A Woman Without Love: The Early Promise of an Iconic Auteur
More than a decade prior to the release of Belle de Jour, Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel directed this Mexican melodrama about the effects of infidelity on a family. https://youtu.be/KvhiILFqGJMAt first it may not seem as if there is much that distinguishes
Director Oleg Sentsov is a Hostage of Putin Regime
The World Cup in Russia has brought attention to injustices in the film world. Milos Stehlik discusses the case of a director imprisoned since 2014 under false pretenses in Russia. In a recent interview Facets founder and artistic director Milos Stehlik
The Poignant Confrontation of Reunification
In a style reminiscent of Chris Marker, Reunification (2015) meditates on the nature of memory, family, and art. Alvin Tsang is motivated to contextualize his family’s experience empathetically, historically, and philosophically. The intimate family history we are given is marked by
The Screen is a Monolith: Understanding 50 Years of 2001
To celebrate 50 years of Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece, we take a look at two forgotten films by Pavel Klushantsev. These films show a clear influence on the visuals and special effects which made 2001: A Space Odyssey the groundbreaking work we
70MM Odyssey: The Music Box’s Celluloid Celebration Returns
Contributor Sean Duffy interviews Julian Antos, The Music Box Theatre‘s Technical Director, about the theater’s upcoming 70MM Film Festival. For the third time in three years, the Music Box Theater in Chicago is putting on a film festival dedicated specifically to showcasing 70MM. This