Maggie Cheung’s Role in ‘Irma Vep’ Indulges French Film Cinepheliacs
In Irma Vep, Maggie Cheung becomes a representation of a now globalized cinema industry.
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The 35 Best Films of 2010
The best films of 2010 include a fake documentary, a comedy about Jihad, a vampire story NOT dealing with tacky tween romance, a haunting hillbilly noir, and an elegant tale about clones. Not necessarily the usual cinematic suspects.
Olivier Assayas’ ‘Non-Fiction’ Fiddles with Seriousness
In Olivier Assayas' speedy, slightly wan dispatch from salon society, Non-Fiction (Doubles vie), Parisians have badly concealed affairs and argue loudly but inconclusively about books and society.
What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Literature? Olivier Assayas’ ‘Non-Fiction’
By satirizing the French literary intelligentsia, Assayas' Non-Fiction (Doubles vie) chronicles the hypocrisies of the modern psyche without attaching itself to any particular worldview.
When Filming Itself Becomes More Important than the Film: Olivier Assayas’ ‘Cold Water’ (L’eau froide)
One of the paradoxes of cinema is that the creative experience itself must always be "worth" more than the result of the undertaking.
You’ll Have Yourself a Very Scary Christmas with These Eight Films
Beware the seemingly merry shades of green and red that spread so slowly and thickly across the holiday season, for something dark and uncertain, something that takes many forms, stirs beneath the joyful facade.
The 100 Essential Directors Part 1: Chantal Akerman – Bernardo Bertolucci
Neurotic New Yorkers, Queer Mavericks, Swedish close-ups and the art of putting a microphone on every person on set are but a few of the themes explored in PopMatters' first group of ten essential directors, Chantal Akerman through Bernardo Bertolucci. Please note that any perceived omissions were likely on purpose...
You Still Haven’t Seen ‘Clouds of Sils Maria’?
This beautiful film explores women's issues and relationships with depth and lightness, and nods to high art and popular art.
In ‘Clouds of Sils Maria’ Juliette Binoche and Kristen Stewart Have Electrifying Chemistry
Less Birdman and more Bergman, Clouds of Sils Maria delves deeply into the complex psychology of its characters.