Category Archives: Film

The Third Man Restored

Posted on August 10, 2015 by James Steffen

Let me say up front that the new Studio Canal restoration of Carol Reed’s The Third Man (1949) turned out beautifully. I’ve seen the film multiple times over the years both on film and video, and this is its best … Continue reading →

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Notable Blu-rays of 2014

Posted on January 23, 2015 by James Steffen

This list is oriented toward older films which have either been neglected or greatly benefit from the new perspective that the Blu-ray edition in question provides. It is admittedly partial–there are many significant Blu-ray editions that I was not able … Continue reading →

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The Color of Pomegranates Restored

Posted on September 18, 2014 by James Steffen

At the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, The Film Foundation/World Cinema Project premiered a new 4k digital restoration of Sergei Parajanov’s The Color of Pomegranates (1969). Currently it is screening at various film festivals around the world, and one hopes that … Continue reading →

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Art exhibit in New York: Sergei Parajanov, the Creator

Posted on June 19, 2014 by James Steffen

                  At long last an exhibit of Parajanov’s artworks from the Sergei Parajanov Museum in Yerevan has come to New York City. Entitled Sergei Parajanov: The Creator, the exhibit runs through June … Continue reading →

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Kiss of the Damned

Posted on June 1, 2013 by James Steffen

After a one-week engagement at the Landmark Midtown, Xan Cassavetes’ film Kiss of the Damned has returned to Atlanta’s Plaza Theater. A love letter to the 1970s erotic horror films of directors such as Jess Franco and Jean Rollin, it … Continue reading →

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Ukrainian Poetic Cinema at the Lincoln Center

Posted on August 27, 2012 by James Steffen

The Film Society of the Lincoln Center is showing the cream of the crop of Ukrainian cinema on September 7-12 in a series entitled “Capturing the Marvelous: Ukrainian Poetic Cinema.”  All of these films are nothing short of dazzling and … Continue reading →

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Parajanov’s The Flower on the Stone

Posted on April 27, 2012 by James Steffen

Sergei Parajanov actually directed only a portion of the 1962 film The Flower on the Stone. Anatoly Slesarenko, began shooting the film under a different title, but the lead actress Inna Burduchenko-Kiriliuk (who played the character Christina) was killed in … Continue reading →

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White Material

Posted on July 7, 2011 by James Steffen

Claire Denis is such a magnificently visual director that no one should miss the opportunity to see her latest film, White Material (2009) on the new Criterion Collection Blu-ray. I only wish that Beau Travail (1999) would receive such luxurious … Continue reading →

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Mondo Cinema 2011

Posted on May 26, 2011 by James Steffen

What do Jean Rouch, Fisher-Price Pixelvision and Liberace have in common? That is for you to find out. Andy Ditzler’s Film Love and Mondo Homo have a special screening programmed this Sunday, May 29, 2011, 7:00 PM at My Sister’s … Continue reading →

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Cave of Forgotten Dreams at the Tara

Posted on May 26, 2011 by James Steffen

My love-hate relationship with the Tara Theatre in Atlanta took yet another twist this past weekend with their engagement of the new Werner Herzog documentary Cave of Forgotten Dreams. Yes, the Tara shows some excellent foreign and independent films, but … Continue reading →

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