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Artist Docs Take Center Stage at Sundance 2024
Brian Eno, Christopher Reeve, and Frida Kahlo are among the subjects of the many artist documentaries at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
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Lost Early Footage of the Amazon Rediscovered in Czech Archive
Amazonas, o Maior Rio do Mundo (1918) highlights the 20th-century rubber boom and enslavement of Indigenous people through a propagandic lens.
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New York Jewish Film Festival Returns for 33rd Edition
The lineup of 28 feature, documentary, and short films and discussions with filmmakers kicks off on January 10.
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A Holiday’s Worth of Video Essays
This month, a range of video essays about tech-related subjects and history.
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Five Offbeat Holiday Films to Keep It Weird This Christmas
Stop-motion animation, the poetic story of a snowman, and other picks highlight the artistic potential of the classic genre.
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Anselm’s Sweeping Vision Obscures the Political
What does it mean for a film addressing overtly political themes to remain apolitical?
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Queer Cinema for Palestine Pushes Back Against Israel’s “Pinkwashing”
The event, running now through December 10, first launched in 2021 as an alternative to the government-sponsored Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival.
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A New Film Series in New York Looks Back at Japan's Taisho Period
The Japan Society will screen six iconic films that explore the years 1912–1926, “a new modern era” marked by progressive reforms and a blossoming of the arts.
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Frederick Wiseman’s Bucket List Included Making a Restaurant Doc
"Filming in a kitchen is like working with a ballet or theater company," the filmmaker told Hyperallergic in an interview for the release of his new film Menus-Plaisirs Les Troisgros.
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New Dark Comedy The Curse Takes Aim at the Art World
The latest episode features a copycat of artist Doug Aitken’s mirrored house and Emma Stone as a misguided White woman experiencing Native art.
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The Silencing of Female Sexuality Champion Shere Hite
Director Nicole Newnham chronicles the rise, fall, and disappearance of the iconic feminist sexologist.
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Video Essays to Watch This Holiday Weekend
This month, we feature videos on criticism, artificial intelligence, social media, and more.