The Current
A magazine of film culture past and present, with new articles, interviews, and videos published every day
Recent Articles
Psychodrama on the Frontier in Nashville
Family tensions come to a boil in Hollywood master Anthony Mann’s searing blend of western and melodrama The Furies, playing at the Belcourt Theatre this week.
Hari Nef’s Top 10
The actress and model, who stars in the recently released feature Assassination Nation, goes deep into her favorite films that illustrate her ideas on “chaotic femininity.”
A Raisin in the Sun: Resistance and Joy
This faithful screen adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry’s legendary play explores a wide range of perspectives on working-class black life, and over the years has inspired reactions just as diverse.
Mutations of Memory in Hiroshima mon amour
Professor David Bordwell breaks down the stunningly innovative thirteen-minute prologue of Alain Resnais’s debut feature in this excerpt from a program on the Criterion Channel.
A Feast of Vigo, Newly Restored
The complete works of French cinema rebel Jean Vigo are coming to theaters in gorgeous new restorations.
A Touch of Class in the Comedies of Gregory La Cava
The sheer strangeness of wealth and class divisions is fodder for screwball hilarity in Gregory La Cava’s Depression-era masterpiece.
The Fab Four’s Big-Screen Debut in Santa Monica
Travel back to the height of Beatlemania and the swinging sixties with Richard Lester’s infectious rock-movie classic A Hard Day’s Night, screening this weekend at the American Cinematheque.
Hollywood’s Top Dog
One of cinema’s most charismatic canines shows off his comedic chops in Leo McCarey’s screwball masterpiece The Awful Truth.
Lucrecia Martel’s Closet Picks
The Argentine master behind such enigmatic, formally audacious films as Zama and La Ciénaga reveals her love of genre cinema.
My Man Godfrey: The Right Kind of People
Once called “the great directorial genius of Hollywood” by Carole Lombard, Gregory La Cava struck comedy gold with this mix of madcap high jinks, irresistible romance, and social commentary.
Finding the Life of the Party in Cold Water
Olivier Assayas revived the spirit of the 1970s in one of cinema’s most evocative party sequences, which serves as the centerpiece of his acclaimed 1994 film.
Video
Spotlight
Keeping Score
From melodic theme music to boundary-pushing soundscapes, the wide-ranging art of film scoring takes the spotlight in this selection of articles and videos.
