The New Wave, 50 Years On The Independent compares the most recent works of Godard, Chabrol, Rohmer, and Rivette to their early New Wave breakthroughs to see whether the directors have been practicing what they preached back in the late fifties. <Read Article>Manny Farber Dies at 91 Influential film critic and painter Manny Farber passed away at his California home last week. Farber distinguished himself with his terminology ("termite art") and his tastes, championing genre filmmakers like Anthony Mann over established auteurs such as Welles. The Village Voice's J. Hoberman has more. <Read Article>
Only at Facets Features! <Read Article>Milos on Worldview Facets' Executive Director Milos Stehlik is a frequent contributor to Chicago Public Radio's global affairs program, Worldview. Head to their website for his latest film commentary. <Read Article>
Free Movies!!! Looking for free movies to watch on your computer? Facets has you covered!
Each week, Facets' Free Film Portal spotlights a different set of films, interviews and more available free online--everything from fine arts programs and documentaries to American and foreign-language classics and more, including this week's featured film, Ssaki, an early short by Roman Polanski.
Visit Facets Features for more! <Read Article>Meet the Critics Find cinema's greatest critics, past and present, at Facets Features, everyone from Vincent Canby, Pauline Kael, J. Hoberman and Andrew Sarris to Chicago locals Roger Ebert and Jonathan Rosenbaum. <Read Article>
Film festival news and winners from around the world! Essential movie lists! Celebrity top ten favorites! Exclusive reviews and interviews! Facets' massive catalog category search! And much more! <Read Article>Celebrity Faves What do Werner Herzog, Studs Terkel, John Sayles, Michael Moore, Stephen Sondheim, Guy Maddin, Terry Jones and Camille Paglia all have in common?
They've all given lists of their top ten favorite films to Facets! Find them and more at Facets Features. <Read Article>
Must-See Movies at the Cinematheque (1517 W. Fullerton Ave. Chicago)
When Ed Pincus and Lucia Small watched Hurricane Katrina play out on their televisions, they felt incapable of standing idly by…The stories they discovered are harrowing portraits of human survival and bureaucratic red tape, rendered in classical cinema verité style. (The New York Film Festival)
For just about everybody, adolescence means having to confront a number of choices and life decisions, but rarely any as monumental as the one facing 15 year-old Alex, who was born an intersex child.
"An intimate, atmospheric character study with a lingering erotic charge, Lucía Puenzo's XXY is one of the year's most impressive directing debuts" (Salon.com). <Read Article>
New at the 'Theque Head to the Videotheque to find Facets' picks for this week's best new and upcoming DVD releases, including a Criterion Collection edition of a controversial Pasolini film, an animated look at turbulent Chicago in the '60s, famed operas down under, a doc on an enigmatic director, David Mamet's latest, and more! <Read Article>The Big Renters With tons of DVDs streaming in every month, picking the right movie is often tricky.
Head to Facets Rentals and check out the Top 50 most-rented movies at Facets for suggestions. <Read Article>Facets Video Blow-Out Sale! Own essential Facets Video releases from accclaimed directors like Godard, Tarkovsky, Rivette, Kiarostami, Rosi, Kieslowski, Tavernier, Olmi, Fotopoulos and more on VHS for only $.99 each!! <Read Article>Search Our Collection Looking for a particular film on DVD and/or VHS? You can find it at Facets. Our entire collection is searchable by genre, director, country of origin, subject matter and more. Head inside for more! <Read Article>
Robots, Cyborgs & Androids! Oh My! Each month, the Facets Rentals staff pays tribute to a genre, actor, director, or whatever tickles their cinematic fancy. This month, they're all about ROBOTS!!
Head to the Rentals Dept. for more! <Read Article>The Top 10 Which films fill this month's top spots? Head to the Videotheque and check out Facets' picks for the top 10 DVD releases for August to find out. <Read Article>Important Imports Facets searches the world to find the rarest, most hard-to-find films on DVD, many of which are unavailable for domestic purchase in the United States.
Head to the Videotheque to browse our picks of the best and most exciting. <Read Article>
Remember the Prague Spring August 20-21 marks the anniversary of the end of the Prague Spring, the brief period in 1968 which saw political, social and artistic liberalization in Communist Czechoslovakia.
Visit the Videotheque to learn more and discover Czech cinema classics! <Read Article>The Hot 50 Looking for the hottest films that Facets has to offer? Head to the Videotheque and check out our top 50 best-selling DVDs!
Essential world cinema favorites by Fassbinder, Disney, Chereau, Techine, Woo, Panahi and more--all available on VHS for only $.99 each!! <Read Article>
Georg Baselitz Filmmaker and art critic Heinz Peter Schwerfel offers a unique opportunity to examine the outspoken painter Baselitz at two different… <Read Article>Love Forgives All Harkening back to the days of classic cinema, Love Forgives All tells the story of real-life Polish cabaret singer Hanka Ordonowna… <Read Article>All My Good Countrymen One of the wonders of the Czech New Wave, this banned film was also one of the least-known works from this miraculous era… <Read Article>
Balthus: Through the Looking Glass Award-winning director Damian Pettigrew offers this definitive portrait of Balthus, a modern artist whose work was out of step… <Read Article>Cavallo Behind Bars In this real- life story of dictators, political agents, and secret identities, Argentine businessman Ricardo Miguel Cavallo used the… <Read Article>The Witman Boys In this haunting drama of alienation and loneliness, the Witman brothers are scarred for life by the neglect of their mother. They search for… <Read Article>
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Head to the Videotheque to find Facets' picks for this week's best new and upcoming DVD releases, including a Criterion Collection edition of a controversial Pasolini film, an animated look at turbulent Chicago in the '60s, famed operas down under, a doc on an enigmatic director, David Mamet's latest, and more!
With tons of DVDs streaming in every month, picking the right movie is often tricky.
Each month, the Facets Rentals staff pays tribute to a genre, actor, director, or whatever tickles their cinematic fancy. This month, they're all about ROBOTS!!
August 20-21 marks the anniversary of the end of the Prague Spring, the brief period in 1968 which saw political, social and artistic liberalization in Communist Czechoslovakia.
Renowned German director Helma Sanders- Brahms made her feature-film debut with this potent drama about a politically motivated…
The third installment in this series of award-winning films from Africa includes Daratt and The Desert Ark…
In his award- winning debut feature film, director Ahmet Ulucay portrays the innocence of childhood and the lure of the cinema…
Filmmaker and art critic Heinz Peter Schwerfel offers a unique opportunity to examine the outspoken painter Baselitz at two different…
Harkening back to the days of classic cinema, Love Forgives All tells the story of real-life Polish cabaret singer Hanka Ordonowna…
One of the wonders of the Czech New Wave, this banned film was also one of the least-known works from this miraculous era…
Award-winning director Damian Pettigrew offers this definitive portrait of Balthus, a modern artist whose work was out of step…
In this real- life story of dictators, political agents, and secret identities, Argentine businessman Ricardo Miguel Cavallo used the…
In this haunting drama of alienation and loneliness, the Witman brothers are scarred for life by the neglect of their mother. They search for…
