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The Guru and You
Vikram Gandhi’s mocku-documentary takes on our all-too-willing suspension of disbelief.
The Film 100: Gene Siskel & Roger Ebert, no. 74
The ‘thumbs up, thumbs down’ trademark became the gauge that millions looked to.
Scenes: THE NEW YEAR
On embracing the beautiful ambiguity of adulthood with one of the most stunningly subtle finales in recent American cinema.
Bujalski Plays CHESS at SXSW
‘Well,’ says Bujalski, ‘I think I accidentally made something of the moment, the zeitgeist, which I never did before and I don’t think I ever will again.’
Video: Chicago Underground, Unleashed
Festival director Bryan Wendorf speaks on native formats, archival classics and his embrace of digital.
The Film 100: Dennis Hopper, no. 91
Playing a series of flipped-out villains turned Hopper into an eccentric character actor, obscuring the magnitude of his influence.
On the Power of Provincialism
I USED TO BE DARKER filmmaker Matt Porterfield says, ‘Yes, I think the local has greater potential to be universal.’
The Big Ones: THE FREETHINKER
Peter Watkins’ film is rather like entering a four-dimensional gallery of digital notecards, befuddling then exhausting and finally immensely rewarding.
Video: The Best of Berlinale 2013
Midway through the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival, Keyframe’s critics talk personal favorites with one of Germany’s top film reviewers.
The Film 100: Melvin Van Peebles, no. 93
Van Peebles shockingly illuminated a cultural gap between blacks and whites.
Sundance: Eight to Anticipate
As the typical Sundance ‘success’ has moved from the art house to the Oscars, the festival garners a whole new kind of attention.
Amour, Enduring
Now an Oscar contender, Emmanuelle Riva talks about AMOUR as well as her long, rich career.
