The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival has announced its first wave of program details for its upcoming 58th edition, which is set to take place from June 28 through July 6, 2024. The Czech festival, widely considered to be the most prestigious film festival in Eastern Europe, is set to honor one of the nation’s most famous writers with a new retrospective titled “Franz Kafka and the Cinema.”
The series is set to feature screenings of a wide range of films inspired by the Czech novelist, who famously wove themes of alienation and existential angst into cryptic novels that often flirted with surrealism. Some films, like Orson Welles’ “The Trial” are direct adaptations of Kafka’s writings; but the series also includes movies about Kafka’s life, and films like Martin Scorsese’s “After Hours” that were influenced by Kafka’s ideas.
“For decades, Kafka’s oeuvre has functioned as a continuing provocation to filmmakers,...
The series is set to feature screenings of a wide range of films inspired by the Czech novelist, who famously wove themes of alienation and existential angst into cryptic novels that often flirted with surrealism. Some films, like Orson Welles’ “The Trial” are direct adaptations of Kafka’s writings; but the series also includes movies about Kafka’s life, and films like Martin Scorsese’s “After Hours” that were influenced by Kafka’s ideas.
“For decades, Kafka’s oeuvre has functioned as a continuing provocation to filmmakers,...
- 4/23/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
The Karlovy Vary Film Festival and Variety have teamed up to honor Francine Maisler, one of the world’s most respected casting directors, whose recent credits include “Dune: Part Two,” “The Bikeriders,” “Challengers,” “Civil War” and “Joker: Folie à Deux.”
Maisler has worked on more than 70 feature films and is a recipient of 15 Artios Awards from the Casting Society of America, including for “Marriage Story” in 2020 and “Don’t Look Up” in 2021. As well as working with director Denis Villeneuve on “Dune: Part Two,” “Dune,” “Arrival” and “Sicario,” her other films include Terrence Malick’s “Tree of Life” and “Knight of Cups,” and Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “The Revenant” and “Birdman.” In 2022, she won a Primetime Emmy Award for her work on HBO’s “Succession.”
As part of its homage, Karlovy Vary will hold a special screening of one of the films which Maisler worked on. Maisler will also give a public master class,...
Maisler has worked on more than 70 feature films and is a recipient of 15 Artios Awards from the Casting Society of America, including for “Marriage Story” in 2020 and “Don’t Look Up” in 2021. As well as working with director Denis Villeneuve on “Dune: Part Two,” “Dune,” “Arrival” and “Sicario,” her other films include Terrence Malick’s “Tree of Life” and “Knight of Cups,” and Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “The Revenant” and “Birdman.” In 2022, she won a Primetime Emmy Award for her work on HBO’s “Succession.”
As part of its homage, Karlovy Vary will hold a special screening of one of the films which Maisler worked on. Maisler will also give a public master class,...
- 4/23/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
The Karlovy Vary Festival will pay tribute to one of the Czech Republic’s most famous sons with a retrospective of film adaptations of the work of Franz Kafka from some of the greatest names in cinema. To mark the centenary of Kafka’s death, the festival will screen a series of films directly adapted from, or inspired by, the literary master of angst.
The retrospective will include such classics as Orson Welles’s The Trial (1962), Martin Scorsese’s Kafkaesque New York dramedy After Hours (1985) and Federico Fellini’s Intervista; Steven Soderbergh’s Kafka (1991) and its 2021 re-edit Mr. Kneff — both starring Jeremy Irons as a set-upon insurance man and writer — alongside lesser-known adaptations, including Jan Němec’s Metamorphosis, a German TV movie version of Kafka’s famous short story. Other highlights include Ousmane Sembene’s Senegalese feature The Money Order (1968) and Kôji Yamamura’s animated short Franz Kafka’s a Country Doctor (2007).
“For decades,...
The retrospective will include such classics as Orson Welles’s The Trial (1962), Martin Scorsese’s Kafkaesque New York dramedy After Hours (1985) and Federico Fellini’s Intervista; Steven Soderbergh’s Kafka (1991) and its 2021 re-edit Mr. Kneff — both starring Jeremy Irons as a set-upon insurance man and writer — alongside lesser-known adaptations, including Jan Němec’s Metamorphosis, a German TV movie version of Kafka’s famous short story. Other highlights include Ousmane Sembene’s Senegalese feature The Money Order (1968) and Kôji Yamamura’s animated short Franz Kafka’s a Country Doctor (2007).
“For decades,...
- 4/23/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
February ushers in a new slate of movies and TV shows making their way to HBO and HBO Max, from a slew of James Bond movies to the recently released Olivia Colman-led “Empire of Light” to, yes, the Puppy Bowl.
“The Terminator,” “Catch Me If You Can,” “Footloose,” “Taxi Driver” and “The Silence of the Lambs” all mark notable library offerings this month, in addition to “Superbad,” “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” and “Eighth Grade.”
Despite HBO Max pulling a number of originals from its roster over the past several months, HBO Max originals premiering on the platform this month include a Dionne Warwick documentary, an adult European animated series titled “Poor Devil” and “Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine’s Day Special” based on the popular animated series.
HBO Max is also beefing up its sports offerings by streaming soccer matches featuring the U.S. national teams,...
“The Terminator,” “Catch Me If You Can,” “Footloose,” “Taxi Driver” and “The Silence of the Lambs” all mark notable library offerings this month, in addition to “Superbad,” “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” and “Eighth Grade.”
Despite HBO Max pulling a number of originals from its roster over the past several months, HBO Max originals premiering on the platform this month include a Dionne Warwick documentary, an adult European animated series titled “Poor Devil” and “Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine’s Day Special” based on the popular animated series.
HBO Max is also beefing up its sports offerings by streaming soccer matches featuring the U.S. national teams,...
- 2/1/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and HBO Max got the memo. With its list of new releases for February 2023, the HBO streamer is bringing a very special Valentine’s Day episode into the fold.
Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine’s Day Special premieres on Feb. 9 and finds Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy celebrating their first Valentine’s Day together. Consider this a fun little aperitif for the fast approaching Harley Quinn season 3 – which will feature none other than freshly-installed DC czar James Gunn. Other HBO Max original series this month include another C.B. Strike special on Feb. 6 and Spanish-language animated comedy Poor Devil a.k.a. Pobre Diablo on Feb. 17.
February also looks to be a jam-packed month for movies on HBO Max. February 1 sees the arrival of many appealing library titles like Birdman, Casino Royale, The Silence of the Lambs, and The Terminator. Later on HBO Max...
Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine’s Day Special premieres on Feb. 9 and finds Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy celebrating their first Valentine’s Day together. Consider this a fun little aperitif for the fast approaching Harley Quinn season 3 – which will feature none other than freshly-installed DC czar James Gunn. Other HBO Max original series this month include another C.B. Strike special on Feb. 6 and Spanish-language animated comedy Poor Devil a.k.a. Pobre Diablo on Feb. 17.
February also looks to be a jam-packed month for movies on HBO Max. February 1 sees the arrival of many appealing library titles like Birdman, Casino Royale, The Silence of the Lambs, and The Terminator. Later on HBO Max...
- 2/1/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Looking for something to watch? There will be many classic movies and new award-winning films coming to HBO Max in February 2023. Here are all of the best films being added to the platform in order of their IMDb scores.
HBO Max Logo, | LightRocket via Getty Images Top Rated films being added to HBO Max in February 2023
Of the long list of films being added to HBO Max on February 1st, we’ve ranked the best films by their IMDb ranking. Here are the movies, ranked from highest to lowest IMDb scores.
The Silence of the Lambs, 1991 — IMDb score: 8.6/10Taxi Driver, 1976 — IMDb score: 8.2/10The Terminator, 1984 — IMDb score: 8.1/10Catch Me If You Can, 2002 — IMDb score: 8.1/10The Miracle Worker, 1962 — IMDb score: 8.1/10Platoon, 1986 — IMDb score: 8.1/10Honeyland, 2019 — IMDb score: 8.0/10Casino Royale, 2006 — IMDb score: 8.0/10Edge of Tomorrow, 2014 — IMDb score: 7.9/10 (available February 7)The Music Man, 1962 — IMDb score: 7.8/10Gravity, 2013 — IMDb score: 7.7/10 (available February 23)Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), 2014 — IMDb score: 7.7/10Superbad,...
HBO Max Logo, | LightRocket via Getty Images Top Rated films being added to HBO Max in February 2023
Of the long list of films being added to HBO Max on February 1st, we’ve ranked the best films by their IMDb ranking. Here are the movies, ranked from highest to lowest IMDb scores.
The Silence of the Lambs, 1991 — IMDb score: 8.6/10Taxi Driver, 1976 — IMDb score: 8.2/10The Terminator, 1984 — IMDb score: 8.1/10Catch Me If You Can, 2002 — IMDb score: 8.1/10The Miracle Worker, 1962 — IMDb score: 8.1/10Platoon, 1986 — IMDb score: 8.1/10Honeyland, 2019 — IMDb score: 8.0/10Casino Royale, 2006 — IMDb score: 8.0/10Edge of Tomorrow, 2014 — IMDb score: 7.9/10 (available February 7)The Music Man, 1962 — IMDb score: 7.8/10Gravity, 2013 — IMDb score: 7.7/10 (available February 23)Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), 2014 — IMDb score: 7.7/10Superbad,...
- 1/28/2023
- by Julia Odom
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Munich-based Koch Films has struck a deal with Studiocanal Germany to take over the distributor’s entire sales and logistics activities for all physical home entertainment activities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Studiocanal’s extensive portfolio comprises new releases, series and classic catalog titles such as Francis Ford Coppola’s newly restored 1983 teen drama “The Outsiders” and David Lynch’s “Mulholland Drive” as well as works by the likes of Jean-Luc Godard, Wim Wenders, Jim Jarmusch and Margarethe von Trotta.
The agreement pools Studiocanal and Koch Films’ strengths and bolsters their market position in the home entertainment sector over the long term, the companies said.
Studiocanal’s Arthaus label includes such recently restored films as Federico Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita”; Ousmane Sembène’s 1968 Senegalese classic “Mandabi”; and Richard Kelly’s “Donnie Darko” as well as German titles like Reinhard Hauff’s 1975 drama “The Brutalization of Franz Blum,” featuring Jürgen Prochnow...
Studiocanal’s extensive portfolio comprises new releases, series and classic catalog titles such as Francis Ford Coppola’s newly restored 1983 teen drama “The Outsiders” and David Lynch’s “Mulholland Drive” as well as works by the likes of Jean-Luc Godard, Wim Wenders, Jim Jarmusch and Margarethe von Trotta.
The agreement pools Studiocanal and Koch Films’ strengths and bolsters their market position in the home entertainment sector over the long term, the companies said.
Studiocanal’s Arthaus label includes such recently restored films as Federico Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita”; Ousmane Sembène’s 1968 Senegalese classic “Mandabi”; and Richard Kelly’s “Donnie Darko” as well as German titles like Reinhard Hauff’s 1975 drama “The Brutalization of Franz Blum,” featuring Jürgen Prochnow...
- 10/8/2021
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
To mark the release of Mandabi, out now, we’ve been given 3 copies to give away on DVD.
A stunning new 4K restoration of trailblazing director, Ousmane Sembène’s 1968 ground-breaking film Mandabi, the first ever feature length film in the African language of Wolof. Never released in the UK, Mandabi denounces an administrative system inherited from the colonial era and the rife corruption taking place for officials own personal gain.
Ibrahima Dieng (Makuredia Guey) receives a letter containing a money order for twenty-five thousand Cfa francs from his nephew, a street sweeper in Paris. But the news spreads fast in his neighbourhood … women, his neighbours and family see in this promise of money their escape. Ibrahima must then face a nightmarish foray into the corrupt and absurd world of Senegalese bureaucracy, which eventually leaves him even more miserable than he was before.
Please note: This competition is open to UK...
A stunning new 4K restoration of trailblazing director, Ousmane Sembène’s 1968 ground-breaking film Mandabi, the first ever feature length film in the African language of Wolof. Never released in the UK, Mandabi denounces an administrative system inherited from the colonial era and the rife corruption taking place for officials own personal gain.
Ibrahima Dieng (Makuredia Guey) receives a letter containing a money order for twenty-five thousand Cfa francs from his nephew, a street sweeper in Paris. But the news spreads fast in his neighbourhood … women, his neighbours and family see in this promise of money their escape. Ibrahima must then face a nightmarish foray into the corrupt and absurd world of Senegalese bureaucracy, which eventually leaves him even more miserable than he was before.
Please note: This competition is open to UK...
- 6/28/2021
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Oscar-winning drama will be Lionsgate’s fourth biggest release to date.
Oscar-winning drama The Father is set to receive the widest theatrical release in the UK and Ireland since cinemas began reopening last month.
This weekend, Lionsgate will release Florian Zeller’s acclaimed feature in 637 screens, including more than 50 in Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Not only is this the biggest release since pandemic restrictions were relaxed, which allowed cinemas to resume business from May 17, but also marks Lionsgate’s fourth widest release to date – behind just Military Wives, The Personal History Of David Copperfield and Knives Out.
The Father is...
Oscar-winning drama The Father is set to receive the widest theatrical release in the UK and Ireland since cinemas began reopening last month.
This weekend, Lionsgate will release Florian Zeller’s acclaimed feature in 637 screens, including more than 50 in Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Not only is this the biggest release since pandemic restrictions were relaxed, which allowed cinemas to resume business from May 17, but also marks Lionsgate’s fourth widest release to date – behind just Military Wives, The Personal History Of David Copperfield and Knives Out.
The Father is...
- 6/11/2021
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
The first full-length film from celebrated Senegalese film director Ousmane Sembène, Mandabi (The Money Order) was met with international acclaim back when it was released in 1968 and has only grown in stature throughout the ensuing years, picking up one particularly high-profile fan in the form Martin Scorsese, who has described the film as his gateway to African cinema. His passionate response to the film is, unsurprisingly, entirely justified. Like many great world cinema titles, it offers a window to another culture seemingly far-removed from the viewer’s own. Yet scratch under the surface, and it’s very apparent that the same issues and those very human foibles exist on a macro level.
We are introduced to the film’s protagonist Ibrahima (Makhourédia Guèye) as he’s receiving a groom and shave in the film’s opening credits. Returning to his threadbare home, he leisurely guzzles down huge amounts of prepared food,...
We are introduced to the film’s protagonist Ibrahima (Makhourédia Guèye) as he’s receiving a groom and shave in the film’s opening credits. Returning to his threadbare home, he leisurely guzzles down huge amounts of prepared food,...
- 6/11/2021
- by Adam Lowes
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
After a hiatus as theaters in New York City and beyond closed their doors during the pandemic, we’re delighted to announce the return of NYC Weekend Watch, our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. While many theaters are still focused on a selection of new releases, there’s a handful of worthwhile repertory screenings taking place.
Museum of the Moving Image
Paths of Glory and 2001 play, the latter on 70mm this Friday; non-Kubrick films include Fantasia, The Piano, and (at the Queens Drive-In) Carrie.
Bam
Ousmane Sembène’s Mandabi, newly restored, kicks off Bam’s return to repertory programming.
IFC Center
George A. Romero’s The Amusement Park, about which a whole lot more here, continues.
Paris Theater
With his excellent new film The Disciple available at alternating times, Chaitanya Tamhane’s Court screens.
Film Forum
As a new 4K restoration of La Piscine debuts, 8½ and The Ladykillers continue.
Film...
Museum of the Moving Image
Paths of Glory and 2001 play, the latter on 70mm this Friday; non-Kubrick films include Fantasia, The Piano, and (at the Queens Drive-In) Carrie.
Bam
Ousmane Sembène’s Mandabi, newly restored, kicks off Bam’s return to repertory programming.
IFC Center
George A. Romero’s The Amusement Park, about which a whole lot more here, continues.
Paris Theater
With his excellent new film The Disciple available at alternating times, Chaitanya Tamhane’s Court screens.
Film Forum
As a new 4K restoration of La Piscine debuts, 8½ and The Ladykillers continue.
Film...
- 6/11/2021
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Senegalese feature from 1968 tells story of a simple family man whose life is turned upside down by the money he receives from a nephew in France
Ousmane Sembène, the “father of African cinema”, tells a tale of Jonsonian bleakness about human nature with his 1968 film Mandabi, or The Money Order, adapted from his own novella and now on rerelease. As with much of the rest of his work, and especially his earlier film Le Noire De… (1966), it is about colonialism and Africa’s relationship with France, though a 21st-century audience might specifically read it as a parable of globalisation, and what happens when a poor country exiles its cheap labour to wealthy countries in the expectation of money getting sent home.
Makhourédia Guèye plays Ibrahim: a lazy, conceited man with two wives, Méty (Ynousse N’Diaye) and Aram (Isseu Niang) and seven children in a village outside Dakar, Senegal. The first time we see him,...
Ousmane Sembène, the “father of African cinema”, tells a tale of Jonsonian bleakness about human nature with his 1968 film Mandabi, or The Money Order, adapted from his own novella and now on rerelease. As with much of the rest of his work, and especially his earlier film Le Noire De… (1966), it is about colonialism and Africa’s relationship with France, though a 21st-century audience might specifically read it as a parable of globalisation, and what happens when a poor country exiles its cheap labour to wealthy countries in the expectation of money getting sent home.
Makhourédia Guèye plays Ibrahim: a lazy, conceited man with two wives, Méty (Ynousse N’Diaye) and Aram (Isseu Niang) and seven children in a village outside Dakar, Senegal. The first time we see him,...
- 6/9/2021
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
After being closed for over a year due to Covid-19, Bam Rose Cinemas will reopen Friday, June 11 for in-person screenings of first-run and repertory films, the Brooklyn mainstay has today announced. All four screens will reopen, with approximately 20 to 50 seats available in each theater, in accordance with reduced capacity New York State guidelines.
The theater will also be implementing a variety of enhanced safety measures, including mandatory masks unless eating or drinking (concessions will be available), socially-distanced seating, enhanced Hvac filtration, and increased time between screenings to facilitate thorough cleaning and minimize interactions.
The theater will play a variety of new releases and older selections when it opens, including several titles that initially premiered as virtual cinema titles, such as Ousmane Sembène’s “Mandabi,” which first played on the virtual platform in February. “Sembène is an artist I love to see on the big screen,” senior film programmer Jesse Trussell told IndieWire.
The theater will also be implementing a variety of enhanced safety measures, including mandatory masks unless eating or drinking (concessions will be available), socially-distanced seating, enhanced Hvac filtration, and increased time between screenings to facilitate thorough cleaning and minimize interactions.
The theater will play a variety of new releases and older selections when it opens, including several titles that initially premiered as virtual cinema titles, such as Ousmane Sembène’s “Mandabi,” which first played on the virtual platform in February. “Sembène is an artist I love to see on the big screen,” senior film programmer Jesse Trussell told IndieWire.
- 5/18/2021
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
In today’s Global Bulletin, Ang Lee will be honored with this year’s BAFTA Fellowship; Locarno Pro opens the call for its Alliance 4 Development project platform; and Dandelooo’s “The Upside Down River” gets a PR boost as its creator wins the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.
Awards
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has selected two-time Oscar winner and multiple BAFTA-winning director Ang Lee with the Fellowship at this year’s 74th Ee British Academy Film Awards, which take place April 11.
Each year the BAFTA Fellowship is awarded as the Academy’s highest accolade that an individual can receive in recognition of an outstanding career in film, games or television. Lee joins a prestigious list of previous Fellowship honorees including the likes of Charlie Chaplin, Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, Mel Brooks and Ridley Scott.
Lee broke onto the international scene in the...
Awards
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has selected two-time Oscar winner and multiple BAFTA-winning director Ang Lee with the Fellowship at this year’s 74th Ee British Academy Film Awards, which take place April 11.
Each year the BAFTA Fellowship is awarded as the Academy’s highest accolade that an individual can receive in recognition of an outstanding career in film, games or television. Lee joins a prestigious list of previous Fellowship honorees including the likes of Charlie Chaplin, Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, Mel Brooks and Ridley Scott.
Lee broke onto the international scene in the...
- 4/6/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
A new trailer has been released for the series which covers the life of Jesus Christ, ‘The Chosen’. Financed via crowdfunding and are the #1 highest crowd-funded media project of all time – over $10 million from over 19,000 people.
Season 1 synopsis: A charismatic fisherman drowning in debt. A troubled woman wrestling with real demons. A gifted publican ostracized by his family and his people. A religious leader struggling with his beliefs. See Jesus through the eyes of those who met Him.
Season Two is about the beginning of the ministry of Jesus. Executive producer Derral Eves said viewers will find a connection to our challenges today.
“The hatred and racism and biases existed then as it does now. We are able to actually see Jesus do his work, and it’s beautiful because it’s really pointed to people, regardless of race, colour, or gender,”
The latest season was created at a motion picture studio in Goshen,...
Season 1 synopsis: A charismatic fisherman drowning in debt. A troubled woman wrestling with real demons. A gifted publican ostracized by his family and his people. A religious leader struggling with his beliefs. See Jesus through the eyes of those who met Him.
Season Two is about the beginning of the ministry of Jesus. Executive producer Derral Eves said viewers will find a connection to our challenges today.
“The hatred and racism and biases existed then as it does now. We are able to actually see Jesus do his work, and it’s beautiful because it’s really pointed to people, regardless of race, colour, or gender,”
The latest season was created at a motion picture studio in Goshen,...
- 3/31/2021
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Studiocanal has released a new trailer for the 4K restoration of Ousmane Sembène’s trailblazing Senegalese classic ‘Mandabi’, which is released for the first time in the UK.
The second feature by Sembène was the first movie ever made in the Wolof language—a major step toward the realisation of the trailblazing Senegalese filmmaker’s dream of creating a cinema by, about, and for Africans. One of his most coruscatingly funny and indignant films, Mandabi—an adaptation of a novella by the director himself—is a bitterly ironic depiction of a society scarred by colonialism and plagued by corruption, greed, and poverty
After jobless Ibrahima Dieng receives a money order for 25,000 francs from a nephew who works in Paris, news of his windfall quickly spreads among his neighbours, who flock to him for loans even as he finds his attempts to cash the order stymied in a maze of bureaucracy,...
The second feature by Sembène was the first movie ever made in the Wolof language—a major step toward the realisation of the trailblazing Senegalese filmmaker’s dream of creating a cinema by, about, and for Africans. One of his most coruscatingly funny and indignant films, Mandabi—an adaptation of a novella by the director himself—is a bitterly ironic depiction of a society scarred by colonialism and plagued by corruption, greed, and poverty
After jobless Ibrahima Dieng receives a money order for 25,000 francs from a nephew who works in Paris, news of his windfall quickly spreads among his neighbours, who flock to him for loans even as he finds his attempts to cash the order stymied in a maze of bureaucracy,...
- 3/30/2021
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The Criterion Channel has unveiled their March 2021 lineup, which includes no shortage of remarkable programming. Highlights from the slate include eight gems from Preston Sturges, Elaine May’s brilliant A New Leaf, a series featuring Black Westerns, Ann Hui’s Boat People, the new restoration of Ousmane Sembène’s Mandabi.
They will also add films from their Essential Fellini boxset, series on Dirk Bogarde and Nelly Kaplan, and Luchino Visconti’s The Damned and Death in Venice, and more. In terms of recent releases, there’s also Matthew Rankin’s The Twentieth Century and Claire Denis’ Let the Sunshine In.
Check out the lineup below, along with the teaser for the Black Westerns series. For weekly streaming updates across all services, bookmark this page.
The Adventurer, Charles Chaplin, 1917
Bandini, Bimal Roy, 1963
Behind the Screen, Charles Chaplin, 1916
Black Jack, Ken Loach, 1979
Black Rodeo, Jeff Kanew, 1972
Blood Simple, Joel and Ethan Coen,...
They will also add films from their Essential Fellini boxset, series on Dirk Bogarde and Nelly Kaplan, and Luchino Visconti’s The Damned and Death in Venice, and more. In terms of recent releases, there’s also Matthew Rankin’s The Twentieth Century and Claire Denis’ Let the Sunshine In.
Check out the lineup below, along with the teaser for the Black Westerns series. For weekly streaming updates across all services, bookmark this page.
The Adventurer, Charles Chaplin, 1917
Bandini, Bimal Roy, 1963
Behind the Screen, Charles Chaplin, 1916
Black Jack, Ken Loach, 1979
Black Rodeo, Jeff Kanew, 1972
Blood Simple, Joel and Ethan Coen,...
- 2/26/2021
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Continuing on the with the series... if you're just joining us, and are intrigued, please click Here to catch up on what the series is about. The film in the series we tackled was Ousmane Sembene's first feature-length film (although it's only 66 minutes), La Noir De (aka Black Girl). If you missed that entire discussion (which I believe continues) click Here. We continue the series with our discussion of Sembene's second film, Mandabi, which was released in 1968, 2 years after Black Girl. As an aside, one reader suggested that this series would be better served in a live conversation, like via a podcast. And I agreed to that! It's actually a good idea and something...
- 3/27/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Thanks to all those folks who contributed to the Black Girl discussion; I was glad to see a healthy number of comments - questions, criticisms, praise, suggestions for the series, and more - and I'm encouraged to continue to with the series, moving on to the next film. You'll find our first discussion Here if you missed it, or want to revisit it, or if you need to catch up and learn what this series is all about. The next film for you to watch in the Ousmane Sembene Shadow & Act Filmmaker Series is Mandabi, which was Sembene's second feature-length film, released in 1968, 2 years after Black Girl. "Mandabi" translates as "money order" and tells the story of Ibrahima Dieng, a...
- 3/21/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Thanks to all those folks who contributed to the Black Girl discussion; I was glad to see a healthy number of comments - questions, criticisms, praise, suggestions for the series, and more - and I'm encouraged to continue to with the series, moving on to the next film. You'll find our first discussion Here if you missed it, or want to revisit it, or if you need to catch up and learn what this series is all about. The next film for you to watch in the Ousmane Sembene Shadow & Act Filmmaker Series is Mandabi, which was Sembene's second feature-length film, released in 1968, 2 years after Black Girl. "Mandabi" translates as "money order" and tells the story of Ibrahima Dieng, a...
- 3/14/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Thanks to all those folks who contributed to the Black Girl discussion; I was glad to see a healthy number of comments - questions, criticisms, praise, suggestions for the series, and more - and I'm encouraged to continue to with the series, moving on to the next film. You'll find our first discussion Here if you missed it, or want to revisit it, or if you need to catch up and learn what this series is all about. The next film for you to watch in the Ousmane Sembene Shadow & Act Filmmaker Series is Mandabi, which was Sembene's second feature-length film, released in 1968, 2 years after Black Girl. "Mandabi" translates as "money order" and tells the story of Ibrahima Dieng, a...
- 3/12/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Thanks to all those folks who contributed to the Black Girl discussion; I was glad to see a healthy number of comments - questions, criticisms, praise, suggestions for the series, and more - and I'm encouraged to continue to with the series, moving on to the next film. You'll find our first discussion Here if you missed it, or want to revisit it, or if you need to catch up and learn what this series is all about. The next film for you to watch in the Ousmane Sembene Shadow & Act Filmmaker Series is Mandabi, which was Sembene's second feature-length film, released in 1968, 2 years after Black Girl. "Mandabi" translates as "money order" and tells the story of Ibrahima Dieng, a...
- 3/11/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Reposting…
Continuing on the with The Series… in discussion this week is Ousmane Sembene’s Mandabi, which was his second feature-length film, released in 1968, 2 years after Black Girl, which we talked about last week – well, a few of you did.
“Mandabi” translates as “money order.” It tells the story of Ibrahima Dieng, a pompous, foolish Senegalese man who receives a large money order from a nephew working in Paris. However, he can’t cash it, because he lacks proper identification, a problem he spends days trying to rectify – a journey fraught with cheaters, liars, and worse, who have their eyes set on the money as well, after the man’s wives unknowingly help leak the information.
Mandabi, unlike Semebene’s last film we discussed, Black Girl, is a comedy – a humorous social critique, we could say; though like Black Girl, deceptively simple and direct on its surface, but more layered and complex underneath.
Continuing on the with The Series… in discussion this week is Ousmane Sembene’s Mandabi, which was his second feature-length film, released in 1968, 2 years after Black Girl, which we talked about last week – well, a few of you did.
“Mandabi” translates as “money order.” It tells the story of Ibrahima Dieng, a pompous, foolish Senegalese man who receives a large money order from a nephew working in Paris. However, he can’t cash it, because he lacks proper identification, a problem he spends days trying to rectify – a journey fraught with cheaters, liars, and worse, who have their eyes set on the money as well, after the man’s wives unknowingly help leak the information.
Mandabi, unlike Semebene’s last film we discussed, Black Girl, is a comedy – a humorous social critique, we could say; though like Black Girl, deceptively simple and direct on its surface, but more layered and complex underneath.
- 8/3/2010
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
Reposting for those who missed the original entry…
I was hoping for more contribution from you folks on this, but so far, not-so much. But I’ll continue on, head held up high, chest out, back arched, and appreciate whatever little I get
The next film in the Ousmane Sembene Shadow & Act Filmmaker Series is Mandabi, which was Sembene’s second feature-length film, released in 1968, 2 years after Black Girl.
“Mandabi” translates as “money order.” It tells the story of Ibrahima Dieng, a pompous, foolish Senegalese man who receives a large money order from a nephew working in Paris. However, he can’t cash the money order, because he lacks proper identification, a problem he spends days trying to rectify – a journey fraught with cheaters, liars, and worse, who want the money as well.
Mandabi, unlike Semebene’s last film we discussed, Black Girl, is a comedy – a humorous social critique,...
I was hoping for more contribution from you folks on this, but so far, not-so much. But I’ll continue on, head held up high, chest out, back arched, and appreciate whatever little I get
The next film in the Ousmane Sembene Shadow & Act Filmmaker Series is Mandabi, which was Sembene’s second feature-length film, released in 1968, 2 years after Black Girl.
“Mandabi” translates as “money order.” It tells the story of Ibrahima Dieng, a pompous, foolish Senegalese man who receives a large money order from a nephew working in Paris. However, he can’t cash the money order, because he lacks proper identification, a problem he spends days trying to rectify – a journey fraught with cheaters, liars, and worse, who want the money as well.
Mandabi, unlike Semebene’s last film we discussed, Black Girl, is a comedy – a humorous social critique,...
- 7/29/2010
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
By Michael Atkinson
The seminal will behind everything that matters about sub-Saharan African cinema, and at the same time the world's most guileless filmmaker, Ousmane Sembene was virtually a one-man continental film culture for 40 years, establishing the cinematic syntax and priorities for an entire section of mankind, and its relationship with movies. From the first mini-feature, "Borom Sarret" (1964) to the last, vibrant, polemical film "Moolaadé" (2004), Sembene's work aches with sociopolitical austerity . as an artist, he's virtually style-free, almost unprofessional, but possessed of a voice as clear and uncomplicated as sunlight. Primal, unsophisticated experiences, the films are simple but never simplistic, lowbrow but unsensational, fastidiously realistic and yet unconcerned with sustaining illusion. His filmography is more or less divided between cool, undramatic autopsies on post-colonial norms and folly (1966's "Black Girl," 1968's "Mandabi," 1974's "Xala") and demi-epics of colonial horror (1971's Emitai, 1977's "Ceddo," 1987's "Camp de Thiaroye"). The slow burn,...
The seminal will behind everything that matters about sub-Saharan African cinema, and at the same time the world's most guileless filmmaker, Ousmane Sembene was virtually a one-man continental film culture for 40 years, establishing the cinematic syntax and priorities for an entire section of mankind, and its relationship with movies. From the first mini-feature, "Borom Sarret" (1964) to the last, vibrant, polemical film "Moolaadé" (2004), Sembene's work aches with sociopolitical austerity . as an artist, he's virtually style-free, almost unprofessional, but possessed of a voice as clear and uncomplicated as sunlight. Primal, unsophisticated experiences, the films are simple but never simplistic, lowbrow but unsensational, fastidiously realistic and yet unconcerned with sustaining illusion. His filmography is more or less divided between cool, undramatic autopsies on post-colonial norms and folly (1966's "Black Girl," 1968's "Mandabi," 1974's "Xala") and demi-epics of colonial horror (1971's Emitai, 1977's "Ceddo," 1987's "Camp de Thiaroye"). The slow burn,...
- 3/25/2008
- by Michael Atkinson
- ifc.com
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