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The Miners’ Hymns

Directed by Bill Morrison Produced by Forma Written by Morrison, Johann Johannsson & David Metcalfe Released by Icarus Films USA/UK. 52 min. Not Rated With Hugo and The Artist reminding audiences of the impact, and neglect, of silent films, comes the timely work of an avant-garde artist who imaginatively re-purposes archival footage in collaborations with […]

Come Back, Africa (1959)

Produced & Directed by Lionel Rogosin Written by Lionel Rogosin with Lewis Nkosi & William “Bloke” Modisane Released by Milestone Films In English, Afrikaans & Zulu with English subtitles South Africa/USA. 86 min. Not rated Restored in 2005 by the Cineteca di Bologna and the laboratory L’Imagine Ritrovata with the collaboration of Rogosin Heritage and […]

Corman’s World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel

Produced & Directed by Alex Stapleton Produced by Stone Douglass, Mickey Barold, Stapleton, Izabela Frank & Jeff Frey Written by Stapleton & Gregory Locklear Released by Anchor Bay Films USA. 90 min. Rated R With Jack Nicholson, Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard, Joe Dante, Dick Miller, Robert De Niro, Pam Grier, David Carradine, Peter Bogdanovich & […]

The Artist

Written & Directed by Michel Hazanavicius Produced by Thomas Langmann Released by the Weinstein Company France/USA. 100 min. Rated PG-13 With Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, James Cromwell, Penelope Ann Miller, Malcolm McDowell, Missi Pyle, Beth Grant & John Goodman Studded with easy-to-spot film references, the black-and-white silent film The Artist is the type of film that […]

Charlotte Rampling: The Look

Written & Directed by Angelina Maccarone Produced by Gerd Haag, Serge Lalou, Michael Trabitzsch & Charlotte Uzu Released by Kino Lorber French with English subtitles Germany/France. 94 min. Not rated With Charlotte Rampling, Paul Auster, Peter Lindbergh & Jurgen Teller In her intriguing documentary about the eponymous British actress, director Angelina Maccarone employs an ingenious […]