Wednesday, March 23, 2011

CARANCHO SCAVENGES BAYSIDE

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One of my favorite films from 2010 is the Argentine dark thriller Carancho (2010) , for which I've already provided a critical overview...

SFIFF54—Michael Hawley Massages the Press Releases

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While the full line-up for the 54th San Francisco International Film Festival (SFIFF54) won't be made public until next Tuesday, the pr...
Tuesday, March 22, 2011

THE DISPOSABLE & THE DISCONTINUOUS: An Evening Class Conversation With Nathaniel Dorsky

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At the San Francisco Cinematheque screening of the restored print of Nathaniel Dorsky's Hours For Jerome, Part 1&2 (1980–82) , Dors...

THE DISPOSABLE & THE DISCONTINUOUS: A Historical (Premodern / Postmodern) Note

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"It's not easy to see things in the middle, rather than looking down on them from above or up at them from below, or from left to r...
Monday, March 21, 2011

OFFICE IN A VACATED HOUSE: FILM WRITER IN TRANSITION

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My home of 25 years is now up for sale: http://www.137winfield.com/

FIRST PERSON RURAL: THE NEW NONFICTION—Lisandro Alonso On La Libertad

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"Film must provide audiences the opportunity to discover questions." —Lisandro Alonso. When I interviewed programmer Diana Sanchez...
Sunday, March 20, 2011

TIMELESS SPIRAL: DIAMANDA GALÁS

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"My World Is Empty Without You" (live in St. Johann/Tirol; 11/15/97) "I'm Going to Live My Life" (live in St. Johann...
Saturday, March 19, 2011

THE DISPOSABLE & THE DISCONTINUOUS: The Evening Class Interview With Jonathan Rosenbaum

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In his essay "The 21st-Century Cinephile" for Filmkrant 's dossier on "slow criticism" , Girish Shambu proposed an ...