GO TO >> Hitchcock Begins at Village East Cinema
All this month, Village East Cinema on Second Avenue and East 12th Street will be screening an Alfred Hitchcock Classic on Thursday evenings.
READ >> Polanski’s Lenses
“Polanski came from a background in painting which probably had an impact on his meticulous attention for composition. One of his trademarks is the use of wide angle lenses.”
READ >> Kim’s Video Closes and a Village Sensibility Dies
“But this is more than a story of rising rents and the disruption wrought by digital streaming. It’s the tale of a downtown culture now largely lost, one in which clerks and creative types mingled, influencing one another and the scene as well.”
GO TO >> Film Series: Buñuel
Buñuel’s richly varied body of work reveals a consummate film-poet whose movies overflow with unforgettable, dreamlike images.
READ >> David Lynch’s Philosophy on Drinking Coffee
“Coffee is part of the art life.”
READ >> Woody Allen Pays Homage To…
A comprehensive list of Allen’s numerous cinematic references.
WATCH >> Hands of Bresson
Another elegant video essay by Kogonada.
READ >> ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ Thrills With Unfathomable Mystery
“We don’t like to watch horror movies because we like to feel negative emotions. It is, rather, that the negative emotions are outweighed by the philosophical delights.”
WATCH >> Jack White Arte Interview
“It’s about struggle. If you don’t have a problem you don’t have a story… I take that all the way to stage performing… I want to create struggle.”
WATCH >> Horror Films and the War on Women
“Unlike melodramas, horror films don’t simply negate the experience of suffering by tacking on a happy ending in which everything comes out right. This can make for grim viewing, but it also challenges us to endure even when hope seems dim or even non-existent.”