 If someone wanted to make a convincing argument against narrative film then G.J. Echternkamp’s documentary Frank & Cindy would be a prime piece of supporting evidence. After all, why would ... Read more » |  Compared too Ben Hicks other film project- Pea vs. Carrot- this is a far meatier affair. Square Pegs marks a far more ambitious effort in both narrative and scope. The film starts out simply enough w... Read more » |
 This film isn't really a film, hell it isn't even a short film, but rather a handful of short scenes strung together following the romantic anecdotes of two hipster lovers. There isn't really a sense... Read more » |  In the same year that INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence published their controversial book with South End Press, The Revolution Will Not Be Funded: Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial Complex (200... Read more » |
 When Lou Reed originally released Berlin in 1973, it was met with complaints from critics calling it ‘dour’ and ‘morose’. Apparently, these critics have never read some of the... Read more » |  By trade I'm a Librarian and Archivist. Profession matters when you live in New York City because you never know who it is you'll meet on a recreational excursion. Depending on either the diverse nat... Read more » |
 Still recovering from the premier night of the Museum of Modern Art's 6th annual Brazilian Film festival, Premier Brazil, held July 17th - 28th, instruments of Bossa Nova are still strumming th... Read more » |  Expect shock. Like that time your mom caught you with your pants down. In this elusively perverse coming of age story, sexuality is defiant, twins touch each other and of course, there will be blood!... Read more » |
 “I chose a topic that people weren’t talking about in movies, but were talking about in real life.” says writer/director Glenn Gers concerning the theme of Disfigured: A Film About ... Read more » |  Estômago: A Gastronomic Story plays in MOMA's Premiere Brazil, a presentation of contemporary Brazilian cinema. Estômago begins with a convoluted anecdote involving cowboys, ... Read more » |
 Single: a documentary film, a new doc revolving around the idea of singles in America, is brilliantly done—and not just because it left me feeling a whole lot better about the prospect of my ow... Read more » | Chris & Don: A Love Story tells the improbable tale of the romance between writer Christopher Isherwood and painter Don Bachardy. The two men met in the early 1950’s, when Bachardy was mere... Read more » |
 On a muggy night in July, upwards of seventy people form a clunky misshapen line outside of Film Forum. Strains of conversations about frequent flyer miles and production jobs can be heard as sticky ... Read more » |  This week Musuem of the Moving Image will show Bamako as part of its outdoor cinema series. His voice, omni directional but singular in its purpose. A slightly dissonant, harmonic implosion. Au... Read more » |
 Like a love story. Or was it me? When watching Pariah (2007) a film by Dee Rees, perhaps it was I who had fallen in love. What went through my mind from it's very first club scene w... Read more » | |
