THE BELIEVER MARCH/APRIL 2014 FILM ISSUE
After a half decade away The Believer has returned home to McSweeney’s. To celebrate the momentous occasion, we’ve dug through our archives and found an extremely limited number of classic and timeless issues for your purchasing pleasure. Once these are gone, they’re gone forever.
Read Post-Empire Strikes Back, Lili Anolik’s essay on the film The Canyons, in its entirety here. Check out excerpts from this issue here.
The 2014 Film Issue’s bonus item is an exclusive DVD of short animated films by legendary animators John and Faith Hubley!
Table of Contents:
Selected Films of John and Faith Hubley, introduced by John Sayles
A Mind Forever Voyaging Through Strange Seas of Thought Alone introduced by Gideon Lewis-Kraus
An interview with filmmaker Mike Mills and a limited-time invitation to stream his new documentary online.
The Settlers by Katie Arnold-Ratliff
A survey of Raison d’être dramedies, a micro genre of film dominated by the ennui and magical realism.
Animals Were Harmed in This Production by J. M. Tyree
An exploration of the roles animals play in cinema, using Robert Bresson’s Au hazard Balthazar and Robert J. Flaherty’s Nanook of the North as its guides.
Post-Empire Strikes Back by Lili Anolik
“Shark Week”: a new poem by Jennifer Willoughby
Mary Harron interviewed by Anisse Gross
Director Mary Harron talks about cinema, feminism, and the differences between Matt Damon and Christian Bale
Fred Armisen in conversation with Carrie Brownstein
The Portlandia stars chat about flip-flops, blondes, small deformities, and more.
What the Swedes Read by Daniel Handler
Stuff I’ve Been Reading by Nick Hornby
The Process by Carmen Winant
“Comics” edited by Alvin Buenaventura
Schema
A collection of original storyboard panels from the Hubley film, Of Stars and Men.
The Believer Book and Poetry Award Short Lists
Reviews
Pillow of Air by Lawrence Weschler
Heba Thorisdottir interviewed by Kathryn Borel
Gordon Willis interviewed by Chris McCoy
A chat with legendary cinematographer Gordon Willis, the man responsible for the look of the Godfather films and Woody Allen’s Manhattan.
“A Camera Crew Films a Telenovel…”: a new poem by Traci Brimhall
Mike White interviewed by Toph Eggers
The actor and director talks about Enlightened and his creative process.