Adrian Martin
@AdrianMartin25
Writer, film critic, teacher
NEWS: There is now a cheaper way to buy my most recent book FILMMAKERS THINKING direct from its publisher, Sticking Place! You can bypass Amazon altogether (as I know some prefer to do). Here is the page to use. stickingplacebooks.com/filmmakers-thi…
New lecture-video (complete with juicy clips!) for paying subscribers on my Substack: “Body Hopping”. Beyond your wildest imagining! My Substack address is at the bottom of the attached graphic.
It is now the 8th anniversary of my personal FILM CRITIC archive-website! We launched with 2,202 reviews/essays published, and we're now on 3,201, just 1 shy of 1,000 added. And much more to come! Please support this project and keep me alive as a writer: patreon.com/c/adrianmartin
Our latest THINKING MACHINE audiovisual essay “Longing”. The video itself is at the bottom of the page, not the top. filmkrant.nl/video/the-thin…
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! I am collaborating with the web platform CINEJOURNEYS, “shared, interactive experiences where we collectively embark on an exploration of all things cinema. My first course will be on FRITZ LANG, beginning 11 September 2025. cinejourneys.com/fritz-lang-ins…
The Summer Film School program that Cristina Álvarez & I help teach in Antwerp is now online for bookings (scroll down for the English version). On the bill this year: teen movies, Satyajit Ray, Arnaud Desplechin ... see you in July! cinea.be/events/zomer-f…
There is now a ‘buy from UK’ option for my most recent book FILMMAKERS THINKING! On this page: stickingplacebooks.com/filmmakers-thi…
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: for those USA there is now a cheaper way to order & buy my latest book FILMMAKERS THINKING in either paperback or hardback. (Another URL will follow for those outside USA!) If you are averse to using Amazon, this is the way to go! stickingplacebooks.com/filmmakers-thi…
My beloved Cristina @laughmotel has two outstanding recent video works. DOUBLE LIVES, SECOND CHANCES expands a 2011 video on INLAND EMPIRE & DOUBLE LIFE OF VERONIQUE. THE BODY HYSTERIC is about women in Zulawski’s cinema: it’s wild! Subscribe or be damned! laughmotel.wordpress.com
On the occasion of our 10th anniversary, we ask editorial members, collaborators, authors, or readers to highlight a text from Sabzian's archive every week in our newsletter. Australian scholar, writer and audiovisual artist @AdrianMartin25 chose ‘For Frieda’ by Eric de Kuyper.
Here's a primer for those like me attending the Chantal Akerman @BFI season opening night (whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/default…) this evening by @AdrianMartin25 & @laughmotel Day going into night ... bfi.org.uk/sight-and-soun…
On the 30th anniversary of Kurosawa’s SEVEN SAMURAI I gave a lecture. 40 years later (70th anniversary) I did an audio commentary for the BFI DVD/Blu-ray! The ‘84 version is now on my website. Support my website, please! Also: a 2008 essay on Chris Marker. adrianmartinfilmcritic.com/index.html
Cristina @laughmotel & I did a video essay for the L’AMOUR FOU release; and I did an audio commentary for FLOATING CLOUDS. Both appear in this Top 10 DVD/Blu-ray list for 2024! bfi.org.uk/sight-and-soun…
If anyone is having trouble buying a copy of FILMMAKERS THINKING from Amazon, it’s because the print-on-demand process (which is the only way to get the book) goes a little slow over Xmas, and because this book is actually selling !! So just hang on, the flow will continue soon.
Sticking Place Books-ek argitaratu berri du @AdrianMartin25-en "Filmmakers Thinking" lana. | Se trata de una nueva edición del libro encargado al autor en 2022 y publicado originalmente por #EQZEskola. @GipuzkoaKultura
My new book FILMMAKERS THINKING is now available through Amazon (print-on-demand versions only). It is published by Sticking Place (USA), a new edition of the work originally published by Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola (EQZE Film School) in Spain. Please buy it !!
The terrific DE PALMA A LA MOD page is always on the pulse of what truly matters ... angelfire.com/de/palma/blog/