Nightwatching

I've often said that Greenaway is my favorite living filmmaker. He is a true original and at least four of his feature films are outright masterpieces, especially Drowning by Numbers and A Zed & Two Noughts. That said he's gone... Full review

In a way, Greenaway is my touchstone for deep film experience. It was with him that I first studied the things that have since become part of every viewing experience, from "Godzilla versus the Sea Monster" to the more homeopathically... Full review

Peter Greenaway's story about Rembrandt and the painting of The Nightwatch.As a huge Greenaway fan I've been disappointed by most of Greenaways films over the last few years. Pillow Book, 8and a Half Women disappointed me. The Tulse Luper films... Full review

I don't know anything about Peter Greenaway and I don't pretend to be a cinema zealot, but I am very open minded when it comes to movies. I love stories in general and cinema really has a great way to... Full review

Not as visually complex as 'Prosperos' Books', not as intriguing as 'Draughtsman's Contract', not as innovative as 'The Suitcases', 'Nightwatching' is however a little of everything and, of cause, more.There are references to the earlier films, most obviously - to... Full review

The playin with light and shade in the opening scene is distinctly familiar, reminding me of the meat packing house and truck in auteur Peter Greenaway's classic :The cook, the thief, his wife and her lover" (1989) (and, incidentally, a... Full review

In my old Balkan country, we used to have a wise saying warning against bothering with a huge sack to collect fruit from a famous fruit tree. This applies almost perfectly to the last Peter Greenway's Anglo-Polish-Dutch super production, around... Full review

I saw this at the 2008 Palm Springs International Film Festival. It's amazing how such a visually interesting film can be so boring. But then the visual interest wears off after a short time as well. Thius is the story... Full review

And luckily for the plot, they do turn out to be a bunch of power-hungry oafs and knaves, capable even of killing their own.....Nightwatching, Peter Greenaway's clever conspiratorial take on the creation of Rembrandt's The Night Watch, is everything fans of the director want to see..... ... Full Review

Less avant-garde than his Tulse Luper series, Nightwatching is a sumptuous murder mystery that fans will enjoy but it won't find many new converts. The real stars of Nightwatching are the incredible sets and lighting. ... Full Review

nevertheless, it's a unique cinematic experience worth enjoying.....The execution of the film is epic and surreal.....The dialogue and staging is theatrical and bizarre, but always affecting.....still fashions one of the best looking films of recent years..... ... Full Review

A scholarly yet broadly accessible illustrated lecture by British auteur Peter Greenaway, "Rembrandt's J'Accuse" is an enthralling docudrama that examines the Dutch master's most famous painting, "The Night Watch," for proof that it was responsible for his dramatic fall from grace. ... Full Review

By Ethan Alter For movie details, please click here . "This building is the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Holland, the home of the prime collection of Dutch painting," Peter Greenaway intones ominously at the beginning of his new documentary/feature-length art-history lecture... ... Full Article

Sorry this week's podcast links are a little late, but better late than never, right? Episode 128: Arthouse on Disc & Cannes Talk : With Ricky & Al away, Simon runs wild with an all arthouse line-up. ... Full Article

Nightwatching, Peter Greenaway's clever conspiratorial take on the creation of Rembrandt's The Night Watch, is everything fans of the director want to see. It's bawdy, smart, mannered and shot with a texture that's inspired by and true to the subject... ... Full Article

If it came from a more commercial filmmaker, Nightwatching could be marketed as a cross between Shakespeare in Love and The Da Vinci Code , combining a lusty, down-to-earth portrait of a great artist and a secret meaning behind a... ... Full Article

Starring Martin Freeman, Emily Holmes. Written and directed by Peter Greenaway. (STC) 134 min. Opens March 6. "Context, context, context!" As declared by a certain famous Dutch Master in Nightwatching , that line cuts to the heart of any discussion... ... Full Article

European sales agents and production companies from 13 countries have registered at European Film Promotion's (EFP) umbrella office in Santa Monica's Loews Hotel for the forthcoming AFM. ... Full Article