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Film Comment’s Trivial Top 20®: Worst Winners of Best Picture Oscars®

By Film Comment
February 23, 2012
Put away the bean dip and cancel your Oscar party! Our contributors remind you why you shouldn't get too excited for Sunday's fete.

Berlin Calling: Robert Koehler on the awards

By Robert Koehler
February 22, 2012
The prizes at the 62nd Berlinale

Film Comment Selects: Mortem

By Violet Lucca
February 16, 2012
The greatest love of all.

Film Comment Selects Q&A: James Franco

By Violet Lucca
February 16, 2012
The making of the re-making of My Own Private Idaho

Heretical Heuristics: J. Hoberman and Ken Jacobs Explain the Movi-verse

By Violet Lucca
February 14, 2012
Film Comment Selects Interview: J. Hoberman and Ken Jacobs on multiple projections.

From the Archives: William Wellman by Bertrand Tavernier

By Bertrand Tavernier
February 10, 2012
Bertrand Tavernier examines the career of Hollywood hellraiser William Wellman.

Interview: Béla Tarr, the Complete Works

By R. Emmet Sweeney
February 2, 2012
Béla's back: with the director announcing a new project, revisit his work with our career-spanning 2012 interview

Announcing the 12th Edition of Film Comment Selects!

By Violet Lucca
January 31, 2012
Coming to Film Society February 17 – March 1, this year's lineup has something for everyone, from documentaries to good old-fashioned horror flicks, festival rarities and one helluva triple-projection by film critic J. Hoberman.

On SOPA and the Future—and the Past—of Film

By Violet Lucca
January 25, 2012

The advent of any media technology innovation always guarantees two things: pornographers will pioneer its use, and copyright battles will be fought. And while legislative discussion around the former has laid dormant since the Sixties, the past week’s debates on…

Interview: Raoul Coutard

By Nicolas Rapold
January 17, 2012
An interview with the man who gave French New Wave hits such as Breathless, Shoot the Piano Player, Jules and Jim, Contempt, Alphaville, Pierrot le Fou, and 2 or 3 Things I Know About Her their distinctive look.