Thanks to the kind folk at Studio Canal I've got a really nice competition.
Godard Day.
I'm hosting a day dedicated to the work of Jean-Luc Godard next month.
JLG/Honorary Palme d’Or.
Godard won. At last. Kind of.
A New Short Film From JLG?
Jean-Luc Godard has *seemingly* released a new short, entitled Vent d'ouest, prior to his new feature premiering at the Cannes Film Festival tomorrow.
Petits Meurtres?
I watched Alan Arkin’s Little Murders the other night.
Godard Biopic Le Redoutable Opens This Week.
Michel Hazanavicius's unorthodox biopic opens in the UK this week.
A Trailer For JLG’s Le Livre D’Image.
Jean-Luc Godard's Le Livre d'Image plays Cannes next month, and the first trailer has been just been revealed by Casa Azul Films.
The Centenary Of Andre Bazin.
Andre Bazin would have been one hundred years old today, had his life not ended so prematurely at the age of just 40. As it was, Bazin didn't live to see the legacy of the work began by theorists and film programmers like himself and Henri Langlois in the wake of the Second World War,... Continue Reading →
Briefly On Cleo From 5 To 7.
I watched Agnes Varda's Cleo From 5 To 7 the other night. As noted on social media, I had a pretty rough couple of days, and felt like my soul needed "rebooting". It certainly did the job.
Stéphane Audran, RIP.
The French actress passed away last week.