Director Len Wiseman is no stranger to action franchises, having helmed the first two “Underworld” movies as well as the fourth entry in Bruce Willis‘ John McClane saga, “Live Free or Die Hard.” ...

Veteran filmmaker Frederick Wiseman applies his scrupulous eye to the Loire’s Michelin three-star Le Bois sans Feuilles ...

Frederick Wiseman may not be a household name for the average filmgoer, but he has built a reputation as one of the best American documentary filmmakers of the past 60 years. With that in mind, the ...

A still from Public Housing (1997) Credit: courtesy Zipporah Films, Inc. Things are not looking good for American institutions these days, which may be what makes this the perfect time for the Gene ...

Film at Lincoln Center celebrates the documentarian's groundbreaking work this month with a retrospective featuring brand-new 4K restorations of 33 films. “The subjects I choose to make films about ...

A month-long survey at Film at Lincoln Center is screening dozens of the 95-year-old’s films, running the gamut of modern life. “ My goal is to make films of as many different aspects of life as I can ...

The content of Wiseman’s films, which often focus on the kind of social programs that only a “big” government can provide, might remind one of WPA-funded early American documentaries. Yet his ...

Some claim that January is a cultural dead zone for events, and on days when the sun seems to clock out at noon, it’s hard to ...