Mulholland Drive. Moreover, it was
In The Mood For Love that inspired MUBI founder Efe Cakarel to found his influential film streaming platform – after he found himself unable to watch the film in Tokyo in 2007.
There has never been a better time to embrace the film’s vibrant legacy. Rare footage cut from the final edit has just premiered in a retrospective documentary in Hong Kong. On May 31 in the UK, Criterion will release a career-spanning collection of seven restored films in the 4K box set
The World of Wong Kar-wai, also screening at the BFI in July. And with the director’s canon expanding as he lines up two new projects, the solipsistic romances and intoxicating characters of the Wong-verse have never felt more tantalising. In 2021,
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At the start of the trailer for A24 horror
False Positive, hopeful mum-to-be Lucy muses: “Am I going to be one of those women who has it all? A career, kids, my old man by my side.” By the end of the clip, as a blood-covered Lucy punches a man in the face, it seems her question has been answered: no.
Directed by John Lee, the film offers a contemporary spin on
Rosemary’s Baby, and follows Lucy (portrayed by Ilana Glazer) and her partner Adrian (Justin Theroux) as they seek the help of a fertility doctor after months of failing to get pregnant. Unluckily for them, they stumble upon Dr Hindle (played by Pierce Brosnan), whose initial charm turns sinister after Lucy gets pregnant. Things soon take a dark turn as Lucy sets out to uncover the unsettling truth about Hindle and her own “birth story”.
Proceeds from the works will go towards supporting the annual funding of The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, where Warhol was born, as well as to help the foundation in supporting artists across the US. Christie’s said profits will only be donated “after any appropriate offsets for carbon emissions associated with the minting process”.
“We are grateful for this opportunity to work with Christie’s on making a significant contribution to the foundation’s ongoing efforts to support artists,” Michael Dayton Hermann of The Andy Warhol Foundation said in a statement. “Warhol’s innovative vision and practice continues to enable the foundation’s unwavering commitment to artists by supporting small, community-oriented spaces, major museums, and everything in between.”