Viva Varda! | TIFF 2023
By Kent Turner September 14, 2023
Pierre-Henri Gibert is the first director to take on the biography of maverick filmmaker Agnès Varda, apart from Varda herself.
Pierre-Henri Gibert is the first director to take on the biography of maverick filmmaker Agnès Varda, apart from Varda herself.
A documentary made with a clear reverence for Stephen King’s legacy, told straight from the mouths of those who have adapted his stories.
The profile of French director Jean Grémillon has received a boost lately with the 4K digital restorations of two of his films, now screening for the first time in the U.S.
Nancy Buirski looks at the classic 1969 film through the twin lenses of its director’s homosexuality and the explosive 1960s.
What is the key, if there is one, to understanding David Lynch? Filmmaker Alexandre O. Philippe has one answer: The Wizard of Oz.
Recordings of interviews with Stanley Kubrick form the basis of this documentary and what might be described as the director’s first audio commentary.
It’s as if this re-creation of 1920s Hollywood has been feverishly whipped up by a precocious 13-year-old boy with a dirty mind and a generous allowance.
As an introduction to the work of Robert Downey Sr., the documentary is instructive and makes you want to visit his irreverent films. As a celebration of a father-son relationship, it’s sublime.
Why did the surge of Black-centered films from the late 1960s through the 1970s fade away?