Minding Movies: Observations on the Art, Craft, and Business of Filmmaking by David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson Tony McKibbin October 2011 Book Reviews David Bordwell is undeniably one of the great “quantitative” critics in the world, one of those writers who trust strongly in common sense and what is in front of his eyes, and yet to call Bordwell a critic see...
Caught in the Undertow: African Francophone Cinema in the French New Wave Wes Felton December 2010 Feature Articles Contemporaneous with the French New Wave, there were many filmmakers working in France of African origin whose work has rarely been absorbed into the cultural and aesthetic history of the movement. Wes Felton surveys the era to examine the blind spots.
Arthur Shields and the Politics of Jean Renoir’s The River Antony Sellers February 2009 Feature Articles Irish actor and Nationalist Arthur Shields was a figure of considerable historical significance. While he worked with John Ford, arguably his collaboration with Jean Renoir was of more lasting import.
Paris nous appartient/Paris Belongs to Us Hamish Ford May 2007 CTEQ Annotations on Film Paris nous appartient/Paris Belongs to Us (1961 France 140 mins) Prod Co: Ajym Films/Les Films du Carrosse Prod: Roland Nonin Dir: Jacques Rivette Scr: Jacques Rivette, Jean Gruault Phot: Charles Bitsch ...
Jacques Rivette – Le veilleur Paul Grant February 2007 CTEQ Annotations on Film Jacques Rivette - Le veilleur/Jacques Rivette – The Night Watchman (1990 France 125 mins) Prod Co: Arte Prod: Janine Bazin, André S. Labarthe Dir: Claire Denis, Serge Daney Phot: Agnès Godard Ed: Dominiq...
Deux Fois: Some Thoughts on the 24th Vancouver International Film Festival Bérénice Reynaud February 2006 Festival Reports September 29–October 14, 2005 Cinema is still a young art compared to the first six – yet it is not exempt from a certain lassitude. There is no image that hasn’t been shown already, no sunset captured, ...
La Chinoise, ou plutôt à la chinoise: un film en train de se faire Darragh O’Donoghue October 2005 CTEQ Annotations on Film La Chinoise, ou plutôt à la chinoise (1967 France 90 mins) Source: ACMI Collections/FE Prod Co: Productions de la Guéville/Parc Films/Athos-Films/Simar Films/Anouchka Films Dir, Scr: Jean-Luc Godard Phot...
Clouds Pursuing Clouds: Bernardo Bertolucci’s Prima della rivoluzione Neel Chaudhuri July 2005 CTEQ Annotations on Film Prima della rivoluzione/Before the Revolution (1964 Italy 115 mins) Source: NFVLS Prod Co: Cineriz, Iride Cinematografica Dir: Bernardo Bertolucci Scr: Gianni Amico, Bernardo Bertolucci, inspired by La C...
Diary of a Chambermaid Victoria Loy April 2005 CTEQ Annotations on Film Diary of a Chambermaid/Le Journal d'une Femme de Chambre (France 1964 98 mins) Source: ACMI Collections Prod Co: SPEVA Films/Cine-Alliance/Film Sonor/Dear Film Produzione Prod: Serge Silberman, Michel Sa...
Drought de Seigneur: Le Bonheur Carloss James Chamberlin April 2004 CTEQ Annotations on Film Le Bonheur/Happiness (1965 France 79 mins) Source: CNC Prod Co: Parc Film Prod: Mag Bodard Dir, Scr: Agnès Varda Phot: Claude Beausoleil, Jean Rabier Ed: Janine Verneau Art Dir: Hubert Monloup Mus: W.A. ...
2003 World Poll – Part 3 Various February 2004 2003 World Poll The Entries Miguel Marías Philip Matthews James May Olaf Möller Sarah Nichols Darragh O'Donoghue John Orr Alan Pavelin Alberto Pezzotta Jit Phokaew Mike Plante Jared Rapf...
2003 World Poll – Part 1 Various February 2004 2003 World Poll The Entries Acquarello Peg Aloi Michael J. Anderson Geoff Andrew Saul Austerlitz Matt Bailey Martyn Bamber Mike Bartlett Nicholas Butler Peter Calder Thomas Caldwell Mark...
Tavernier, Bertrand Carloss James Chamberlin October 2003 Great Directors b. April 25, 1941, Lyon, France filmography bibliography web resources In his memoirs, he writes of his ambivalence towards the air raids. At first he took shelter, but as the raids became more famili...
Border Crossings: Placing René Clément’s La Bataille du rail Adrian Danks July 2003 CTEQ Annotations on Film La Bataille du Rail (1946 France 85 mins) Source: ACMI Collections Prod Co: CGCF Prod, Dir: René Clément Scr: René Clément and Colette Audry, based on stories told to Audry by members of the Resistance P...
Sautet, Claude Janice Tong March 2003 Great Directors b. February 23, 1924, Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France d. July 22, 2000, Paris, France filmography bibliography articles in Senses web resources The Poetics of Melancholy There is a...
Rohmer, Eric Tamara Tracz January 2003 Great Directors Jean-Marie Maurice Scherer b. April 4, 1920, Nancy, France d. January 11, 2010, Paris, France filmography bibliography articles in Senses web resources In 1978, in the middle of a career spanning...
Favourite Film Things 2002 – Part 2 Various January 2003 Favourite Film Things 2002 compiled by Fiona A. Villella The Entries James Hewison Lee Hill Bruce Hodsdon Alexander Horwath Peter Hourigan Christoph Huber Darren Hughes Dina Iordanova Robert Keser Rai...
Claire Denis: An Interview Aimé Ancian December 2002 Spotlight: Claire Denis In this detailed, wide-ranging interview, Denis talks openly about her early fascination with literature, the beginnings of her filmmaking career, her collaborators and the latest film.
The 47th Cork Film Festival – A Report Maximilian Le Cain December 2002 Festival Reports The 47th Cork Film Festival took place between the 6th and 13th of October at three venues around Cork City. Although known mainly as a short film festival, there was so much by way of exciting features tha...
Aldrich, Robert Alain Silver May 2002 Great Directors b. August 9, 1918, Cranston, Rhode Island d. December 5, 1983, Los Angeles, California filmography bibliography articles in Senses web resources The struggle for self-determination, the struggle for...
Favourite Film Things 2001 – Part 1 Various December 2001 Favourite Film Things 2001 Compiled by Fiona A. Villella The Entries Parts of this article are now hosted on the PANDORA archive of the National Library of Australia and Partners. Acquarello Richard Armstrong Nicol...
Montreal World Film Festival 2001: Small is Beautiful Girish Shambu November 2001 Festival Reports A festival where modesty is the order of the day but good films are not in short supply.
Claude Chabrol’s Le Beau Serge Dan Harper April 2001 CTEQ Annotations on Film Le Beau Serge (1958 France 97 mins) 35mm Source: CNC Prod. Co: AJYM, CGCF Prod: Jean Cotet Dir, Scr: Claude Chabrol Phot: Henri Decäe Camera Op: Jean Rabier Ed: Jacques Gaillard Mus: Emile Delpierre Assi...
Desire & Despair: The Cinema of Jean Eustache Jared Rapfogel December 2000 Feature Articles An Eustache retrospective was recently held in New York.
The Parted Eye: Spellbound and Psychoanalysis David Boyd May 2000 Conference: For the Love of Fear This paper was presented at the Alfred Hitchcock conference For the Love of Fear convened by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, held from 31 March to 2 April 2000. * * * Hermia: Methinks I see these ...
Interview with Mary Stephen Bill Mousoulis April 2000 Eric Rohmer Rohmer's editor of the past 10 or so years talks about the director's unique working methods.
