By Yun-hua Chen. Showcasing restored films that are over 20 years old, the festival embraces the entire arc of cinematic history….” Now in its eighth year, the Budapest Classics Film Marathon showcases restored films […]
By Anela Henley. I never thought I’d be starring in a movie that I made, but just by nature of the circumstances I had to. I think that elevated me as a filmmaker….” Writer-[…]
By Anees Aref. Often described as “psychological westerns”, these films eschewed the conventional heroes of the old west for more complicated protagonists, flawed and motivated by darker impulses….” The “Noir-Western” sounds like a contradiction […]
______________________________________________________________________________ “I have to believe in a world outside my own mind. I have to believe that my actions still have meaning, even if I can’t remember them.”— Leonard Shelby, Memento (2000) “Memories can […]
A Book Review by William Blick. Maddrey illuminates the master from behind the scenes and shines a light on exactly what he means to the language of cinema.” Joseph Maddrey, author of Nightmares in Red, […]
By Nicholas Goodhue. As far as I can discover, none of the commentators on the film have satisfactorily explained the meaning and importance of film’s Latin passage…. However, the passage does in fact provide […]
By Ken Hall. A well-made low-budget film with characters that escape one-dimensional stereotyping….” An entertaining vehicle for Scott Adkins, Diablo casts him as Kris Chaney, an ex-convict who comes to Bogotá […]
A Book Review by William Blick. A candid and insightful look into Ferrara’s creative process…. The Greatest Gangster Movie You’ve Never Seen (BearManor Media, 2025) includes a candid and insightful look into Ferrara’[…]
A new collection featuring stories and poems in the tradition of Nosferatu and other silent expressionist classics….” Becoming Nosferatu: Stories Inspired by Silent German Horror, edited by Matthew Sorrento (editor, FilmInt Online) and Gary D. […]
By Ken Hall. Ahlam’s mission acquires a Hitchcockian aspect as this law-abiding artist in the US becomes trapped in a situation which she does not understand, with mysterious people posing a threat to […]