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Sundance Diary #5

By John Wildman
February 1, 2013
“Why isn’t Farah here pimping you out?”

Critical Dialogue: The Story of Film

By Max Nelson
February 1, 2013
What’s the story? The hope and the hubris in retelling the history of cinema

Interview: Jim McBride

By Justin Stewart
January 31, 2013
The director of David Holzman's Diary and independent cinema pioneer reveals all

Community Theaters: Art House Convergence 2013

By Jeff Berg
January 30, 2013
A dispatch from the annual gathering about that ever rarer—and ever more vital—breed of moviehouse

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By Film Comment
January 29, 2013
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Sundance Diary #4

By John Wildman
January 29, 2013
“Did you kill Ian? It’s gonna ruin the holiday.”

Godard Asks Morris Engel for His Camera

By Nicolas Rapold
January 28, 2013
A specially rigged 35mm camera proves irresistible to the director of Breathless

Review: Happy People: A Year in the Taiga

By Jared Eisenstat
January 25, 2013
Little house on the Siberian hinterland

Review: Yossi

By Matthew Connolly
January 24, 2013
Eytan Fox’s sequel to Yossi & Jagger is a sentimental delight

Sundance Diary #3

By John Wildman
January 24, 2013
“It’s not just about being alive. It’s about life, and what that means.”