New on the Current: Four Ennio Morricone favorites, Isabel Sandoval’s closet picks, and MIDNIGHT COWBOY’s tenderness

By rahmat hidayat

Monday, May 10, 2021

Plus: a special conversation with Michael Koresky and Durga Chew-Bose for Mother's Day

The Current HIGHLIGHTS MAY 9, 2021 A roundup of recent articles from Criterion's online magazine. Happy reading!

The Maestro A Close Listen to Four of Ennio Morricone's Greatest Scores. The legendary film composer may be best known for his work on spaghetti westerns, but his mastery extended across a wide array of genres, sounds, and styles. By Nate Chinen WATCH Thirty of Morricone's best-loved scores are featured in a series now playing on the Criterion Channel.

Through a Mother's Eyes The Unbreakable Bond at the Heart of One Writer's Cinephilia. For Mother's Day, critic Michael Koresky talks about his new memoir, Films of Endearment, in which he revisits ten favorite movies with his mother and grapples with how her ways of seeing have shaped his. By Durga Chew-Bose READ MORE Koresky's previous book, excerpted for the Current in  2014, celebrates the elegiac films of British master Terence Davies.

Isabel Sandoval's Closet Picks The multitalented auteur selects a handful of movies that reflect her bold cinematic style, as well as a few she's excited to see for the first time. WATCH Sandoval's first two feature films are now playing on the Criterion Channel alongside a new interview with the director.

Love in a Hopeless Place Finding Tenderness in Midnight Cowboy. The director of Test Pattern examines a scene from John Schlesinger's masterpiece, exploring how toxic masculinity threatens the domestic bliss briefly enjoyed by the desperate protagonists. By Shatara Michelle Ford READ MORE Mark Harris delves into the cultural significance of Midnight Cowboy in an essay featured in our edition of the film. No Shelter An Unsung Work of Activist Filmmaking Takes Aim at Housing Injustice. The latest entry in our Deep Dives series throws the spotlight on Victoria Keith's The Sand Island Story, a 1981 documentary that bears witness to a struggle against eviction in a "squatter" community in Hawaii. By E. Tammy Kim WATCH The Sand Island Story is now playing in a Criterion Channel series programmed by Honolulu's Doris Duke Theatre.

OLDIE BUT GOODIE "I noticed something so unmistakable that I was almost embarrassed I had never been struck by it before." —Girish Shambu on revisiting Satyajit Ray's Pather Panchali in 2015. Don't miss our celebration of Ray's centenary on the Criterion Channel!

THE DAILY Jessica Beshir's Award-Winning Debut Feature Early Praise for Faya Dayi. A major festival discovery, this evocative portrait of Ethiopian society was picked up by Janus Films last month. READ MORE David Hudson gathers reviews of highlights at New Directors/New Films.

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