Westword: When did you first learn about the Faust films? Joel Haertling: I think when we went to Telluride Film Festival in ’86. That’s when we were talking about doing it. I said to Brakhage, “Well, ...

What do experimental cinema pioneer Stan Brakhage and five-time Oscar nominee (and Honorary Oscar winner) Sidney Lumet have in common? Both are filmmakers . . . and, well, that’s where the ...

The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene has to offer. Most of the avant-garde luminary’s films were silent; two of ...

In memory of Stan Brakhage, a selection of his films is screened on 16mm film the first Sunday of every month, during the semester, in ATLAS 100 at 7:30 PM. Celebrating Stan pays homage to the ...

Stan Brakhage is one of the most influential filmmakers in American avant-garde cinema, noted for his unflinching social commentaries and technical innovations. Over his nearly 40-year career, he has ...

Created over fifty years of ceaseless activity, filmmaker Stan Brakhage's body of nearly 400 films is notable for its dazzling kineticism, expressive camerawork and rich use of optical and painterly ...

The Criterion Collection this week memorializes a classic Western and a classic experimental filmmaker, bringing John Ford’s “Stagecoach” and the second volume of “By Brakhage: An Anthology” to DVD ...

For 30 years she collaborated with the filmmaker Stan Brakhage, her husband, often appearing on camera. After they divorced, she lived off the grid and wrote about her life. By Penelope Green Jane ...

Stan Brakhage, one of the leading figures in American experimental cinema, died March 9 in Victoria, British Columbia. He was 70. The cause was cancer, his wife, Marilyn, said. In a career that began ...