That’s it. I’m moving to Manhattan. This afternoon. Friday at the latest. “Beyond L’Enfant: The Complete Dardenne Brothers” launches today at Lincoln Centre, and while the Dardenne-a-thon may be less complete than advertised, I’d give my last Belgian waffle to be there Friday when Jean-Pierre and Luc take the stage. Also, Bahrani vs The Brothers.
I’ve never been reticent when it comes to voicing my adoration for the films of Wong Kar-Wai. Admittedly, I haven’t seen all of them, but the ones that I have seen affect me like few other films. Wong’s trademark themes of alienation and loneliness, his lovelorn characters, and his inimitable style (voiceovers, meandering plots, intriguing […]
This article suggests that thinking of schools as “gardens of delight” reconnects learning, faith, and beauty.
It obliges us to envision a world dark and terrible and chaotic. It compels us to consider a realm beyond even Chesterton’s remote and lonely star. And it forces us to wonder if that imagined place is far nearer than we ever would have believed.
Films by Haneke, Von Trier, Tarantino, and Mendoza win coveted Cannes awards.
You may not be able to attend the Cannes Film Festival, but you can attend the masterclass on filmmaking taught by the Dardennes brothers, Jean-Pierre and Luc. Read excerpts and listen to the audio recordings here.
Terminator Salvation recycles the stuff of better sci-fi films so relentlessly, it gives new meaning to the term “post-consumer waste.”
Enjoying and fostering beauty is an integral part of our role as stewards of God’s good creation; the author discusses his vision for Renewal, a grassroots college organization that attempts to foster this stewardship.
Compare seven lists of The Greatest Films Of All Time, you get 2,294 titles that somebody-or-other thinks you really ought to see. Not a lot of consensus – apart from thirty movies that show up on every single tally. They don’t amount to an official canon of any sort, but if you’re looking for a summer alternative to superheroes and sequels… You could do worse.