Film: Wong Kar-wai, Satyajit Ray, Halston

We have an unusual number of pieces on influential artists this week. Wong Kar-wai is the subject of

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We have an unusual number of pieces on influential artists this week. Wong Kar-wai is the subject of a big retrospective at Lincoln Center. Criterion Channel is celebrating Satyajit Ray’s centennial. And Halston has a biographical Netflix miniseries. Enjoy!– Dan Schindel, Associate Editor for Documentary

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From "In the Mood for Love"

The recently reopened Film at Lincoln Center is finally able to present in theaters World of Wong Kar Wai, its series of restorations of films from the titan of the Hong Kong New Wave.Jaime Grijalba discusses the new documentary Us Kids, and how years of similar films about the gun violence crisis in the United States have informed his perspective on guns as a Chilean.

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Halston Gets the Kind of Over-the-Top Biopic He'd Appreciate The new Netflix miniseries about the influential fashion designer would benefit from a closer look at the work that made his name. Abbey Bender

When the Black Panthers and Young Lords Teamed Up to Fight Addiction with Acupuncture The documentary Dope Is Death chronicles the history of a first-of-its-kind detox center in the Bronx. Dan Schindel

Halston Gets the Kind of Over-the-Top Biopic He'd Appreciate The new Netflix miniseries about the influential fashion designer would benefit from a closer look at the work that made his name. Abbey Bender

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When the Black Panthers and Young Lords Teamed Up to Fight Addiction with Acupuncture The documentary Dope Is Death chronicles the history of a first-of-its-kind detox center in the Bronx. Dan Schindel

What to Stream

From "Mahapurush"

This month marks the centennial of the birth of pivotal Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray, and the Criterion Channel is celebrating with a retrospective of his work. Bedatri Choudhury highlights some of Ray’s lesser-known films, focusing on his complex portrayals of masculinity.

On her channel, Mina Le talks about fashion design in film and television. Her latest video rounds up distinctive looks from movies that don’t generally enter the discussion of the costume canon.

Underrated Movies with Fabulous Fashion Design

We look forward to seeing you in a theater again!

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