Martin Scorsese is 81 years old, but thankfully has no plans to retire. Last year he released the massive crime-drama "Killers of the Flower Moon," and it looks like he's gearing up to shoot his next film (or picture, as he'd call it) sometime this year. In 2023, Scorsese visited the Vatican and came away announcing that he was planning a new film about the life of a guy you might have heard of — Jesus H. Christ, or Jesus, as he's commonly known. We now know more about this project thanks to a profile in the L.A. Times.
Per the profile, Scorsese has put together a script with Kent Jones, the director of the documentary "Hitchcock/Truffaut." Scorsese says he and Jones are "swimming in inspiration" and still "figuring things out," but the plan is to shoot the film sometime this year. Scorsese has, of course, made a movie about Jesus before — his...
Per the profile, Scorsese has put together a script with Kent Jones, the director of the documentary "Hitchcock/Truffaut." Scorsese says he and Jones are "swimming in inspiration" and still "figuring things out," but the plan is to shoot the film sometime this year. Scorsese has, of course, made a movie about Jesus before — his...
- 1/8/2024
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Master Class: Behind the Camera with Rachel Reichman is part of this year’s St. Louis International Film Festival. This Master Class presentation will be Sunday, Nov 15 at 1:00pm. Register and Watch for free by clicking Here
When she encountered the work of Antonioni and Bergman, Rachel Reichman was electrified by the emotionality and beauty of cinema. For a teenager in St. Louis, this was life-changing. But how do you pay the bills when art movies are your passion? Against the odds, for more than 40 years, Reichman has built an impressively diverse film career. After first establishing herself as an independent director, she’s worked since 2000 as an editor, co-producer, and co-director on award-winning documentaries. In this master class, Reichman will explore her life in film. Accompanied by clips, still photos, and the odd pop song, she’ll share insights into the influences that shaped her craft. Reichman’s...
When she encountered the work of Antonioni and Bergman, Rachel Reichman was electrified by the emotionality and beauty of cinema. For a teenager in St. Louis, this was life-changing. But how do you pay the bills when art movies are your passion? Against the odds, for more than 40 years, Reichman has built an impressively diverse film career. After first establishing herself as an independent director, she’s worked since 2000 as an editor, co-producer, and co-director on award-winning documentaries. In this master class, Reichman will explore her life in film. Accompanied by clips, still photos, and the odd pop song, she’ll share insights into the influences that shaped her craft. Reichman’s...
- 11/12/2020
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Stanley Kubrick’s career contained such multitudes that, over 20 years after his death, cinema is still sorting through the scope of his genius. There have been enough Kubrick documentaries in recent years to suggest a burgeoning subgenre based around his appeal, from the conventional overview “Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures” to “The Shining” conspiracy-theory deep dive “Room 237,” and “Filmworker,” a portrait of Kubrick righthand man Leon Vitali. The stories behind the storyteller have just gotten started.
Compared to these entries, the 72-minute French production “Kubrick by Kubrick” might look like a relatively minor addition to the canon, a concise assemblage of rare audio clips from Kubrick interviews in which he addresses his work in general terms. At the same, it may be the closest most of us can get to hearing the master explain himself, and
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Compared to these entries, the 72-minute French production “Kubrick by Kubrick” might look like a relatively minor addition to the canon, a concise assemblage of rare audio clips from Kubrick interviews in which he addresses his work in general terms. At the same, it may be the closest most of us can get to hearing the master explain himself, and
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- 4/19/2020
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Kent Jones, the director and selection committee chair of the New York Film Festival, will step down from his position following the upcoming 57th edition of the festival, Film at Lincoln Center announced Thursday.
Jones has been the director of the festival for seven years, and he’ll depart after the festival concludes, which takes place between Sept. 27 and Oct. 13. Film at Lincoln Center’s executive director Lesli Klainberg will oversee the transition of leadership, but no replacement has yet been announced. Jones will also continue to work with the team in an advisory role.
“At some point when I was pretty young and already deep into movies, the New York Film Festival became a beacon for me,” Jones said in a statement. “Throughout its history, it has been a true home for the art of cinema–that was how it began with Richard Roud and Amos Vogel, that was...
Jones has been the director of the festival for seven years, and he’ll depart after the festival concludes, which takes place between Sept. 27 and Oct. 13. Film at Lincoln Center’s executive director Lesli Klainberg will oversee the transition of leadership, but no replacement has yet been announced. Jones will also continue to work with the team in an advisory role.
“At some point when I was pretty young and already deep into movies, the New York Film Festival became a beacon for me,” Jones said in a statement. “Throughout its history, it has been a true home for the art of cinema–that was how it began with Richard Roud and Amos Vogel, that was...
- 9/19/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Kent Jones, now in his seventh year as director of the New York Film Festival, will step down from that position following this year’s 57th edition, the Film at Lincoln Center organization announced today.
Jones, whose career as a film director surged last year with the release of his first narrative feature Diane starring Mary Kay Place (Rotten Tomato score: 93), will continue to work with Flc in an advisory role. Film at Lincoln Center’s Executive Director Lesli Klainberg will oversee the transition of leadership for Nyff.
Jones has been associated with Film at Lincoln Center for more than two decades, including as a year-round programmer, a member of the festival’s selection committee, and contributor to Film Comment.
As director, Jones was credited with expanding the festival with sidebars and new sections including the Spotlight on Documentary and Convergence sections. His tenure saw the first selection of a...
Jones, whose career as a film director surged last year with the release of his first narrative feature Diane starring Mary Kay Place (Rotten Tomato score: 93), will continue to work with Flc in an advisory role. Film at Lincoln Center’s Executive Director Lesli Klainberg will oversee the transition of leadership for Nyff.
Jones has been associated with Film at Lincoln Center for more than two decades, including as a year-round programmer, a member of the festival’s selection committee, and contributor to Film Comment.
As director, Jones was credited with expanding the festival with sidebars and new sections including the Spotlight on Documentary and Convergence sections. His tenure saw the first selection of a...
- 9/19/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
New York Film Festival director and selection committee chair Kent Jones will step down at the conclusion of this year’s festival, which begins next week. The news was first reported in Variety and confirmed by the festival this morning.
Last year, Jones made his feature directorial debut with the Mary Kay Place-starring “Diane,” which won the Best Feature award at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival, and his exit was reportedly inspired by his desire to continue making his own films. IndieWire first reported on the possibility of Jones’ exit earlier this summer.
Jones will continue to work with Film at Lincoln Center in a to-be-determined advisory position. Flc executive director Lesli Klainberg will oversee a search for Jones’ replacement. While no new director have been named, an announcement is expected soon.
Before stepping behind the camera, the longtime film critic and programmer had enjoyed an enviable and multi-facted career, from...
Last year, Jones made his feature directorial debut with the Mary Kay Place-starring “Diane,” which won the Best Feature award at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival, and his exit was reportedly inspired by his desire to continue making his own films. IndieWire first reported on the possibility of Jones’ exit earlier this summer.
Jones will continue to work with Film at Lincoln Center in a to-be-determined advisory position. Flc executive director Lesli Klainberg will oversee a search for Jones’ replacement. While no new director have been named, an announcement is expected soon.
Before stepping behind the camera, the longtime film critic and programmer had enjoyed an enviable and multi-facted career, from...
- 9/19/2019
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
In a surprise move, New York Film Festival’s director and selection committee chair of seven years Kent Jones will step down following this year’s 57th edition, which runs Sept. 27-Oct. 13.
The departure comes as Jones’ feature filmmaking career is taking off. Issues of potential conflicts of interest have arisen as his work has moved from mostly cineaste-oriented documentaries such as the 2015 doc “Hitchcock/Truffaut” to narrative features including his 2019 drama “Diane.” That film’s exec producer and Jones’ friend of nearly three decades, Martin Scorsese, is the director of Nyff’s opening-night film, “The Irishman.”
Jones tells Variety that this move has been in the discussion phase with the Film at Lincoln Center board for many months. “It developed kind of organically from the whole experience and reception of ‘Diane,’” which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2018 and was released by IFC films in March 2019. He will...
The departure comes as Jones’ feature filmmaking career is taking off. Issues of potential conflicts of interest have arisen as his work has moved from mostly cineaste-oriented documentaries such as the 2015 doc “Hitchcock/Truffaut” to narrative features including his 2019 drama “Diane.” That film’s exec producer and Jones’ friend of nearly three decades, Martin Scorsese, is the director of Nyff’s opening-night film, “The Irishman.”
Jones tells Variety that this move has been in the discussion phase with the Film at Lincoln Center board for many months. “It developed kind of organically from the whole experience and reception of ‘Diane,’” which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2018 and was released by IFC films in March 2019. He will...
- 9/19/2019
- by Gregg Goldstein
- Variety Film + TV
Specialty film distributors are playing around with different ways to maximize their films. This weekend, IFC chose to open the year’s best-reviewed opener so far, Kent Jones’ ensemble drama “Diane,” parallel to its Video on Demand release. This film boasts reviews and performances that would ordinarily sustain conventional exclusive theatrical play. “Diane” will still get top arthouse play, and might be a title, like “Roma,” that finds traction despite alternative showings.
Neon, on the other hand, met a disappointing response to taking Harmony Korine’s Matthew McConaughey-starrer “The Beach Bum” to over 1,000 theaters, riding a surge of SXSW media attention, as opposed to taking the limited initial release strategy that A24 used for Korine’s earlier SXSW hit “Spring Breakers,” which in 2013 opened to nearly $300,000 in only three theaters.
“Hotel Mumbai” (Bleecker Street), which showed strength as it expanded on its second weekend, joins “Gloria Bell” (A24) as...
Neon, on the other hand, met a disappointing response to taking Harmony Korine’s Matthew McConaughey-starrer “The Beach Bum” to over 1,000 theaters, riding a surge of SXSW media attention, as opposed to taking the limited initial release strategy that A24 used for Korine’s earlier SXSW hit “Spring Breakers,” which in 2013 opened to nearly $300,000 in only three theaters.
“Hotel Mumbai” (Bleecker Street), which showed strength as it expanded on its second weekend, joins “Gloria Bell” (A24) as...
- 3/31/2019
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Kent Jones was almost 60 years old before he made his first narrative feature, but the revered film critic and programmer was already something of a legend in the film world before he stepped on set. His résumé is ridiculous by any standard: In addition to working as Martin Scorsese’s archivist — and collaborating with his close friend on three acclaimed documentaries about cinema history — Jones’ writing for esteemed publications like Film Comment, Cahiers du Cinema, and The New York Times earned him a position at the Film Society of Lincoln Center.
When his tenure there came to an end, Jones edited a book of essays on the films of Olivier Assayas, co-wrote a wild Arnaud Desplechin movie that premiered in competition at Cannes, and then agreed to return to the Film Society for an even more prestigious role as director of programming at the New York Film Festival. Since then,...
When his tenure there came to an end, Jones edited a book of essays on the films of Olivier Assayas, co-wrote a wild Arnaud Desplechin movie that premiered in competition at Cannes, and then agreed to return to the Film Society for an even more prestigious role as director of programming at the New York Film Festival. Since then,...
- 3/28/2019
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Kent Jones has never liked rejecting films submitted for the New York Film Festival. But now that he’s written and directed “Diane,” Nyff’s director likes it even less.
“Diane,” his narrative film debut, revolves around a selfless widow (Mary Kay Place) struggling to help her drug-addicted son (Jake Lacy). The film debuted at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, where it earned the top prize for narrative film and picked up screenplay and cinematography awards. In August, IFC Films acquired the U.S. rights to “Diane,” which it will release theatrically in early 2019.
Jones, who has directed several documentaries including “Hitchcock/Truffaut” (2015), got the idea for “Diane” long before he took over as director of Nyff in 2012.
“Since I was very young I’ve been moved to make a movie set in the world of my aunts and uncles and cousins,” Jones says. “Then I saw Mary Kay in...
“Diane,” his narrative film debut, revolves around a selfless widow (Mary Kay Place) struggling to help her drug-addicted son (Jake Lacy). The film debuted at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, where it earned the top prize for narrative film and picked up screenplay and cinematography awards. In August, IFC Films acquired the U.S. rights to “Diane,” which it will release theatrically in early 2019.
Jones, who has directed several documentaries including “Hitchcock/Truffaut” (2015), got the idea for “Diane” long before he took over as director of Nyff in 2012.
“Since I was very young I’ve been moved to make a movie set in the world of my aunts and uncles and cousins,” Jones says. “Then I saw Mary Kay in...
- 9/27/2018
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety Film + TV
IFC Films has acquired U.S. rights to “Diane,” an acclaimed indie drama from New York Film Festival director Kent Jones.
The film features a bravura turn by Mary Kay Place (“The Big Chill”) as a woman struggling to help her drug-addicted son while dealing with a simmering guilt that stems from an old transgression. It was executive produced by no less a cinematic light than Martin Scorsese. “Diane” debuted at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, where it earned the top prize for best narrative film and picked up screenplay and cinematography awards.
In a rave review, Variety’s Owen Gleiberman praised Place’s performance and called the film “haunting.”
“It’s a tender, wrenching, and beautifully made movie, and part of what’s revelatory about it is that it’s a story of boomers who are confronting the ravages of old age, yet they’re doing it with...
The film features a bravura turn by Mary Kay Place (“The Big Chill”) as a woman struggling to help her drug-addicted son while dealing with a simmering guilt that stems from an old transgression. It was executive produced by no less a cinematic light than Martin Scorsese. “Diane” debuted at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, where it earned the top prize for best narrative film and picked up screenplay and cinematography awards.
In a rave review, Variety’s Owen Gleiberman praised Place’s performance and called the film “haunting.”
“It’s a tender, wrenching, and beautifully made movie, and part of what’s revelatory about it is that it’s a story of boomers who are confronting the ravages of old age, yet they’re doing it with...
- 8/2/2018
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
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