Surya Gupta

Jean Luc Godard (Left) and Francois Truffaut (Right) Everyone who has a vague idea of film history knows the French New Wave, or at least that's how I see it, the French New Wave is a gateway drug to cinephilia. Anyways I want to talk about my favs from the era, and their following careers, and a bit about their peers, a bit of everything if you will. I'm going to start with a bit of background info, the French New Wave era began with a group of young fresh directors, who often hailed from...

Still from Lav Diaz's The Halt This might be a very basic list, but that's because deep down I am a very basic man. Anyways, here are 3 Asian film director I love for APIDA month! Satyajit Ray In my personal opinion, one of the most prolific film directors to come from the Indian Subcontinent. His work focuses more on the mundane and lives of people, counter to the mainstream glitz and glamour of Bollywood. My favorite work of his is Devi, a film about a young girl who is pedestalize as a...

Photo of the Music Box Theater Marquee by me! 1) Gene Siskel Now I've only been here twice but both times have been for amazing films (Magellan, Days and Nights in the Forest) and nice crowds. The sitting area in the space is also quite nice and their student discount is to die for (Seriously $9 on a usually $15 ticket, golden). I think the thing that draws me the most to Gene Siskel is the atmosphere because it's actually quite quiet and not as overwhelming as say Music Box or AMC. A packed...