Journal
Essays
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.
Interviews
Interview
Stephanie Hayes
BY Yonca Talu
The spellbinding lead of Slow Machine talks about bringing to life the character of a capricious actress, a role tailor-made for her.
Interview
Laurie Anderson
BY Chloe Lizotte
The one-of-a-kind interdisciplinary artist and narrator of Sisters with Transistors talks about the women at the heart of that film, her earliest video pieces, and her newest adventures in AI.
Interview
Agnès Godard
BY Yonca Talu
Claire Denis’s longtime DP talks about filming the beautifully mysterious, Faulkner-inspired L’Intrus in picturesque locales from France’s Jura Mountains to the Polynesian Islands.
Q&A
Q&A
Jim Jarmusch
BY Metrograph
Following a screening of The Dead Don’t Die at Metrograph in June 2019, the director discussed the origins of the film, teenagers, environmentalism, and working with actors.
Q&A
On Chulas Fronteras & Del Mero Corazón
BY Metrograph
Editor Maureen Gosling, a co-director of Del Mero Corazón and a longtime collaborator of Les Blank, and Harrod Blank, who oversaw the restoration of the films, joined Argot Pictures’s Jim Browne for an in-theater chat in June 2019.
Q&A
Barbara Hammer in Conversation with Carmel Curtis
BY Carmel Curtis
The pioneering experimental filmmaker joined Metrograph in late 2017 for an extensive Q&A.
Videos
Video
Women Behind the Machines:
A Conversation on Women in Tech
BY Metrograph
Emmy Parker, LaFrae Sci, Suzi Analogue, Stephi Duckula, and moderator Alissa DeRubeis joined us for a panel discussion following a screening of Sisters with Transistors.
Video
Pizza Panel
BY Metrograph
In honor of Untitled Pizza Movie, director David Shapiro moderates a discussion with Andrew Bellucci (Bellucci Pizza), Drew Nieporent (Nobu), Scarr Pimentel (Scarr’s Pizza), Anthony Barile (Three of Cups), and Miriam Weiskind (The ’Za Report).
Video
Lisa Bella Donna concert
BY Lisa Bella Donna
In celebration of Sisters with Transistors, Lisa Bella Donna performed this exclusive concert.
Excerpts
Excerpt
An Excerpt from
Paul Thomas Anderson: Masterworks
BY Adam Nayman
In his new book, the critic examines Phantom Thread ’s luxurious, intricate weave of contradictions as part of a critical study of its subject’s overall body of work.
Excerpt
Up and Down the Ladder: Excerpt from an Unpublished Manuscript c. 1933
BY Francis Ford
In an excerpt from his unpublished memoir about his time in Hollywood, actor Francis Ford describes working in early cinema, a period when audiences hadn’t fully grasped the differences between screen and reality.