo
Passion Fish
Sunshine State


Paul Schrader

Affliction
Auto Focus
Blue Collar
The Comfort of Strangers
Touch
Light of Day
Patty Hearst
The Last Temptation of Christ
ESSAY: Paul Schrader’s Manhood


Barbet Schroeder

Before and After
Blood Work
Bukowski: Born Into This
Desperate Measures
Maîtresse
Mars Attacks!
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Shattered Image
Single White Female
Kiss of Death


Martin Scorsese

The Age of Innocence
The Aviator
Bringing Out the Dead
Cape Fear
Goodfellas
The King of Comedy
Kundun
Casino
The Irishman
After Hours
Raging Bull
The Last Temptation of Christ
ESSAY: Marty versus Clint


Ridley Scott

Black Hawk Down
Blade Runner
Kingdom of Heaven
Thelma and Louise
White Squall


Tony Scott

Crimson Tide
Domino
The Fan
Man on Fire
True Romance


Steven Soderbergh

Erin Brockovich
Full Frontal
King of the Hill
The Limey
Ocean's Eleven
Solaris
Traffic
The Underneath

The Knick  TV series


Steven Spielberg

Catch Me If You Can
The Color Purple
Gremlins
Hook
The Lost World
The Peacemaker
Saving Private Ryan
Schindler's List

The Terminal
Twister
 A.I.: Artificial Intelligence
 Munich
    The Fabelmans    NEW (24 Feb 2023)


Sylvester Stallone

Assassins
Daylight
Demolition Man
Judge Dredd
Spy Kids 3D: Game Over
Tango & Cash


James Stewart

Anatomy of a Murder
It's a Wonderful Life
The Shop Around the Corner


Ben Stiller

Along Came Polly
Black and White (2000)
The Cable Guy
Keeping the Faith
Meet the Fockers
Reality Bites
Zero Effect
ESSAY: Trash Comedy: Rear End Window


Oliver Stone

Alexander
Any Given Sunday
Heaven and Earth
JFK
Nixon
U Turn
Platoon
    Talk Radio    NEW (19 Apr 2024)


Barbra Streisand

In & Out
Meet the Fockers
The Mirror Has Two Faces
The Prince of Tides
Willy Milly
Yentl
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever


Quentin Tarantino

Jackie Brown
Kill Bill – Volume 1
Kill Bill – Volume 2
Pulp Fiction
Reservoir Dogs
True Romance
Inglourious Basterds
Once Upon a Time … In Hollywood
ESSAY: Quentin Tarantino: Just Another Bullet in the Head


James Toback

Black and White
Two Girls and a Guy

ESSAY: Jimmy and Bugsy (on James Toback)


John Travolta

Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000
Blow Out
A Civil Action
Executive Decision
The General's Daughter
Get Shorty
Grease
Phenomenon
Pulp Fiction
The Punisher
She's So Lovely


Lars von Trier

Breaking the Waves
Zentropa
The Boss of It All
Dancer in the Dark
The Five Obstructions
The House That Jack Built
The Kingdom  TV series


François Truffaut

Day for Night
Two English Girls
Love on the Run
The Soft Skin


Gus Van Sant

Elephant
Finding Forrester
Good Will Hunting
Last Days
Psycho


Wim Wenders

The Brothers Skladanowsky
Buena Vista Social Club

The End of Violence
Hammett
Land of Plenty
The Million Dollar Hotel
Paris, Texas
Alice in the Cities
Wings of Desire
    Until the End of the World    NEW (14 Jun 2024)


Reese Witherspoon

Best Laid Plans
Fear
Freeway
Legally Blonde 2
Sweet Home Alabama
The Trumpet of the Swan
Walk the Line
Wildflower


Wong Kar-wai

Fallen Angels
Happy Together
In the Mood for Love

2046
Chungking Express

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 


Film Critic: Adrian Martin
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