In the wake of the release of Straight Outta Compton Director Ava DuVernay tweeted “To be a woman who loves hip-hop is to be in love with your abuser.” The film, which grossed around $60 million in its first weekend, and is expected to hit the $100 million mark this upcoming weekend, is touted as the true story of legendary rap group […]
Announcing the Fall 2015 Issue: Juliette Lewis, Erin Wasson, Helena Christensen, Kasia Jujeczka
Here’s to present and future heroes: We are excited to announce the release of our Fall 2015 issue, featuring four incredible covers: Erin Wasson photographed by Hao Zeng, Kasia Jujeczka photographed by Sophy Holland, Helena Christensen photographed by Henrique Gendre and Juliette Lewis photographed by Zoey Grossman. Coming to stores soon.
The Diary of a Teenage Girl, Mistress America, We Come As Friends, Grandma, The Second Mother: August’s Essential Movies
This month, Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig reunite, Lily Tomlin reclaims the big screen and a Brazilian film about class hits the right social notes. Here are this month’s best movie releases. The Diary of a Teenage Girl Director: Michelle Heller Starring: Bel Powley, Kristen Wiig, Alexander Skarsgård, Christopher Meloni, Madeleine Waters Opens August 7th Minnie (Bel Powley) is a […]
Third Anarchy Film Festival at MoRUS
Looking at much of Manhattan today, you may be forgiven to forget the city’s spiritual past as a radical place filled with radical people. A film festival, I NRCHY: Subversion & the City, now in ts third year, aims to celebrate New York City’s legacy as a place of radical thought and action. Running through August 8 at Museum of Reclaimed […]
Slow Machine with Chloe Sevigny Looking for Crowdfunders
Chloe Sevigny’s latest project, a “screwball thriller about performance and surveillance,” is looking for backers. Called Slow Machine, it is reportedly “bleak but funny.” The film’s makers are looking to crowdfund the creation of the ultra low-budget movie—its total reported budget is a modest $30,000—via Kickstarter. Who’s behind it? Filmmaker Paul Felten and musician Joe Denardo (of Growing) will direct, and the movie […]
Ester Martin Bergsmark’s Something Must Break
Ester Martin Bergsmark’s underseen Something Must Break is one of the most profound representations of transgender identity recently depicted in cinema. Having cruised the festival and international circuits, American audiences have had limited access to the feature: Something Must Break was shown last year at the Tribeca and Chicago film festivals, and has not had a wider release. Which is […]
The Zeitgeist: Yo La Tengo Covers the Cure, Lars Von Trier’s Childhood Short + More
Lars Von Trier’s Childhood Stop Motion Short Way before the emotional and moral trappings of Dancer In The Dark, or the existential reflectivity of Melancholia, an 11-year old Lars Von Trier immersed himself into the world of stop motion filmmaking and created a cute —and technically impressive, considering his age—stop-motion short called Turen til Squashland… En Super Pølse Film (translated […]
Andrei Tarkovsky, Sculpting in Time at MAD
Andrei Tarkovsky needs no introduction. A singular cinematic voice, the Russian director is one of cinema’s most fascinating filmmakers. Tarkovsky is credited with an oeuvre that spans about a dozen remarkable feature films and is often interpreted as a profound spiritual statement about what it means to be human. Known for complex themes, expressive, sweeping takes, poetic metaphors and primordial […]
Amy, Tangerine, The Look of Silence, Irrational Man: July’s Essential Movies
From the touching Amy to Woody Allen’s cross-generational love-and-crime story Irrational Man, July is more than basking in the Sun. Here are this month’s best movie releases. Amy Director: Asif Kapadia Starring: Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson, Yasiin Bey, Pete Doherty, Tony Bennett, Mitch Winehouse Opens July 1st From director Asif Kapadia, Amy tells the story of six-time Grammy-winner Amy Winehouse […]