RIP, Agnès Varda. Here are some quotes from the superb filmmaker. “I had a world. I don’t think I had…
Feature Friday: “Vagabond” (1985)
My favorite film of the 1980s? It’s probably either this or Blade Runner, depending on which one I’ve seen last.…
An Interview with Me at Untoward
just went up—well, Part One did, in which Matt Rowan asks me questions about my first book (Amazing Adult Fantasy),…
Announcing a New Big Other Series: “A D & Jeremy Talk about Movies”
In two days, I’ll be posting the first installment of a new ongoing series at Big Other: conversations I’ve had…
…It’s Time to Mystify (13 Great Films)
In the spirit of Greg’s list from yesterday: 1. Meshes of the Afternoon (Maya Deren, 1943)
What’s So New about New Wave?
I’ve outlined some of the following in my Looking at Movements series of posts (more of which are forthcoming),…
In Memory of William Lubtchansky
26 October 1937 – 4 May 2010. William Lubtchansky was one of the greatest cinematographers of our time, and of…
Some Thoughts on Agnès Varda’s “Vagabond”
Vagabond (Sans toit ni loi), is a 1985 film by the Belgian director Agnès Varda. Varda was part of the…
My Favorite New Movies of 2009
[Update: 2010 is here] [and 2011 is here] Here are my favorite new movies of 2009, like you care. I’m…
Invisible cinema: 7 p., cuis., s. de b.
7 p., cuis., s. de b. … a saisir Agnès Varda directed this short in 1984. Sept pieces, cuisine, salle de…