In the 1920s, a new kind of movie started showing in Paris theatres, and the audiences were… confused. These movies were a radical departure from the ones they had known until then. These new films ...

In 1928, directors Sergei Eisenstein, Vsevolod Pudovkin, and Grigori Alexandrov began a collective statement with a declaration: “Our cherished dreams of a sound cinema are being realized.” It was a ...

Judging by the two-DVD shorts collection Avant-Garde: Experimental Cinema Of The 1920s And '30s, the cutting edge hasn't moved much over the past 80 years. Avant-garde cinema still relies primarily on ...

Sign up for City Lights, our twice-weekly guide to arts and nightlife in the D.C. area. It lands in your inbox every Sunday and Thursday. In the Soviet Union, art and ...

The avant garde pioneer, who also founded one of the great US film journals, has died aged 96 “There is no other way of breaking the frozen cinematic ground than a complete derangement of the official ...

Jonas Mekas, often described as the godfather of American avant-garde cinema, died aged 96 in his New York City home on Wednesday. “Dear friends, Jonas passed away quietly and peacefully early this ...

This edition stands out with more than thirty world premieres, featuring works by established artists such as those mentioned above, as well as by young creators returning to the festival as ...

When you walk into the Miami-Dade Public Library’s film archive in downtown Miami, you encounter a unique scent. It’s bitter to the nostrils and smells somewhat like vinegar. Turns out that’s the odor ...

For all the impact that DVDs have had on expanding viewers' knowledge of films and filmmaking, few discs have had the potential to alter cinema history. This is what makes 19-hour homevid release of ...

Streaming platforms for Avant-Garde: Experimental cinema of the 1920s and ’30s haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online. 'Avant-Garde: Experimental ...