…prospectus and subscription. In America, the Shakespeare and Company edition debuted publicly in 1933, and three years later in England. Sylvia Beach, founder of Shakespeare and Company bookstore. (Courtesy of…
A conversation between editor Michele Meek and contributor Emily Watlington about the new book Independent Female Filmmakers, which recounts the legacy of 15 groundbreaking female filmmakers from Deepa Mehta to Cheryl Dunye to Martha Coolidge, while also highlighting the history of The Independent itself.
In this installment of Women in Film Portraits, Lauren Sowa profiles Caroline Mariko Stucky, an award-winning, Swiss-Japanese filmmaker and cinematographer with a fierce passion for American culture. For Caroline, film is the ultimate language. It surpasses the kaleidoscope of spoken languages that informed her childhood. In this interview, Caroline shares about coming to the United States and about taking on a predominantly male creative roles.
…in real life examples. —Fernanda Rossi, story consultant a.k.a. the Documentary Doctor Case Study No. 4 51 Birch Street directed by Doug Block, and produced by Doug Block and Lori…
…Record/ Play [trailer here]. Again and again, this unlikely time traveler vicariously experiences the anonymous female voice’s fatal moment of crisis as he repeatedly rewinds and plays a battered cassette…
America’s largest documentary film festival celebrates its 10th anniversary with 300 features, shorts and events, showing on 16 downtown Manhattan screens. Senior Film Critic Kurt Brokaw focuses on features and shorts set in and around New York City, selecting two shorts plus three features saluting The Apollo theater, rocker Lydia Lunch, and Cinema 5’s legendary exhibitor and distributor Donald Rugoff.
…or editing skills well. And if it’s still a “no way, Jose,” then stay away from comments like: I proclaim you unworthy of me, my company, and everything I touch….
…of both. And with national community organizations like United Way, Boys and Girls Clubs, the American Library Association, and museums, there’s great symmetry in what those community organizations are trying…
…most beguiling choice for opening night, but the Weinstein Company’s third-gem-in-a-row (The Artist, The Intouchables) that may be significantly reshaping French rom-coms to fit younger American tastes. Populaire follows 21-year-old…