Barbara Forever: Brydie O’Connor’s Portrait of Lesbian Filmmaker Barbara Hammer

“Barbara Forever” Barbara Hammer appears in ‘Barbara Forever’ Photo : Courtesy Strand Releasing An immersive portrait of an artist, Brydie O’Connor’s Barbara Forever offers a look at the life, loves, and work of lesbian avant-garde filmmaker Barbara Hammer. Hammer is best known for putting women’s issues and bodies front and center in her taboo-busting 16mm experimental films, […]

Rose: First Look at Sandra Hüller’s Next Great Performance 

Rose premiered at the Berlin Film Fest in February, where Hüller won the Silver Bear for best lead performance.

Oscar Actors: Affleck, Casey–Hollywood Outsider, Oscar Winner, Director

“I don’t love the system of Hollywood,” the filmmaker confessed during candid conversation at the Zurich Film Fest, in which he also reflected on his  traumatic” Oscar win.

Directors: Greaves, William at 100–Retro at Film Forum

WILLIAM GREAVES 100, one-week retro commemorating the pioneering avant-garde, genre-defying filmmaker

Death in Hollywood: Thomas, Jeremy–Legendary British Producer and Oscar Winner (“Last Emperor”) Dies at 77

Among numerous accolades and awards, Thomas won a best picture Oscar for Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Last Emperor in 1988, one of 9 Academy Awards for the film.