Film
A Biopic Tells the Unlikely Story of Folk Artist Maud Lewis
Maudie, directed by Aisling Walsh, offers a complex portrait of a woman who resided on the literal edges of society and had no formal training, but lived and breathed her painting.
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Exposing the Struggles of Artists on Strike Against Life
James N. Kienitz Wilkins's experimental documentary Common Carrier finds artists balancing creative pursuits and the demands of life in New York City.
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A Century’s Worth of Movies About Cross-Dressing and Drag
The series Cross-Dressing and Drag on Screen at the Anthology Film Archives highlights drag’s ubiquity across time, place, and social milieu.
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Monkey Around with a Simian Cinema Series
Anthology Film Archives’ latest series explores fictional, factual, and farcical portrayals of monkeys in movies.
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An Avant-Garde Documentary About 500 Silent Films Rescued in the Yukon
Bill Morrison’s newest work, Dawson City: Frozen Time, tells the story of an unlikely triumph for film preservation and history.
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A Playboy Bunny Navigates the Politics of Dystopia
In a video and performance, artist Monet Clark uses the character of a Playboy Bunny to navigate the Anthropocene, a situation of political pitfalls and environmental catastrophe.
Art
Alice Guy-Blaché, the First Woman Filmmaker
Alice Guy-Blaché is recognized as the first woman filmmaker, going back to an 1896 silent short, but her career remains unsung in the history of cinema.
Art
Fading Memories of Chinatown in 1940s San Francisco, Preserved in Dioramas
"I want to capture my memories, and the only way for me to capture my memories is to make them in three dimensions," says artist Frank Wong in the short film Forever, Chinatown.
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A Post-Punk ’80s Sci-Fi Film Explores NYC’s Nightlife
The only surviving 35mm print of Slava Tsukerman’s cult film Liquid Sky will have its final public screenings at Quad Cinema before being permanently retired.
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In the Run-Up to Its Return, Revisiting Other Roles by the Actors of Twin Peaks
BAMcinématek's series showcases cast members’ most memorable roles outside the show, crossing decades and genres.
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The Macabre Painter Behind the Alien Movies
With Ridley Scott's prequel Alien: Covenant being released this week, it's worth revisiting the documentary on the painter H.R. Giger, who inspired the series' aesthetic.
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Louise Lawler Screens a Movie with No Images
Louise Lawler's A Movie Will Be Shown Without the Picture, which recently "screened" at the Museum of Modern Art, a film is played in a cinema with only its soundtrack.