Features
Wednesday, October 24 2007
Past Imperfect: Luis Buñuel's Early Work
Sometimes, filmmaking genius is evident in every movie a cinematic master makes. In the case of this famed Spanish surrealist and his two early efforts, the future achievements are well hidden.
Reviews
Tuesday, March 17 2009
Simon of the Desert
This has the confounding, irrational quality of a Zen riddle or Christian parable -- its comic and secular, to be sure, but revelatory nonetheless.
Friday, February 27 2009
The Exterminating Angel
The point in Buñuel is that there is no point -- only subversive play.
Tuesday, September 18 2007
The Milky Way
In this surrealist masterpiece, Luis Buñuel poses important questions about religious beliefs and organized religion.
Monday, January 10 2005
Un Chien Andalou (1929)
Made in 1929, Un Chien Andalou is based on the exchange of 'dreams' between two young Spanish artists.
Sunday, January 1 1995
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972/2000)
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie has lost none of its relevance or power, and is well worth seeing again on the big screen, if only to remind ourselves how good it is not to be unscrupulously comfortable.
