At age 33, Benning received MFA from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Against Interpretation: Sontag’s Essay
November 26, 2025 by
Sontag asserts that inevitably, the modern style of interpretation separates form and content in a manner that damages an artwork and one’s own sensorial appreciation of a piece.
Cinema 2000-2025: Tarantino’s Favorite Films
November 26, 2025 by
Tarantino unveils his list of 20 greatest movies of the 21st century so far.
Documentaries 2025: New York Film Fest
November 26, 2025 by
Wang Bing’s Youth (Homecoming) and Youth (Hard Times), both playing at NYFF, run over 6 hours.
Fires Were Started (aka “I Was a Firefighter”) (1943): Humphrey Jennings’ Seminal Feature about WWII Firefighters
November 25, 2025 by
Shot in documentary style, it depicts the lives of firefighters through the Blitz during the Second World War.
