The Mirror (1975) dir. Andrei Tarkovsky
(Зеркало / Zerkalo): A dying man reflects on his past, his life and memories – his childhood, the war and his relationship with his mother and wife. Widely considered as...Read more
Last Year at Marienbad (1961) dir. Alain Resnais
L’année dernière à Marienbad: In a strange, dreamlike chateau setting, a man tries to persuade a married woman that they have met previously and to run away with him. Experimental and...Read more
Marathon Man (1976) dir. John Schlesinger
A graduate student working to clear his father’s name is caught up in an international conspiracy involving his brother and war criminals in hiding. Dustin Hoffman is fantastic in the...Read more
Quotes from Quentin Tarantino
For filmmakers that are just starting out, it is always of great interest to learn about the road that their idols traveled to get to where they are today. Inspiration...Read more
Incendies (2010) dir. Denis Villeneuve
Per their dying mother’s request, twin brother and sister travel to her native country in the Middle East that is just recovering from a bloody civil war, in order to...Read more
Yojimbo (1961) dir. Akira Kurosawa
Yōjinbō 用心棒: In the late 19th century, a lone rōnin Samurai arrives at a small town that is torn and terrorized by a war between competing crime gangs. Masterwork direction from Akira Kurosawa...Read more
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) dir. John Cassavetes
Cabaret club owner Cosmo Vittelli gets into trouble with the mob after losing a substantial amount of money gambling. An avant-garde arthouse crime film by one of America’s most original...Read more
Lone Star (1996) dir. John Sayles
After the accidental discovery of a skeleton, the investigating sheriff of a small Texas border town delves into the past of both the city and his family, uncovering many buried secrets...Read more
Pather Panchali (1955) dir. Satyajit Ray
Follows the childhood of Apu, a young boy growing up in poverty in rural Bengal during the early 20th century – his relations with his father (a poor, but humble...Read more
Kinatay (2009) dir. Brillante Mendoza
(Butchered, The Execution of P) Just after getting married, a young police academy student gets involved with a ruthless crime syndicate. Over the course of 24 hours, the tensions and...Read more