Alpha
There’s a pleasant, old-fashioned feel to Alpha.
Steve Erickson
Steve Erickson lives in New York, where he writes for The Village Voice, Sight and Sound, Gay City News, Fandor, Film Comment, the Nashville Scene, Studio Daily and other publications. He has made four short films. His website is Chronicle of a Passion.
Finding the Center: Griffin Dunne on His Film About Joan Didion
An interview with the actor/director of "Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold".
A Right to Tell Their Stories: Eliza Hittman on “Beach Rats”
An interview with the director of "Beach Rats" and "It Felt Like Love."
The Passenger: Bertrand Tavernier on "My Journey Through French Cinema"
An interview with filmmaker and critic Bertrand Tavernier about his new film, "My Journey Through French Cinema."
Fellini's Outrageous "Roma" Restored on Criterion Blu-ray
Fellini's major but overlooked "Roma" has received an excellent restoration by the Criterion Collection.
The Society of the Real: How An Intrepid Group of Newsreel Cameramen Changed Documentary Film
Robert Drew is not a household word, but he should be; all modern documentary cinema comes from 1960s innovations by him and his collaborators.
“La Dolce Vita” No More: On The Current State of Foreign-Language Film Distribution
A look at the devolving marketplace in America for foreign language films.
Film Noir For the Baby Boomer Generation: Wim Wenders' "The American Friend"
A piece on Wim Wenders' "The American Friend," released on Blu-ray by Criterion tomorrow.
A Vanishing Place: Agnès Varda in California
A review of "Agnès Varda in California," the new box set from Criterion and Eclipse.
A Promise Unfulfilled: "My Beautiful Laundrette"
An appreciation of Stephen Frears' "My Beautiful Laundrette" after its Criterion release.
Reason to Be Optimistic: The People Behind "The Yes Men Are Revolting"
An interview with Laura Nix, Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno of "The Yes Men."
