On the one hand, Lars von Trier's new provocation, Antichrist, often seems hardly worth the trouble of discussing. Its opening—that is, its opening once you get past the ostentatious title…
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This week I'm attending a lot of press screenings for the New York Film Festival, which I'll be covering mostly for The Auteurs', starting soon. This morning I'll be seeing…
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Because privileged white males haven’t had a fair suck of the sav in recent times when it comes to arts funding it seems only fair that the Film Commission should…
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This morning at The Auteurs', I discuss why Antonioni and Blu-ray disc are two great tastes that taste great together; BFI's wonderful high-def rendering of Red Desert is the topic…
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I was obliged to revisit Otto Preminger's 1959 Anatomy of a Murder for another professional project, and boy, am I glad I was. Such a spectacular film, arguably the ultimate…
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