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EASTERN CONDORS and NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN Lead Criterion in December 2024
From Sammo Hung's Far East to the Coen Brothers' West (Texas), plus on 4K: Wim Wenders' 'Paris, Texas' and Fellini's '8 1/2.'
Criterion in July 2024: FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE and PERFECT DAYS Coming Soon
Also: 'Black God, White Devil' from Brazil, 'Pat Garret and Billy the Kid' from Sam Peckinpah, 'Risky Business' from Paul Brickman, 'Le samourai' from Melville in 4K.
Pretty Packaging: Curzon's Massive WIM WENDERS Blu-ray Boxset
An interesting phenomenon for Blu-ray collectors became apparent this year: every few months we got a stellar Blu-ray boxset by British distributor Curzon. They pick a director, get as many films together from that person as they can and go...
Cannes 2023 Review: PERFECT DAYS, Magic Moments
Wim Wenders' new film.
WINGS OF DESIRE Blu-ray Review: Compañero
Wim Wenders directed; Bruno Ganz and Peter Falk star.
SXSW 2021 Interview: SWAN SONG Star Udo Kier and Director Todd Stephens on Their Melancholic, Joyful Gem
In Swan Song, the first feature film in 13 years by Todd Stephens, German actor Udo Kier builds an essential character within a prolific and legendary filmography: more than 250 credits and collaborations with such greats as Paul Morrissey, Rainer...
Blu-ray Review: UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD Marks The End Of A Movie Decade
A 1991 film about 1999 feels exactly right in 2019, as we round out a decade in which film changed -- and died -- and will live -- forever.
Criterion in December 2019: A Suppressed Gem and a Massive Director's Cut
As we would hope, the Criterion Collection will conclude the calendar year with a bevy of goodies for dedicated film fans, including a suppressed gem and a massive director's cut. Let's start with the director's cut by Wim Wenders. The...
NYC Weekend Picks, Jan 20-22: Dealing with Trump, Early Scorsese, Adapting Patricia Highsmith, Poetic Docs From Iran, and a Jarmusch Classic
I wasn’t with it, but just that very minute, it occurred to me the suckers had authority … – Public Enemy, “Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos” Today is when it all goes down, figuratively and literally. Regardless of...
Criterion in April 2017: TAMPOPO, RUMBLE FISH, Wim Wenders and French Musicals
Is that my stomach rumbling at the prospect of seeing a 'ramen Western' again? Or are my eyes crying with joy at the thought of experiencing classic Coppola in Blu-ray? The Criterion Collection has announced their forthcoming Blu-ray discs for...
Criterion In May: EASY RIDER, IN A LONELY PLACE, Wim Wenders Trilogy And More
Get your motor running! In May, the Criterion Collection will blast out a key title in the American New Wave, as well as one of my favorite movies of all time and a trilogy of early films that formed an...
Now On Blu-ray: Wim Wenders' THE AMERICAN FRIEND On Criterion
It's startling to me that The American Friend, a pitch-black film noir, remains so fresh and vibrant. Originally released in 1977, the film was part of a wave of "New German Cinema" that swept beyond the country's borders to international...
Criterion Starts 2016 Right: INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS, LADY SNOWBLOOD, THE AMERICAN FRIEND, And More
The Criterion Collection will begin the new year by welcoming the Coen Brothers into the fold. Inside Llewyn Davis dove into the less glamorous side of the folk music scene, and showcased a sterling performance by Oscar Isaac. The Criterion...
Review: THE SALT OF THE EARTH, Documenting A Visionary Photographer
There are a few titans of narrative cinema - Martin Scorsese and Spike Lee come first to mind - who make documentaries that rival their feature film work. Another example is Werner Herzog, a filmmaker whose non-fiction films are still...
Cannes 2014 Review: THE SALT OF THE EARTH Celebrates Photographic Art
There are a few titans of narrative cinema - Martin Scorsese and Spike Lee come first to mind - who make documentaries that rival their feature film work. Another example is Werner Herzog, a filmmaker whose non-fiction films are still...
Euro Beat: New Films From Werner Herzog, Wim Wenders and... Orson Welles!?
In the latest installment of Euro Beat, I'll be taking a look at several brand new (at least,new to the public), very significant projects originating from unlikely places. As always, click through the gallery below for additional European news briefs...
Wenders, Redford, Glawogger And More Join For 3D Documentary Project CATHEDRALS OF CULTURE
While 3D technology has largely been used by Hollywood in the service of banging and crashing and blowing things up films such as Pina and Cave Of Forgotten Dreams have demonstrated that the technology has far more wide ranging uses...
James Franco To Star In Wim Wenders' EVERY THING WILL BE FINE
The peculiar career path of James Franco takes another interesting turn with word that the star has taken on the lead role in Wim Wenders' 3D drama Every Thing Will Be Fine and while it's been quite some time since...
PINA Review
In Pina Bausch, Wim Wenders found inspiration. In her lifetime, he was collaborating with her for a dance-based film project that promised to be magnificent. With her untimely passing, Wenders is no less inspired by her work. The shape of...
