Days of Being Wild; Wong Kar-Wai (1990); photographed by Chris Doyle:

a modest appreciation for InRO's Wong Kar-Wai 'Directrospective' here:

Drug War (2012); dir. Johnnie To:

photographed by Siu-keung Cheng

'Drug War'; or, Johnnie To's Mainland Western:

Escape From New York:

On the eve of a new 2k digital restoration, I talk about Escape From New York for InRO's 'Old Hat' blog. Spoiler alert: It's still awesome.

Duelle (une quarantaine): dir: Jacques Rivette; photographed by William Lubtchansky:

The Mann Silhouette: 'Ali' (2001), or, Ali as Existential Loner:

                                                            photographed by Emmanuel Lubezki

'Apres Mais' (2012): dir. Olivier Assayas; photographed by Eric Gautier: