Brecht’s poem for W.B.

The full program. It’s everything the man ever directed, including his essential public television shorts, never-before-seen footage from JCM’s first (unfinished) film from 1966, etc. Plus, films by Stroheim, Jerry Lewis, Mizoguchi, Godard, Eustache, Murnau…

read Hoberman’s Everything is Now! and Phil Freeman’s Cecil Taylor bio back to back and mapped out (via writing) how we decide which “experimental” artist gets a boutiquey treatment and which is outsourced to more esoteric markets, for Cleveland Review of Books clereviewofbooks.com/now-what-on-ph…

We're thrilled to unveil the official trailer for "Shiguéhiko Hasumi: Another History of the Movie in America and Japan"—a curated selection by the revered scholar feat. revivals of Ozu, Naruse and Ford plus a visit from Locarno winner Sho Miyake! Opening Thurs. Oct 9th.

Some October attractions in New York: - João César Monteiro at MoMA - Shiguéhiko Hasumi at Japan Society - Jocelyn Saab & Heiny Srour at BAM

The Pordenone Silent Film Festival is currently streaming four early short films by Louis Feuillade, including his masterful Tragic Error (1912) mymovies.it/ondemand/giorn…

TotM-approved programs this month: - João César Monteiro at MoMA Film - Jocelyn Saab at BAM Film - Shiguéhiko Hasumi at Japan Society Film

Hard to beat this month’s programming in NYC

Our Shiguéhiko Hasumi series opens today! Running now through Oct. 18th, we’ll be screening a carte blanche selection by the revered scholar which includes films by Naruse, Mann, Ford, Fleischer and Ozu, plus a visit from Locarno winner Sho Miyake!

Prep for our upcoming retro of João César Monteiro (starting next Thurs!) with this superb interview with with legendary producer Paulo Branco. moma.org/magazine/artic…

The Theater of the Matters & Archipelago Books presents… THESE ENCOUNTERS OF THEIRS A 35mm presentation of the film by Straub-Huillet, in celebration of the release of Pavese’s ‘The Leucothea Dialogues’, translated by Minna Zallman Proctor. Dec. 10 at BAM Film.

“The incredible way things stand out in the air still touches the heart today. I for my part believe that a tree or a rock, profiled against the sky, were gods from the start.” theaterofthematters.com/programs/these… (Pictured: S-H’s annotated script for ENCOUNTERS)

One of Portugal's greatest filmmakers is finally restored and coming to MoMA this weekend, courtesy of Cinema Guild. Watch our exclusive trailer debut for "João César Monteiro: Symphonies of a Libertine": thefilmstage.com/exclusive-trai…

my trailer for our prince of poverty... we'll also have a new zine available at screenings w/ new translations by KINO –– SLANG –– and others, including Catherine Breillat on God's Comedy, some of Monteiro's poems, and a self-interview.

At long last, our João César Monteiro program begins this Thursday at MoMA: moma.org/calendar/film/…

João de Deus! The man you love to hate. Starts tonight with a 35mm screening of Silvestre, preceded by never-before-seen “screen tests” from JCM’s first unrealized film.

Our month-long retrospective dedicated to João César Monteiro begins tonight!