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“Early Short Films of the French New Wave” Is a Revelation
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story From the nineteen-fifties through the seventies, short films were a national cottage industry in France. Their production was funded in part by the government’s official film-supporting bodies, both through direct subsidies…
Inner Turmoil Meets Atmospheric Turbulence in “AIRHOSTESS-737”
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story In the catalogue of common nightmares, teeth provide some of the most potent imagery. Primal to our mechanisms of speech and sustenance, they also embody a certain vulnerability, anxiety; memento mori,…
The Real Message of “The Real Housewives”
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story They gathered twenty miles outside our nation’s capital. Many of the attendees were dressed in the traditional fashions of India: gauzy lehengas and bright saris. Other guests wore clothes that represented…
The Replacements Are Still a Puzzle
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The year was 1985, Ronald Reagan’s Morning in America was in full swing, and the Minneapolis-based Replacements were making moves. Following a string of critically beloved and commercially overlooked releases on…
Happiness Begins with Café con Leche, in “Encarnación”
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The filmmaker David Pisonero Tarantino was asking himself a big question before making his short documentary “Encarnación”: What is the secret to happiness? “I was in a not-so-good place,” he told…
“Stop Making Sense” and the Transformative Power of Collaboration
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Talking pictures began with a musical—“The Jazz Singer,” in 1927—and the filming of musical performance has been an artistic battleground ever since. With great performers, unadorned recording is a virtue; film…
Something Unusual Is Happening at Foxface Natural
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this storyYou’re reading the Food Scene newsletter, Helen Rosner’s guide to what, where, and how to eat. Sign up to receive it in your in-box. New York is a phenomenal restaurant city, but…
Diana Ejaita’s “Lines of Beauty”
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The cover of this year’s Fall Style & Design issue showcases the work of Diana Ejaita, an artist who has herself dabbled in the world of fashion. When we published her…
John Waters Is Ready for His Hollywood Closeup
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The day after John Waters’s mother attended the opening of his 1969 film, “Mondo Trasho,” she called him in hysterics, saying, “You are going to end up in a mental institution,…
