Tag Archives: Film Forum

Scenes From the End of a Marriage

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

Opening with a boom (an apartment door being broken down by police ) and ending in silence (Eva–played by Isabelle Huppert–entering the same apartment, her parents’, and then sitting, engulfed in melancholy, in their living room), Michael Haneke’s great new … Continue reading →

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The Measure of a Man

Posted on November 9, 2012 by

Sensing a possibility for escape with each other–she from her rigid preacher father and he from a rootless life working with a section gang laying railroad track–newly met Josie (Abbey Lincoln) and Duff (Ivan Dixon), become newlyweds.  She sees a … Continue reading →

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Where Have You Been All My Life?

Posted on October 19, 2012 by

Pierre Étaix, director and actor, is a comedic genius and a cinematic innovator whose work–five features and three shorts, made in the 60s–long unseen because of tangled rights issues, had fallen into obscurity.  Neither I nor any of my constantly … Continue reading →

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Original Baadasssss Turns 80

Posted on August 19, 2012 by

When Melvin Van Peebles’ ground-breaking, earth-shattering, seismic-shifting “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song” was released in 1971, the actor/director had already led several other remarkable lives–Air Force pilot, Tony-nominated Broadway playwright, novelist (writing in French), artist, TV news commentator and more. His … Continue reading →

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2 or 3 Things I Know About Him

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

Bruce Goldstein is celebrating his 25th anniversary as programmer (extraordinaire) of Film Forum’s repertory screen and all of us, friends and filmgoers, are celebrating our continuing good fortune, remembering series devoted to stars and genres as diverse as Josephine Baker, … Continue reading →

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News on the Rialto

Posted on March 18, 2012 by

Before there was IMDb, there was Bruce Goldstein, with his infinite film database in his head–encyclopedic (almost scary) knowledge, fascinating (and frequently funny) anecdotes and he actually knew everyone in his vast network of movie friends. In 1997, after 10 … Continue reading →

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The News From Iran (Smuggled Out in a Cake)

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

The great Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi is subject to arrest at any time, according to the Islamic Republic’s laws,  to begin serving his six-year sentence for “fomenting anti-government propaganda” through his work.  His sui generis masterwork, “This Is Not a Film,” … Continue reading →

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#OWS 2.0

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

After yesterday’s 1:00 am upheaval, protesters are back in Michael Bloomberg’s new and improved Zuccotti Park (all-nighters, upright, ok; sleepovers, a little lie down, not so much).  And although today in the steady rain, the occupiers’ numbers were quite diminished, … Continue reading →

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Hot Music In A Cool Room

Posted on July 28, 2011 by

John Turturro’s vibrant “Passione,” showcasing the music and people of Naples, returns to Film Forum tomorrow for a 12-day run.  Like Wim Wenders’ “Buena Vista Social Club” and Fatih Akin’s “Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul,” Turturro’s urgent film … Continue reading →

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Adultery, Romanian Style

Posted on May 25, 2011 by

Now playing at Film Forum,  Radu Muntean’s “Tuesday, After Christmas,” made me more anxious on second viewing.  Although the characters’ actions remained the same, of course, the feelings driving them (particularly Paul’s), registered as more ambivalent,  yet oddly inevitable, like … Continue reading →

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