BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
By Scott Foundas
A magical child’s-eye view of Louisiana Delta fringe-dwellers after the flood
AIDS DOCUMENTARIES
By David Ehrenstein
Four films remember the battles and the fallen 30 years on
GOD BLESS AMERICA
By Laura Kern
Stand-up weirdo turned maverick auteur Bobcat Goldthwait targets the toxic state of the nation
SPAGHETTI WESTERNS
By J. Hoberman
How three Sergios transformed Hollywood’s iconic genre into a bloodthirsty anti-American free-for-all
WHIT STILLMAN
By Haden Guest
The writer-director of Damsels in Distress discusses his literary, cinematic, and personal roots
WERNER SCHROETER
By Ulrike Sieglohr
The most important New German Cinema maestro you’ve never heard of
Plus: Chuck Stephens picks five Schroeter must-sees
HBO FILMS
By Michael Sragow
A chorus of approval for the only game in town where quality counts
CRITICS’ CHOICE
Eight critics rate 25 new releases
BRIEF ENCOUNTERS
Nanni Moretti by Harlan Jacobson
FESTIVALS Berlin by Olaf Möller and SXSW by Mark Asch
SCREENINGS The Day He Arrives, Moonrise Kingdom, 5 Broken Cameras, Bernie, Bonsái, Headhunters, Hysteria, I Wish, Marina Abramović: The Artist is Present,Oslo, August 31st, and The Color Wheel
HOME MOVIES
A Hollis Frampton Odyssey, Dishonored & Shanghai Express, J. Edgar, UPA The Jolly Frolics Collection, Domain, Cinema Verite, Walking Tall, Treme Season 2, Through the Weeping Glass
READINGS Between-the-Images by Raymond Bellour, When Magoo Flew: The Rise and Fall of Animation Studio UPA by Adam Abraham, Full Service: My Adventures in Hollywood and the Secret Sex Lives of the Stars by Scotty Bowers, Camera Historica: The Century in Cinema by Antoine de Baecque
CLOSING SHOTS
Who’s who at recent Film Society events
May/June 2012
FEATURES
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
By Scott Foundas
A magical child’s-eye view of Louisiana Delta fringe-dwellers after the flood
AIDS DOCUMENTARIES
By David Ehrenstein
Four films remember the battles and the fallen 30 years on
GOD BLESS AMERICA
By Laura Kern
Stand-up weirdo turned maverick auteur Bobcat Goldthwait targets the toxic state of the nation
SPAGHETTI WESTERNS
By J. Hoberman
How three Sergios transformed Hollywood’s iconic genre into a bloodthirsty anti-American free-for-all
WHIT STILLMAN
By Haden Guest
The writer-director of Damsels in Distress discusses his literary, cinematic, and personal roots
WERNER SCHROETER
By Ulrike Sieglohr
The most important New German Cinema maestro you’ve never heard of
Plus: Chuck Stephens picks five Schroeter must-sees
HBO FILMS
By Michael Sragow
A chorus of approval for the only game in town where quality counts
DEPARTMENTS
EDITOR’S LETTER
OPENING SHOTS
News, Hot Property, Alex Cox’s 10,000 Ways to Die, Site Specifics (expanded version), The Trivial Top 20®, David Wain’s Guilty Pleasures
ENCORE
Eight Deadly Shots
FURTHER RESEARCH
Dave Kehr on John Reinhardt
SOUND & VISION
The Phantom Carriage by Andy Battaglia & Jeff Keen by Chris Chang
A FACE IN THE CROWD
Ed Lauter by Chuck Stephens
CRITICS’ CHOICE
Eight critics rate 25 new releases
BRIEF ENCOUNTERS
Nanni Moretti by Harlan Jacobson
FESTIVALS
Berlin by Olaf Möller and SXSW by Mark Asch
SCREENINGS
The Day He Arrives, Moonrise Kingdom, 5 Broken Cameras, Bernie, Bonsái, Headhunters, Hysteria, I Wish, Marina Abramović: The Artist is Present, Oslo, August 31st, and The Color Wheel
HOME MOVIES
A Hollis Frampton Odyssey, Dishonored & Shanghai Express, J. Edgar, UPA The Jolly Frolics Collection, Domain, Cinema Verite, Walking Tall, Treme Season 2, Through the Weeping Glass
READINGS
Between-the-Images by Raymond Bellour, When Magoo Flew: The Rise and Fall of Animation Studio UPA by Adam Abraham, Full Service: My Adventures in Hollywood and the Secret Sex Lives of the Stars by Scotty Bowers, Camera Historica: The Century in Cinema by Antoine de Baecque
CLOSING SHOTS
Who’s who at recent Film Society events
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