The Slow Craft of Oxhide II
A review by Alex Fields. In Oxhide I & Oxhide II, filmmaker Liu Jiayin takes us into a cramped Beijing apartment, casting her parents and herself as fictionalized versions of themselves. In the following post, film critic Alex Fields pays particular attention to the second installment, wherein the director fixes her camera around the kitchen […]
Le swag est arrivé!!!
🐾starring Guillaume-en-Égypte🐾 OVID’s future depends on the support of those who know and value what we do. And with a reduced advertising budget this year, we need to be creative.So … voila!! OVID announces our new line of merchandise! The t-shirt is made of 100% ring-spun cotton and is soft and comfy. Our tee is […]
A. S. Hamrah Selects
Ovid asked me to recommend a selection of films streaming on their channel. Initially attracted by the documentaries they offer about musicians I love, including Ornette Coleman, Pulp, Bill Callahan, and the Magnetic Fields, instead I picked ten features that are not music docs. Nevertheless, I do have to recommend Joe Angio’s Revenge of the […]
A Spotlight on Hong Kong
By Karin Chien Amidst global crises competing for our attention, I value the current attention that is being paid to Hong Kong and its recent protests, coming in part from the splashy new drama series on Amazon Prime, The Expats. If you’re looking for more on Hong Kong, we are proud to offer six extraordinary, […]
Dance Collection on OVID
“For students, historians and lovers of dance the films at OVID.tv are worth so much more than the subscription fee.” —Jeff Slayton, LA Dance Chronicle OVID is uniquely dedicated to assembling an unrivaled collection of dance films.New to streaming today is NY EXPORT: OPUS JAZZ by Henry Joost & Jody Lee LipesWith Tiler Peck, Robbie […]
OVID Subscriber Favorites – 2023 Edition
Read on for the most-watched films of 2023!
On Spectacle Theater’s Collaborations with Icarus Films
An essay by Nicolas Pedrero-Setzer