Jack Kerouac’s Big Sur, now on film June 28, 2010: Curt Worden has directed the documentary film One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur. Director Curt Worden follows unsurprising documentary form by offering too many visuals of crashing waves in Big Sur and seamy bars in San Francisco, while a few witnesses offer their recollections of that period of Kerouac's life. Witnesses include [...] by Poetry News

“Poetry” a Palme d’Or Contender at Cannes May 21, 2010: Director Lee Chang-dong's film is looking for something that can't be seen: For South Korean film director Lee Chang-dong, "Poetry," in the running for this year's Palme d'Or, started with a real-life crime story. But from there, the novelist-turned-filmmaker -- who also served several years ago as South Korea's culture minister -- took it in [...] by Poetry News

Michael Haneke: Filmmaker of Bad Faith January 6, 2010: [caption id="attachment_7704" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="angel of mercy, the pastor's son offers him a bird"][/caption] This past weekend I saw Austrian director Michael Haneke’s newest film, The White Ribbon. Seeing any film by Haneke I go to it with a mild feeling of dread. His films are hard to watch; they often engage [...] by Thom Donovan