Watch This: Thousands Of Digitized VHS Tapes to Get Lost In
Whether you are a hardcore VHS horror collector or not, chances are you have come into contact with these rectangular blocks of polypropylene #5, housing magnetic ribbons of ever-increasingly fussy and fragile videotape. You may not have as many as the author of this piece, depicted below having an existential crisis and starring at one […]
AFS Viewfinders Podcast: Author & TV Movie Expert Amanda Reyes
On the latest AFS Viewfinders podcast we are joined by Amanda Reyes, who has certainly staked out a place as one of the preeminent experts on that much-maligned hybrid entertainment form, the Made-For-TV movie. Amanda runs the podcast and site Made For TV Mayhem and has done a large number of disc commentaries, most recently […]
The Many Faces Of Toshiro Mifune
On this day, which would have been his 100th birthday if the world were a fair and just place, we present a gallery of photographs of a man who was not only one of the great actors of the screen – but also an undeniably great movie star: Toshiro Mifune. The camera loves some people […]
A Little Social Isolation Music: Nino Rota’s LA STRADA Suite
For many of us, this period is a good time to do some deep listening. Sure, watch movies and TV, read books, all that, but also take some time to just listen to music. It’s a great way to clear the head and to reset your emotional and sensory responses – science says so. Here’s […]
Streamers: Andrew Bujalski Presents Some Favorite Films You Can Watch at Home
It should come as no surprise that Andrew Bujalski (SUPPORT THE GIRLS, COMPUTER CHESS, FUNNY HA HA) is one of our favorite filmmakers. From his micro-budget beginnings to his current status as one of the most respected writer-directors out there, he is a force not only as an artist but also as an educator and […]
Watch The 2020 AFS-Supported and Member SXSW Short Films Here
The COVID-19 crisis has affected all sectors of our lives and our various forms of work. The cancellation of SXSW has had enormous ramifications for our city and region. Take a moment to consider one small corner of this disaster – it’s not as serious as the loss of life, of course, but it is […]
Listen Here: Marlene Dietrich Talks About Her Favorite Records
The great star of stage and screen Marlene Dietrich was interviewed as part of the BBC’s long-running “Desert Island Discs” program in 1965. She was in a theater dressing room while on one of her many cabaret tours. As you might expect from her screen persona, the real Dietrich was a brilliant and restless explorer […]
AND THEN WE DANCED – Watch the Acclaimed Georgian Drama
A passionate tale of love and liberation set amidst the conservative confines of modern Georgian society, And Then We Danced follows Merab, a devoted dancer who has been training for years with his partner Mary for a spot in the National Georgian Ensemble. The arrival of another male dancer, Irakli-gifted with perfect form and equipped with a […]
THE WILD GOOSE LAKE – Watch This New Chinese Neo-Noir
From acclaimed director Diao Yinan, THE WILD GOOSE LAKE is the eagerly anticipated follow-up to his 2014 Berlinale winning neo-noir BLACK COAL, THIN ICE. Toppling box office records in Diao’s native China, THE WILD GOOSE LAKE “cements his status as a master filmmaker with another ingenious crime epic” (Little White Lies). When small-time mob leader […]
THE INFILTRATORS – Watch The New Docu-Thriller About Undocumented Activists
Co-directed by AFS Grant alumnus Cristina Ibarra, THE INFILTRATORS is a docu-thriller that tells the true story of young immigrants who are detained by Border Patrol and thrown into a shadowy for-profit detention center—on purpose. Marco and Viri are members of the National Immigrant Youth Alliance, a group of radical DREAMers who are on a mission […]
Watch FANTASTIC FUNGI at home, and participate in a Q&A with Paul Stamets and Louie Schwartzberg
In the whole nearly-three years of AFS Cinema history, no film has been seen by more people than FANTASTIC FUNGI. It is a fascinating mix of science, spirituality and truly stunning time lapse photography. Now it’s available to watch at home and share with your family and friends. Plus, as a special bonus, there are […]
Happy Birthday to Meiko Kaji, Glamorous Icon of Japanese Ultraviolence
Meiko Kaji, the Japanese screen star and singer, was born on this date in 1947. Her film career began with bit parts in Yakuza films for Nikkatsu Studios. There the outlaw provocateur director Teruo Ishii met her and cast her in the lead role of a film that would in many ways foretell the heady […]
