Four Frames: Hidden (Michael Haneke, 2005)
Hidden begins with an immobile long shot of a domestic Paris street. Only the occasional passers-by and cyclists remind us…
Recent Posts
Four Frames: Pickpocket (Robert Bresson, 1959)
Few directors are as interested in the interiority of their characters as Robert Bresson. His ascetic style strips films of…
Four Frames: Network (Sidney Lumet, 1976)
The Union Broadcasting System took a risk when they let a visibly unwell Howard Beale on air. With his frantic…
Lost Classic: Happy Together (Wong Kar-wai, 1997)
The weight of memory has long been portrayed as an onerous facet of life, and in Wong Kar-wai’s 1997 film…
Lost Classic: Dangerous Game (Abel Ferrara, 1993)
Have there ever been two artists more different from each other than director Abel Ferrara and singer Madonna Louise Ciccone…
Parting Shots: Breathless (Jean-Luc Godard, 1960)
It’s one of the most memorable scenes in cinema. As Michel Poiccard swaggers down the Champs-Élysées, he spots a picture…
