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'Certain Women' Confront The Uncertain Future With Quiet Desperation — And Resolve
In this triptych of films inspired by the short stories of Maile Meloy, director Kelly Reichardt (Meek's Cutoff) focuses on women striving to escape their prescribed roles.
'Christine': A Shocking Act, Plus Traffic And Weather, After The Break
Director Antonio Campos presents the story of Christine Chubbuck, a young TV reporter in Sarasota, Florida who stunned viewers with her on-air suicide in 1974.
In 'Miss Hokusai,' The Daughter Of A Master Artist Comes Into Her Own
Set in Edo-era Japan, this gorgeous, impressionistic tale follows the life and work of the artist Katsushika Hokusai and his daughter/protege through a series of exquisitely wrought vignettes.
The Man, The Myth, The Ledger: In 'The Accountant,' Affleck Gets His Bourne On
Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) is a math savant who hides dark side-dealings as a freelance accountant for various criminal enterprises.
A Cinematic Classic Of Resistance Returns To The Big Screen
Bilal Qureshi writes that The Battle Of Algiers, currently in movie theaters for a 50th anniversary rerelease, influenced many films that followed it and has striking relevance to the present.
Polish Filmmaker Andrzej Wajda Dies At 90
Polish auteur, Andrzej Wajda, has died. He was a great of Polish cinema who earned an Oscar for his life's work, as well as a Palme d'Or, for a film about Solidarity that was made while the Communists were in power.
Filmmaker Andrzej Wajda Dies At 90, Celebrated Resistance To Authoritarianism
Well-known films by the director include A Generation, Man of Marble and Man of Iron, which in which characters fight Nazis and communists. His final film will compete for a foreign-language Oscar.
Filmmaker Angus MacLachlan Gets Martin Scorsese's Blessing
Celebrated filmmaker Martin Scorsese has signed on as executive producer of the film "Abundant Acreage Available." It was written and directed by Winston-Salem's Angus MacLachlan, best kn
A Man And An Amendment Are Re-Examined In 'The Birth Of A Nation' And '13th'
Nate Parker's rebellion film The Birth of A Nation and Ava DuVernay's documentary 13th tackle America's racial history, but intersect in complicated ways.