Kenji Fujishima, Author at Book and Film Globe

‘Undine’ Mixes Myth and Magic

June 4, 2021June 11, 2021 Kenji Fujishima 0 Comments Berlin, Christian Petzold, Franz Rogowski, Jacob Matschenz, Paula Beer, Undine

Petzold’s newest film is also his most accessible

About Endlessness

‘About Endlessness,’ the Latest Film From One of the Finest Living Directors

April 30, 2021May 1, 2021 Kenji Fujishima 0 Comments A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence, About Endlessness, Ingmar Bergman, Jacques Tati, Robert Bresson, Roy Andersson, Wes Anderson

Roy Andersson, from Sweden, has a tragicomic style all his own

Center Stage

‘Center Stage’ Returns to the Spotlight

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 Kenji Fujishima 0 Comments Center Stage, Maggie Cheung, Ruan Lingyu, Tony Kwan

New York’s Metrograph theater revives an unconventional Chinese biopic

Wong Kar-Wai

The Wonderful World of Wong Kar-Wai

December 17, 2020June 19, 2021 Kenji Fujishima 0 Comments

U.S. debuts highlight a retrospective of the great filmmaker’s works

Collective

DOCUMENTARY FILM

Something’s Rotten in Romania

November 24, 2020June 19, 2021 Kenji Fujishima 0 Comments Alexander Nanau, Collective, Romania, Vlad Voiculescu

‘Collective,’ Alexander Nanau’s documentary about corruption in Romanian society, has lessons to impart worldwide.

French Exit

French Exit Closes out the New York Film Festival

October 12, 2020October 14, 2020 Kenji Fujishima 0 Comments Atarrabi & Mikelats, French Exit, John Boyega, Lucas Hedges, Michelle Pfeiffer, New York Film Festival, NYFF, Patrick DeWitt, Small Axe, Steve McQueen

Family ties bind a wide array of cinematic visions

NYFF

The NYFF is Joyously Still Kicking

September 28, 2020October 2, 2020 Kenji Fujishima 0 Comments City Hall, Frederick Wiseman, Helen Keller, New York Film Festival, NYFF, Pedro Almodóvar, Steve McQueen, The Human Voice, Tilda Swinton, Tsai Ming-liang

This year’s New York Film Festival may be mostly virtual, but the selections are as judicious and fascinating as ever

Lenox Hill

DOCUMENTARY FILM Netflix TELEVISION

Essential Workers

July 16, 2020July 23, 2020 Kenji Fujishima 0 Comments Adi Barash, Allan King, Dying at Grace, Frederick Wiseman, Lenox Hill, Near Death, Ruthie Schatz

Lenox Hill, Frederick Wiseman, and Allan King document the medical profession

Handsworth

DOCUMENTARY FILM YouTube

‘Handsworth Songs’ Is Essential Amid Today’s Social Unrest

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 Kenji Fujishima 0 Comments England, Handsworth Songs, John Akomfrah, Margaret Thatcher

John Akomfrah’s documentary about the 1985 Handsworth riots in England mirrors racial issues