Nick Newman

It is not without possibility that John C. Lilly was so strange, complex, and plainly fascinating a figure that it took two of the most adventurous working filmmakers (and one of our premiere actors) to capture him. Shortly after the much-heralded Inventi... See more

The seemingly bottomless career of Kiyoshi Kurosawa has reached new depths. While the Ryusuke Hamaguchi-penned Wife of a Spy proved his slow, creeping form well-suited to another era, he’s only now—after 45 years of filmmaking and an even-greater number o... See more

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Japan Society A 35mm print of Ozu’s Late Autumn screens on Friday. BAMTriple Canopy Presents: Magic features films by Orson Welles, Raúl Ruiz, Dario Argento, Maya Deren, and more. Film Forum... See more

Welcome back. After a brief hiatus, I am so happy to bring you episode 19 of this podcast project. Few subjects make a better benchmark than Werner Herzog, who quite literally needs no introduction and to whom I will accordingly not grant such. He is pres... See more

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Film at Lincoln Center A Raymond Depardon retrospective begins. Museum of the Moving Image A massive retrospective of 2001 in cinema brings A.I. on 35mm, along with Spirited Away, All About ... See more