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Jean-Luc Godard to Receive Honorary OscarThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences will present legendary French film director Jean-Luc Godard with an honorary Academy Award
Crisis in Voyage Form: J.G. Ballard and Jean-Luc GodardExploration of crisis in the "voyage" of a story through the work of Ballard and Godard- The Criterion Collection Brings Godard's Breathless to Blu-rayA wondrous film that may make you reevaluate what you know about movies.
Jean-Luc Godard's 'Breathless' ('A Bout De Souffle')Celebrating 50 years, Jean-Luc Godard's breakthrough film of immeasurable influence, "Breathless,' a new 35mm Print is playing at Landmark Theaters in Denver, Boston, Atlanta, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle.
Review: Jean-Luc Godard's "Breathless" (50th Anniversary Restoration)The 50th anniversary restoration of Jean-Luc Godard's landmark 1960 film Breathless, now playing at Film Forum through June 10, is an event for cineastes not to be missed.- Film Review: ContemptA review of French director Jean-Luc Godard's big budget technicolor film starring heart-throb Brigitte Bardot.
- New Directors/New Films 2009The 2009 edition of New Directors/New Films screens from March 25 through April 5, and this year is shaping up to be the strongest slate in years.
Classic Movie Review: Breathless (1960)This article reviews director Jean-Luc Godard's 1960 film "Breathless" starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg. "Breathless" is an important example of the French New Wave movement in cinema.- An Analysis of Bazinian Ideologies Utilized in the Films of Director Jean-Luc GodardA close look at techniques Godard uses in relation to the cinematic principles established by Andre Bazin, and how they are incorporated into his enigmatic films.
- Godard's WomenThis is an essay on Godard's portrayal of women in his various films.
- Modifications and Expansions of Bazin's "Faith in Reality" in the 1960s Works of Jean-Luc GodardAn essay arguing the many ways in which Andre Bazin's core belief in a purely objective camera, or "faith in reality" via the exploration of space, and prioritization on ambiguity were challenged/expanded during the 1960s era, particularly in the works of Jean-Luc Godard.
- Sexton Classic Movies: Shoot the Piano PlayerThe first in what may be an endless series of spotlights on classic films. This entry looks at the sexual politics in Francois Truffault's most un-Truffautlike movie, Shoot the Piano Player.
- The Politics of Sexuality in Jean Luc Godard's FilmsYou think this is going to be boring. But it's got words like orgasm and underwear in it.
- A French New Wave Existential Romp - Godard's BreathlessAnalysis of Jean Luc Godard's classic, groundbreaking film 'Breathless'
- Tarantino and GodardThe similarities between Jean-Luc Godard and Quentin Tarantino reveal a great deal about the meaning of revolutionary cinema and the creation of art by simply changing the rules of the game.
- The Gendered New Wave : Feminist Cleo De 5 a 7 Versus Sexist Les Quatre Cents Coups and Vivre Sa ViePaper examining differences in gender perceptions in 3 French New Wave Films.
Michael Godard: A Unique and Talented ArtistSome of Godard's paintings have scenes with cards stirring drinks, to olives gambling and playing pool, to worms drinking tequila. So no matter if you enjoy gambling, poker, or martinis, you will enjoy the creativity of his paintings- Watching a Jean Luc-Godard Movie Does Not Always Need to Be FrustratingThe films of Jean Luc-Godard can more frustrating than watching a David Lynch movie with the Italian audio selection stuck on your DVD player. But when you begin to understand why those frustration aspects are there, your understanding begins to increase.
- Brigitte Bardot in Godard's French New Wave Film ContemptBrigitte Bardot and Michel Piccoli play a young married couple in this French New Wave film of love lost and betrayed.
- Jean Luc Godard's Breathless: Defining the French New WaveThe French New Wave (FNW) style of filmmaking that reached its height during the late 1950's and early 1960's
- Epistemology in Jean Luc Godard's AlphavilleAlphaville's visual poem about a man who awakens a woman's innate knowledge of love by rescuing her from cold, logical thinking is as most sci-fi, a film about film. Machines cannot give us knowledge, only the voice of the poet behind the machine can.
- Criterion Collection Releases for January 2012From the most famous monster movie ever to the film that won Steven Soderbergh his Oscar, here is a look at the Criterion Collection releases for January 2012.
Controversial Movies With Daring Takes on Christian ThemesControversies centering on how religious themes are utilized in movies often become sensitive topics discussed by the church and religious and conservative groups.- A Very Bad FilmIt's not easy picking apart my least favorite movies and finding the worst, but I did it, and the results are surprising.
Sapphire Princess Cruise with Artist Michael GodardMexican Rivera Cruise to Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan and Cabo San Lucas. Featured Artist Michael Godard - The Naughty Artist will be onboard.
Review: Inside (A L'interieur) (2007)"Inside" is a bold, fearless cinematic statement, full of shocking, all-too-realistic violence and an almost nauseating intensity that few films can match.- Fassbinder's First Feature Film: Love is as Cold as DeathMinimalist black-and-white 1969 German movie alternating between tedium and shoplifting and murders
- Top Five Films for WritersA selection of five films of literary quality and a brief description of their subjects, themes and what makes them stand out.
- Movies and DreamsA look at the social function of movies.
- "The Witnesses": Andre Techine's Best Film Since "Wild Reeds"Four Parisians are witnesses of newcomer Manu's summer of love and AIDS death. Imperfect characters go on, trying to be kinder and better human beings.
- Top Ten Nude Scenes in Film: Nudity with a PurposeA list of films that contain nudity that is not gratuitous
- Terms You Should Know If You Want to Become a Movie ReviewerThink you have what it takes to be a movie reviewer. I mean a good reviewer? See how many of these terms you already know.
- How Anachronisms and Technological "Failings" Make Historical Films Relevant to Contemporary EventsNext time you see an anachronistic detail or a technological mistake in a movie, ask yourself what purpose it might serve before rushing to add it to the goofs section on IMDB.
The Theatre of Alienation Vs. Suspension of Disbelief: Which Technique Would Be the Best for Movies and Other Entertainment Today?The "fourth wall" has started to become a controversial construct lately in movies in the age of believable special effects and the hypnotizing effect movies have in conveying an historical event or fictional world...- The Criterion Collection Releases Mizoguchi's UgetsuThis powerful and thought-provoking story was created by a talented ensemble. The discs are filled with many great extras.
- An Ode to Film Threat MagazineThe rise and fall of Film Threat Magazine, the championers of independent film in the 1990s.
- 1,001 Movies You Must See Before You Die a Must-Read for Film BuffsThis book serves as a guide to film buffs significant films from around the world from the birth of the art of cinema to the present.
- Scanners: The 2005 New York Video FestivalThis year's edition reveals the richness and variety of work currently being done in the video medium, featuring a diverse set of filmmakers advancing the medium and expanding its possibilities.
Louis Malle Retrospective in NYCThe Film Society of Lincoln Center's retrospective, "Risks and Reinvention: The Cinema of Louis Malle," playing in New York from June 24 through July 15, is a rare and valuable opportunity to assess this unique filmmaker's place in the cinema pantheon.