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Satyajit Ray‘s The Apu Trilogy has been restored by Janus Films and will begin a roll-out on May 8th in New York City at Film Forum followed by a likely Criterion release:
Janus Films is proud to announce today the release of glorious new 4k restorations of master filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s seminal THE APU TRILOGY (with new subtitles). Frequently listed as one of the top accomplishments in the history of cinema, the trilogy helped bring India into the golden age of international art-house cinema – but this restoration was long thought to be impossible, after a fire severely damaged the original negatives in 1993. Whatever was left of the original negatives was salvaged by the Academy Film Archive and it wasn’t until the technology improved that this restoration was possible. The three films – PATHER PANCHALI (SONG OF THE LITTLE ROAD), APARAJITO (THE UNVANQUISHED) and APUR SANSAR (THE WORLD OF APU) – will begin a national re-release in New York City at Film Forum on Friday, May 8th and in Los Angeles at Landmark’s Nuart Theater on Friday, May 29th. The films will play at the country’s top arthouse cinemas throughout the summer.
At Esquire, Matt Patches conducts a one-minute interview with Vin Diesel.
Watch a rare interview with cinematographer Sven Nykvist from 1986:
‘The Look of Silence’ by @JoshuaOppenheim will open on July 17th. See our review and more: http://t.co/BuGsVu8p8c pic.twitter.com/FfUVU0N9So
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In just a day, Super Troopers 2 has passed its $2,000,000 goal.
After a trio of video essays on Brian De Palma, watch another on his “view from above” shots:
The poster for this year’s Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes 2015. pic.twitter.com/6Q6fMJI84U — The Film Stage (@TheFilmStage) March 25, 2015