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First Exposure
’90s Time Stamp
By Paul Felten
The once-fashionable Mike Figgis, and specifically his unsung One Night Stand, played a vital, fondly remembered role in this writer’s budding cinephilia.
First Exposure
Free Spirits
By Michael Koresky
Poltergeist is the subject of the inaugural edition of a column in which writers and filmmakers are invited to share the viewing experiences that shaped their early movie love into life-defining passions.
Introduction
Bo Burnham Presents Old Enough
By Metrograph
The comedian/director/musician joined us for a screening of Marisa Silver’s 1984 film at Metrograph on November 28, 2018.
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Diasporic Images
By Yasmina Price
Considering Black women’s cultural production, on the 30th anniversary of Julie Dash’s groundbreaking first and only feature, Daughters of the Dust.
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Citizen of the World
By Gabriel Jandali Appel
In a six-part pseudo-travelogue, Orson Welles playfully self-mythologizes his way across Europe.
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Searching for Leader Ladies
By Rebecca Lyon
A Chicago Film Society project embraces the mysterious test-image subjects known only to projectionists and other apostles of analog.
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Sounding Out Electronic Music’s Female Pioneers
By Margaret Barton-Fumo
Lisa Rovner’s new documentary, Sisters with Transistors, shines a collective light on trailblazing sonic artists long overdue for recognition.
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Another Round with Vinterberg & Mikkelsen
By Laura Kern
In a pair of films, the acclaimed Danish duo lay the foundation for a lasting cinematic partnership.
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Uncharted Territory
By José Teodoro
Emotional logic prevails in Claire Denis’s L’Intrus, inviting us to share its itinerant protagonist’s unmoored state.
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Split Image
By Aliza Ma
With Center Stage, Stanley Kwan blends formal styles to tell the story of the tragic silent Shanghainese starlet Ruan Lingyu and redefines the biopic.
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The Eyes of Tony Longo
By Genevieve Yue
On the existence of a secret cinema found on the fringes of Thom Andersen’s Los Angeles.
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Life Isn’t That Simple
By Zia Anger
Being a teenager can feel apocalyptic. Sometimes a film about the end of the world is the best medicine.