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Published by Film at Lincoln Center

Margaret Barton-Fumo

Interview: David Byrne

By Margaret Barton-Fumo
December 28, 2018
Once in a lifetime: the singer-songwriter talks about the colorful music film he directed at the peak of the 1980s

Short Take: Nico, 1988

By Margaret Barton-Fumo
July 30, 2018
(Susanna Nicchiarelli, Italy, Magnolia Pictures, Opening August 1)

Interview: Alan Rudolph

By Margaret Barton-Fumo
May 2, 2018
Music for the masses: the jazz-influenced director who studied under Altman looks back and discusses his first film in 15 years, Ray Meets Helen

Short Take: Thelma

By Margaret Barton-Fumo
November 14, 2017
(Joachim Trier, Norway/Sweden/ France, The Orchard, Opening November 10)

Deep Cuts: Can’s Soundtracks

By Margaret Barton-Fumo
August 17, 2017
Living in and out of tune: kraut rockers Can keep an array of films chugging along in their scores

Deep Cuts: Stewart Copeland

By Margaret Barton-Fumo
July 14, 2017
Let the drummer play: the Police bandmember turned to setting the scene in Rumble Fish and other films

Review: Person to Person

By Margaret Barton-Fumo
July 3, 2017
(Dustin Guy Defa, USA, Magnolia Pictures, Opens July 28)

Deep Cuts: Yé-yé

By Margaret Barton-Fumo
April 7, 2017
Bubblegum pop: the squeaky-clean French musical genre even shines past the skepticism of Masculin féminin and Les Idoles

Deep Cuts: Leonard Cohen

By Margaret Barton-Fumo
February 6, 2017
The last time I saw you: a walk through the Canadian singer-songwriter's greatest contributions to cinema

Festivals: Marrakech 2016

By Margaret Barton-Fumo
January 12, 2017
Oases of style: the Béla Tarr-curated edition of this Moroccan festival offered exceptional performances from around the world

Deep Cuts: Schmilsson on Screen

By Margaret Barton-Fumo
October 17, 2016
Jump into the fire: the multi-layered soundtracks by a musician who dreaded live performances

Deep Cuts: Scott Walker

By Margaret Barton-Fumo
August 19, 2016
Best of both worlds: on the avant-garde balladeer's scores to Childhood of a Leader, Pola X, and more

Deep Cuts: Ryuichi Sakamoto

By Margaret Barton-Fumo
June 24, 2016
Untraditional values: on the indelible, intimate hybrid soundtracks created by the Japanese composer for the films of De Palma, Almodóvar, Bertolucci, Oshima, and others

Deep Cuts: John Carpenter

By Margaret Barton-Fumo
May 13, 2016
They live: on the occasion of Lost Themes II, a history of the master of horror's soundtracks

Deep Cuts: Nina Simone

By Margaret Barton-Fumo
April 15, 2016
Angry/Sexy/Cool: the many faces of the musician-activist in film and television

Deep Cuts: The Stars and Bars of Blaxploitation and Its Soundtracks

By Margaret Barton-Fumo
March 11, 2016
Into the groove: the genre musical contributions of funk luminaries Herbie Hancock, Roy Ayers, The Hues Corporation, and Willie Hutch

Deep Cuts: Sounding Out Blaxploitation

By Margaret Barton-Fumo
February 5, 2016
Kiss kiss, bang bang: the street symphonics of Melvin Van Peebles, Earth, Wind & Fire, Isaac Hayes, Curtis Mayfield, and Edwin Starr

Interview: Paul Verhoeven

By Margaret Barton-Fumo
January 12, 2016
Dutch master: the director previews Elle, his first new theatrical feature in 10 years, starring Isabelle Huppert

Industrial Strength

By Margaret Barton-Fumo
January 4, 2016
The short-lived union of film and a hardcore electronic music genre

Fecal Matters

By Margaret Barton-Fumo
November 30, 2015
Matthew Barney resurrects Norman Mailer in River of Fundament