Netflix Instant Picks 3/8/13—3/14/13

Slim pickings this week in terms of notable additions and deletions from Netflix, but at least it's balanced out with one of Howard Hawk...

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Jacques Demy, 1964)

The following is my belated February entry for Blindspots . Jacques Demy announces the “movie”-ness of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg from its ...

Written By (Wai Ka-fai, 2009)

Better known as Johnnie To's creative partner and co-founder of To's independent Hong Kong company Milkyway Image, Wai Ka-fai is als...

Something Old, Something New: Floating Clouds/Tabu

When I recently caught up with Mikio Naruse's Floating Clouds , I was struck not only by its considerable power but in how strongly it r...

The Band Wagon (Vincente Minnelli, 1953)

As a belated celebration of Vincente Minnelli's 110th birthday, I wrote some brief thoughts on his excellent Astaire vehicle and cinemat...

Netflix Instant Picks 3/1/13–3/7/13

Another Friday, another list of Netflix Instant titles to watch from myself and Corey Atad. A lot expired in the wee hours of the morning, b...

Oeuvre: De Palma: Body Double

Body Double is one of my favorite films, so I jumped at the chance to write about it for Spectrum Culture's running feature reviewing a...