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"New Directors/New Films" has sparked the careers of some of today's biggest filmmakers: Steven Spielberg, Wim Wenders and Spike Lee, for instance, al...
"New Directors/New Films" has sparked the careers of some of today's biggest filmmakers: Steven Spielberg, Wim Wenders and Spike Lee, for instance, al...
Farihah Zaman | Posted 04.24.2012
What grander achievement can there be in cinematography than taking something we know and have possibly even seen on film before -- like a historic cave or a simple piece of choreography -- and transforming it into something more real than ever before?
Jonathan Kim | Posted 03.27.2012
Before seeing Pina, I had agreed with the conventional wisdom that 3D was best suited for action and animated films, though the vast majority of 3D movies I'd seen so far had left me feeling like it shouldn't be used at all.
Michael Kurcfeld | Posted 03.19.2012
Posted 01.18.2012
Not an institution to be outdone by the Golden Globes, the Academy has released their shortlist for best foreign language films, and only Sunday's win...
Debra Levine | Posted 03.13.2012
Heavy-hitting filmmakers are turning their cameras on dance and it's an honor. It's also a puzzlement. With Pina, Wim Wenders joins the recent ranks in crafting rapturous, high-tech paeans to the art form.
Jonathan Kim | Posted 03.13.2012
I've seen the first spectacular 3D film that absolutely must be seen in 3D. And most amazingly, this film is a documentary about a German choreographer whom I'd never heard of. That film is Pina.
Marc Kirschner | Posted 03.10.2012
By the end of this year, globalization in dance won't be an emerging trend... it will be a permanent state of existence, and every company should be aware of their global positioning, even if they've never toured outside of their home city.
The Huffington Post | Mallika Rao | Posted 12.23.2011
Hat tip to Indiewire for pointing out an intriguing development this morning: German director Wim Wenders ("Wings Of Desire," "Paris, Tx"), who vowed ...
Terry Keefe | Posted 02.18.2012
Glen Helfand | Posted 01.07.2012
Like anyone with an interest in movies, I've seen my consumption evolve from repertory houses, to indie chains, to the current streaming standard. Now I am entertained and edified by amazing libraries of material instantaneously available to cater to whatever whim.
Carine Fabius | Posted 05.25.2011
When you make your living in the arts--whether that's on the creative front or the business end--, it's safe to say that you are probably open to all kinds of veerings off the path to pay the bills.
James Gavin | Posted 05.25.2011
Adelaide is a charming but sleepy little town in South Australia. It's a place I might never have visited, had I not been flown there to speak at the 2007 Adelaide Cabaret Festival.
Karin Badt | Posted 05.25.2011
Palermo Shooting thankfully reminds us less of Wenders' recent unwatchable sprawls and more of his early powerhouse films where a voice-over ponders philosophical issues to the sound of music.
Posted 03.21.2012