The 1979 documentary Town Bloody Hall is a time tunnel passageway into what stand-up comedians used to call “women’s lib.” It is still liable to raise a gendered ruckus — and provide a rollicking good time.
Criterion Collection
Film Feature: Best of the 2018 Criterion Collection Crop
The Criterion Collection will start its own streaming service early next year, and signups for charter membership have commenced.
Film Commentary: FilmStruck Untimely Struck Down
Why is the curtain suddenly dropping now on FilmStruck, a vast, diverse, and tastefully curated archive of films spanning the past century and the entire globe.
Film Review: Scorsese’s “Age of Innocence” — Re-released
The privilege Edith Wharton’s characters swim in has not disappeared. If anything, it’s expanded farther into the social stratosphere.
Film Interview: FilmStruck — Streaming Service for Classic Movies Arrives
FilmStruck’s streaming service isn’t just an archive, it’s also an opportunity to reframe and refresh.
Coming Attractions in Film: December 2009
By Justin Marble Various Films at Stuart Street Playhouse This isn’t so much a ringing endorsement of the current offerings, the biopic Coco Before Chanel or the British comedy Pirate Radio, as much as it is a plug for the brand-new Stuart Street Playhouse. Located in the heart of the city, the fantastic new venue […]
