Jan 29 Jeffrey Brown Reports from Sundance By Arts Desk Our own Jeffrey Brown has been at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival this week as a juror for the World Cinema Documentary category. Continue reading
Jan 21 A Shot in the Dark: Cinematographer of 'The White Ribbon' Gives His Take For U.S. audiences, cinematographer Christian Berger may be best described as "the eyes" of Michael Haneke, the Austrian auteur known for his intense (and frequently violent) films. Haneke and Berger's latest film, "The White Ribbon," matches their previous efforts in… Continue reading
Jan 19 Conversation: Students from Haiti's Only Film School Keep Their Cameras Rolling By Arts Desk When New York filmmaker Annie Nocenti became the first teacher at Cine Institute, Haiti's only film school, two years ago, she was excited to see what her students would capture. Last Tuesday, her students faced their most challenging test when… Continue reading
Jan 11 Eric Rohmer, 89, Made Intellectual Films About People's Emotional Lives By Arts Desk French director and film critic Eric Rohmer died Monday at the age of 89 in Paris. Continue reading
Jan 08 Good Grief: Style and the 'Single Man' Based on the 1964 Christopher Isherwood novel of the same name, "A Single Man" is the cinematic debut of Tom Ford, an artist who, until now, was known for his role as creative director at fashion house Gucci. His foray… Continue reading
Dec 31 The Decade in Film By Arts Desk From the fading dominance of the big screen to the prevalence of the small screen, the critical cinematic successes that came from abroad, and the return of the 3-D Hollywood blockbuster, we asked two critics to reflect on the films… Continue reading