The biggest surprises in the book come in the Metropolitan dossier.
The filmmaker discusses the value of Austen’s prose, his interest in tailoring films for multiple viewings, and more.
No Austen adaptation, even the most revisionist ones, has ever felt as vicious as Love & Friendship.
Language is a weapon in Stillman’s films, but so is the writer-director’s cunning use of framing and editing.
Stillman’s “urban haute bourgeoisie” are redeemed because the filmmaker takes custody of them, their idiosyncrasies, their flaws.
Persistence of Vision is just as rhythmically inclined as the lost masterpiece it dotes upon.
Damsels in Distress is another classic in the making from one of America’s greatest comic filmmakers.
Toronto International Film Festival 2012: Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini’s Imogene
Imogene sounds like it was written by somebody who has never heard a single real-world conversation.
A chronicler of privilege and prep par excellence, Stillman was at the height of his powers when he made The Last Days of Disco.
As modest and urbane as the film, Criterion’s Blu-ray is a worthwhile upgrade from their 2006 DVD release.
Whit Stillman’s at war with cool.
When it comes to Julie Delpy, the key question remains the old Barbra Streisand one.
We spoke with Perry about his film, then asked him to make a list of some of his most memorable moviegoing experiences.
Now honestly: Does this whole post already sound a little blah blah blah?
Criterion’s DVD will not only satisfy but validate the cult surrounding one of the best and most relevant films of the 1990s.
The focus of Whit Stillman’s film is a psychologically authentic and painfully parasitic female relationship.
Miranda #4: You have the right to own Homicide: Season 5.