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At The New York Times, watch three short films about peace by Errol Morris.
Watch Roman Polanski discuss creating Macbeth:
Starting in December, MOMA will have a comprehensive Robert Altman retrospective.
Watch Frederick Elmes discuss shooting David Lynch‘s Eraserhead:
At The Dissolve, Tasha Robinson pleads that it’s time to stop freaking out about movies we haven’t seen:
This process has been repeating over and over lately, as the media blows up any hint about the content of major movies into a frenzy of speculation, and usually approbation. Anger comes so naturally on the Internet that it feels as though people enjoy being offended. And it’s true that the self-righteous, superior burn of, “I know how to do this story right, and the people who are making it don’t” can feel clarifying and satisfying. But at some point, it becomes counterproductive, especially when it distracts from actual movies. At some point, outrage fatigue has to set in. It’d probably be better for movies—and especially for journalists and journalism—if that happened sooner rather than later.
Watch Kevin B. Lee‘s video essay on Sight & Sound’s Greatest Documentaries of All-Time, courtesy of Fandor: