Amy Taubin

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Amy Taubin (born September 10, 1939) is an American film critic. She is a contributing editor for two prominent film magazines, the British Sight & Sound and the American Film Comment. She has also written regularly for The Village Voice, The Millennium Film Journal, and Artforum, and used to be curator of video and film at the non-profit experimental performance space The Kitchen.

Most Popular Amy Taubin Trailers

Total trailers found: 23

Andy Warhol Screen Tests Trailer (1965)

28 November 1965

The films were made between 1964 and 1966 at Warhol's Factory studio in New York City. Subjects were captured in stark relief by a strong key light, and filmed by Warhol with his stationary 16mm Bolex camera on silent, black and white, 100-foot rolls of film at 24 frames per second.

Cinéma Laika Trailer (2023)

24 June 2023

In the heart of the Finnish forest, the long-closed foundry of the little town of Karkkila has come back to life thanks to director Aki Kaurismäki and his creation of the town's first cinema.

Fragments of Paradise Trailer (2022)

31 August 2022

For over 70 years, Jonas Mekas, internationally known as the "godfather" of avant-garde cinema, documented his life in what came to be known as his diary films.

Home Movies 1971-81 Trailer (1985)

01 January 1985

Home movies shot on Super 8mm by W+B Hein over 10 years.

Couch Trailer (1964)

01 July 1964

The couch at Andy Warhol's Factory was as famous in its own right as any of his Superstars. In Couch, visitors to the Factory were invited to "perform" on camera, seated on the old couch.

Screen Test: Amy Taubin Trailer (1964)

01 January 1964

Andy Warhol Screen Test No. 335: Screen test of influential art critic Amy Taubin

Wavelength Trailer (1967)

29 December 1967

In a Lower Manhattan industrial loft, a camera very slowly zooms into a photograph on a wall while various people occasionally enter and exit.

The Velvet Underground Trailer (2021)

15 October 2021

Experience the iconic rock band's legacy in the first major documentary to tell their story. Directed with the era’s avant-garde spirit by Todd Haynes, this kaleidoscopic oral history combines exclusive interviews with dazzling archival footage.

‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen Trailer (1974)

05 November 1974

Various unrelated vignettes, often juxtaposing sound and image.

In the Bag Trailer (1981)

01 January 1981

“What is stowed in a purse is often adduced as a reflection of, or synecdoche for, the personality of its owner; here Taubin manages to bare the trappings of personal intimacy while withholding any scopophilic pleasure derived from exposing herself as visual image.

Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs' Trailer (2001)

21 August 2001

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of this Oscar winning thriller, prepared for its tenth anniversary.

Birth of a Nation Trailer (1997)

06 August 1997

Jonas Mekas assembles 160 portraits, appearances, and fleeting sketches of underground and independent filmmakers captured between 1955 and 1996.

Diaries, Notes, and Sketches Trailer (1968)

01 March 1968

Also known as Walden, Jonas Mekas’s first diary film is a six-reel chronicle of his life in 1960s New York, interweaving moments with family, friends, lovers, and artistic idols.

Journeys from Berlin/1971 Trailer (1980)

11 January 1980

An epic meditation on psychoanalysis, the Baader-Meinhof, feminism, and pre-revolutionary Russia.

Galaxie Trailer (1966)

03 September 1966

In March and April of 1966, Markopoulos created this filmic portrait of writers and artists from his New York circle, including Parker Tyler, W.

13 Most Beautiful Women Trailer (1964)

07 December 1964

Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground Trailer (2018)

02 May 2018

The 29-minute experimental film Christmas on Earth caused a sensation when it first screened in New York City in 1964.

The 80s: Downtown Trailer (2005)

01 January 2005

A look at the culture of 1980s New York.

Murder by Numbers Trailer (2004)

16 March 2004

A documentary on serial killer films.

Tracing Amy: The Chasing Amy Doc Trailer (2009)

04 August 2009

A documentary about the production, release and reception of Kevin Smith's 1997 Miramax cult classic "Chasing Amy.

Her Name Was Ellie, His Name Was Lyle Trailer (1967)

25 September 1967

In New York City, a relationship is threatened when a young man discovers he's caught syphilis from a tryst with a waitress named Ellie.

Cyclopean 3D: Life with a Beautiful Woman Trailer (2011)

01 January 2011

A young woman stands by a car while scenes from metropolitan life flash by.

Up the Illusion Trailer (2023)

15 April 2023

A celebration of Ken Jacobs' work at 80WSE.