JOURNAL
Interview
Michael Roemer
The director, co-writer, and co-producer of Nothing But a Man talks about the inception and making of his groundbreaking 1964 debut feature, which is still finding the audience it deserves.
Video
About Stations of the Elevated
A 20-minute illustrated history of the production of the film, with director Manfred Kirchheimer, recorded for Oscilloscope Laboratories’ limited-edition DVD release.
Essay
St. Clair Bourne and Paul Robeson United
The cinematic intersection of two African-American pioneers yielded a pair of Robeson explorations, made by Bourne 30 years apart, and a doc that feels as if driven by Robeson’s guiding principles.
Video
“Stations” Locations
The NYC settings of Stations of the Elevated revisited. This video originally appeared as a bonus feature on Oscilloscope Laboratories’ DVD.
Introduction
Claire Denis Introduces L’Intrus
Last April, Denis joined Metrograph theater to present two of her finest works. These are the words she shared prior to her 2004 film L’Intrus, which screened alongside No Fear, No Die.
Essay
Blood Work: A Reevaluation of Trouble Every Day
Claire Denis’s often misunderstood Trouble Every Day only gets better with age, and, like all of Denis’s work, stays inside you long after viewing.
Essay
Improvisational Jamming: The Process and Production of Personal Problems
A detailed look at the long, fascinating history of Bill Gunn‘s Personal Problems.
Interview
Alain Resnais
Resnais on the making of and motivations behind Je t’aime Je t’aime, which he insists is not science fiction, in an interview from 1968.
Essay
An Introduction to the Screenplay for Duet for Cannibals
Written in November 1969 in New York, this introduction appeared in the Noonday Original Screenplay edition, published in 1970 and now long out of print.
Essay
Jackson Heights on Screen
A cinematic journey through the Queens neighborhood explored in Frederick Wiseman’s 2015 documentary, In Jackson Heights.
Interview
The Hyena’s Last Laugh: A Conversation with Djibril Diop Mambéty
The Senegalese master talks about making Hyenas and his plans for the future in a 1999 Transition 78 piece.
Interview, Video
Sontag/Varda: Lions and Cannibals
In 1969, Susan Sontag and Agnès Varda sat down together while promoting their films Duet for Cannibals and Lions Love.
Interview
Fruit Chan
Fruit Chan talks about his sophomore feature, Made in Hong Kong, in this interview that first appeared in Hong Kong Panorama 97-98.
