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“I don’t want to show things, but to give people the desire to see.” — Agnès Varda
It’s the birthday of Belgian filmmaker Agnès Varda, a pioneering force in the development of the French New Wave – she was French New Wave before it was even named “French New Wave.” When she died at the age of … Continue reading
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Tagged Agnes Varda, Belgium, France, Sandrine Bonnaire, women directors
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Reviews: Currents (2026)
Currents doesn’t help you interpret what you see. But what you see is so mesmerizing, watching the movie is like falling into it. You’re in the currents, if you will. Virginia Woolf’s extreme subjectivity in approach is an obvious reference … Continue reading
Reviews: Forge (2026)
What an interesting fun film about a brother-sister art-forgery team operating in the elite wealthy circles and/or art underground of Miami. Really good. I reviewed for Ebert.
“That’s the way I work: I try to imagine what I would like to see.” — Sofia Coppola
It’s her birthday today. Doing these posts is a way to pull up things from my gigantic archives. I might as well find ways to share them. But it’s also a reminder of how much I haven’t written. Topics I … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Murray, George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson, Sofia Coppola, women directors
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“I think a fear of portraying something negatively ends up creating more stereotypes.” — Sophia Takal
It’s Sophia Takal’s birthday today. “You probably can’t tell this from “Green,” but I actually think that art should have a sense of humor about itself. Art is very important and it can change lives, but it doesn’t actually save … Continue reading
“As a cinematographer, I was always attracted to stories that have the potential to be told with as few words as possible.” — Reed Morano
“I feel like directing is more about who the individual is rather than if they’re a man or a woman. It’s kind of hard to generalize and group all of us female filmmakers into one group, like we’re all going … Continue reading
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Tagged Handmaid's Tale, women directors
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“It’s just one of the mysteries of filmmaking that sometimes you do something that you don’t even think it’s important, then it turns out to be.” — Lili Horvát
Today is Hungarian director Lili Horvát’s birthday. The timing is fortuitous. I am overjoyed for the people of Hungary today, and also thinking of the theatre artistswho have been resisting within increasingly rigid and risky parameters. Back in November, during … Continue reading
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Tagged Hungary, romantic drama, women directors
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“I never wanted to be this famous. I never imagined this life for myself.” — Kristen Stewart
It’s her birthday today. “Really, I’m incredibly disjointed and not candid. Just in general, my thoughts tend to come out in little spurts that don’t necessarily connect. If you hang around long enough, you can find the linear path. But … Continue reading
“The films I find boring are the ones that have no space for the audience’s misconceptions.” — Josephine Decker
Unfortunately, considering Josephine Decker’s recent output, much of what I say here is no longer relevant and I can’t even say how much this saddens me. I don’t wish for her to not change, of course, but watching her abandon … Continue reading
“I think my cinema is minimalist because so is my gaze: I’m very interested in people.” — Joanna Hogg
It’s the birthday of director Joanna Hogg, who hasn’t directed that many films (comparatively) and yet what she has done really matters, so much so that when there are gaps between films, people who always have her on their radar … Continue reading
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Tagged England, Joanna Hogg, Martin Scorsese, Tilda Swinton, women directors
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