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Retrospective: Jean-Pierre Melville and the Cinematic Hitman
A preview of Film Forum's upcoming retrospective on towering French noir filmmaker Jean-Pierre Melville, the creator of the modern cinematic hitman.
A preview of Film Forum's upcoming retrospective on towering French noir filmmaker Jean-Pierre Melville, the creator of the modern cinematic hitman.
Richard Linklater’s new Netflix comedy is just the latest illustration of how we idolize and idealize big-screen assassins—even though the characters rarely live up to our image of them as super-cool killers.
On the latest on Blu-ray and streaming, including a Criterion edition of Carl Franklin's One False Move.
The latest on Blu-ray and streaming, including Belfast, West Side Story, and Nightmare Alley.
A tribute to the late director and cinema historian, Bertrand Tavernier.
The latest films for streaming or Blu-ray rental, including Just Mercy, Little Women, and Underwater.
An in-depth preview on the classic noir films that will be playing at Chicago's Music Box Theater from Sept. 6-12.
Two more premieres from Cannes - new films from Marco Bellocchio & Arnaud Desplechin.
The latest on Blu-ray and DVD includes "Atomic Blonde," "Wind River," "Your Name," and more.
A recap of the latest New York Film Festival and review of Woody Allen's newest film after its world premiere there.
An interview with filmmaker and critic Bertrand Tavernier about his new film, "My Journey Through French Cinema."
A preview of the Gene Siskel Film Center's upcoming Brit Noir film series, which runs from November 5-30.
Meredith Brody recaps the films she saw, of past and present, at the 2016 Telluride Film Festival.
A preview of the films playing at the 2016 Telluride Film Festival.
A history of movies not directly based on comic books but definitely inspired by them.
A box set of early Fassbinder films sees him working through pastiches of film noir and melodrama as he fins his way to his distinctive themes and style.
"Die Hard", which was released 25 years ago today, might be the most widely-imitated action film of all time. Who would have thought that a glorified deal memo would turn out to be a classic?