Features
Monday, January 9 2012
The Best DVDs of 2011
With the continuing rise of Blu-ray, this year sees a lot of repeat entries. Just because they're here again, however, doesn't mean they're any less special.
Monday, August 29 2011
The 100 Essential Directors Part 9: Victor Sjöström to Luchino Visconti
Today we present a glorious spate of international auteurs that range from cinematic innovators from the silent era to those who continue to push the limits of film in their contemporary work.
Reviews
Friday, March 15 2013
Little Boy Machine: 'Ivan's Childhood'
The concept of an infant avenger might seem tongue-in-cheek, but as explored by Andrei Tarkovsky, it resonates with brutal honesty.
Friday, September 2 2011
Andrei Tarkovsky Achieved Sublimity Through 'The Sacrifice'
Andrei Tarkovsky's last film epitomizes the feeling of earthly divinity that characterized his entire career.
Wednesday, June 8 2011
'Solaris': Moral Hazards on a Soviet Space Station
The 1972 Russian film Solaris, along with its 2003 American remake, is a haunting, disturbing experience.
Tuesday, April 28 2009
Tarkovsky Rediscovered: The Steamroller and the Violin / Voyage in Time
To enter into Tarkovsky’s world is to shed any sense of life as “reality”; it is to embrace the image of life, to see your reflection in an as-yet-undisturbed pool of water.
Monday, February 7 2005
Voyage in Time (1983)
Voyage in Time, a one-hour television film, snatches a fragment of Tarkovsky's working life.
Blogs
Wednesday, September 21 2011
ReFramed No.10: Andrei Tarkovsky’s 'Stalker'
Perhaps best known for his sci-fi magnum opus, Solaris, the ReFramed team celebrate another brilliant genre effort from the Soviet movie master.
