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152 pages, 55,000 words, 88 contributors.

Issue 1 – SOLD OUT


Issue 1 of The Metrograph features cover artwork by cinematographer Ed Lachman with Jean-Luc Godard at Zoetrope studios, a 30-page centerpiece celebration of Clint Eastwood, including The Metrograph Interview No. 1 by Nick Pinkerton, and contributions from Ari Aster, Daniel Clowes, Abel Ferrara, A.S. Hamrah, Hunter Harris, Yiyun Li, Steve Martin, Cookie Mueller, Amalia Ulman, Simon Rex, Josh Safdie, Lucy Sante, Thora Siemsen and more.

ISBN: 979-8-9917687-1-9

ISSN: 3065-2774

Inside Issue 1

Cries & Whispers

Framed! Irma VepPhoebe Chen
Cinemap: Around 7 LudlowJonny Sikov
Imaginary CinemaAbel Ferrara, Radu Jude, Crystal Moselle, Anocha Suwichakornpong
Tales from the BoothNathan Gelgud & Gabriel Jandali Appel & Matthew Reichard

Essays & Interviews

Movies Come To This Place for MagicSteve Martin & Deceptive Practices
A is for ArchiveSean Price Williams
Limelight: Ann HuiNick Pinkerton
B is for Back to the FutureSimon Rex
Two, Three Things About AnnTsai Ming-liang
Material MemoriesFarah Clémentine Dramani-Isasifou
Ed Lachman Studio VisitAnnabel Brady-Brown & Sean Price Williams
Artist’s PortfolioEd Lachman
Mouchette: Two DeathsYiyun Li
C is for CS-86Sasha Frere-Jones
I’ll Be Your Mirror: Kim NovakThora Siemsen
Edward Yang and His GangKelli Weston
Primary Sources: A Letter from Cookie MuellerArielle de Saint Phalle
Thrillers from Manila (and Beyond)Martika Ramirez Escobar
EnthusiasmsPaul Vecchiali
The Metrograph Interview #1: Clint EastwoodNick Pinkerton
D is for Le deuxième souffleA.S. Hamrah
Clint Eastwood FilmographyOlivier Assayas, Claire Denis, Naomi Fry, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Hunter Harris, Richard Hell, Nicholas Hoult, Lucy Sante, Lynne Tillman, and more.

Department Heads

Filmmaker’s Diary: Magic FarmAmalia Ulman
E is for ExtrasK. Austin Collins
Luxurious Realism: Mark Lee Ping-bingBradford Young
The Wear HouseAvery Trufelman
How to Light: A TalkGeorge Kuchar

Martini Shots

More Tales from the BoothNathan Gelgud & Gabriel Jandali Appel & Matthew Reichard
Minor Indignities in MoviegoingAri Aster & Daniel Clowes
The Shot That Made Me GayCarmen Maria Machado, Jackson Howard
F is for FelliniAgnès Varda
RidicuLists: Bugs Bunny Paternity TestWill Sloan
CrosswordAnna Shechtman


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