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Remembering Tony Williams (1946-2026): The Last of the Independents
http://filmint.nu/remembering-tony-williams-1946-2026-the-last-of-the-independents/
Published: August 27, 2026 21:16
By Christopher Weedman and Brian Wilson, with Film International Staff and Correspondents Williams left behind a body of work remarkable in both its size and scope, as well as a rich legacy of students, colleagues, and friends….” On the evening of April…
Marion Davies Delights in The Cardboard Lover (1928)
http://filmint.nu/marion-davies-cardboard-lover-1928-review-jeremy-carr/
Published: August 26, 2026 16:40
By Jeremy Carr. Robert Z. Leonard knows what he has to work with and makes the most of Davies’s giddy promise.” William Randolph Hearst was famously perturbed by what he saw as the obvious and unflattering resemblance between himself and the captivating,…
“Golden Age Thinking”: Kent Jones on Late Fame
http://filmint.nu/golden-age-thinking-kent-jones-on-late-fame/
Published: August 20, 2026 15:35
By Jonathan Monovich. I find that the past lives in the present. Like Faulkner said, ‘The past is never dead. It’s not even past’…. Whenever there have been attempts to return to zero, they’ve amounted to nothing. —Kent Jones In the deeply personal, My…
“Revival Means Giving Life”: Julia Marchese on a Decade of Out of Print and Repertory Theaters
http://filmint.nu/julia-marchese-out-of-print-repertory-theaters-interview-ellie-dean/
Published: August 18, 2026 15:16
By Ellie Dean. I wanted to show these wonderful indie cinemas that are fueled on pure film lust, and to hopefully bring back memories of the cinemas the audience attended in their lifetimes that were meaningful to them.” —Julia Marchese In 2014, Julia…
The Helpless Clock: Time-Sense and Time-Feeling in Movie Viewing
http://filmint.nu/the-helpless-clock-time-sense-and-time-feeling-in-movie-viewing-george-toles/
Published: August 6, 2026 15:47
By George Toles. “and thus the whirligig of time brings in his revenges.” —Feste in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, or What You Will, Act 5, Scene 1 In the final scene of Michael Curtiz’s 1950 film, Bright Leaf, the ruthless, defeated protagonist, Brant Royle…
Friendship Finding Its Way Home: Jeong Jae-eun on Take Care of My Cat (2001)
http://filmint.nu/jeong-jae-eun-take-care-of-my-cat-2001-interview-jenny-paola-ortega-castillo/
Published: August 6, 2026 15:16
By Jenny Paola Ortega Castillo. At the heart of changing relationships may be changing environments. I wanted to portray the moment when people’s desires begin to diverge. I hoped audiences would not overlook the real struggles faced by young people on the…
“Much Better than Reality”: Julian Schnabel on In the Hand of Dante
http://filmint.nu/julian-schnabel-in-the-hand-of-dante-interview-jonathan-monovich/
Published: August 2, 2026 03:06
By Jonathan Monovich. Some people only want to see what they expect to see, but I’m not that kind of person. Josef Von Sternberg was once told his movie didn’t seem very realistic, and he responded, ‘Of course not, it’s much better than reality.’” –Julian…
Channel Academic Publishing Launches as a Scholarly Imprint of BearManor Media
http://filmint.nu/channel-academic-publishing-launches-as-a-scholarly-imprint-of-bearmanor-media/
Published: July 29, 2026 16:16
ANNOUNCEMENT: Channel Academic Publishing Launches as a Scholarly Imprint of BearManor Media; Editorial Director, Matthew Sorrento I’m very excited to share that we have launched Channel Academic Publishing, a scholarly imprint of BearManor Media. With Ben…
Outsider Selections: Cannes 2026
http://filmint.nu/outsider-selections-cannes-2026/
Published: July 21, 2026 15:47
By Ali Moosavi. From erotic poetry to deadpan animation…. Several movies screened at this year’s Cannes Film Festival have not been well covered, with more attention on the main competition. Here are ten shown in some of the other sections of the festival.…
A Touch of the Poetry: Orson Welles and Badge of Evil
http://filmint.nu/a-touch-of-the-poetry-orson-welles-and-badge-of-evil-stark-house-press-james-morrison/
Published: July 19, 2026 15:49
By James Morrison. Every admirer of Welles – that is, every lover of cinema – will find endless fascination in perusing the point of origin of one of his greatest films.” Touch of Evil (1958) starts with the most famous shot in Orson Welles’s work and one…