Article Archive for August 2011
Essential Viewing: Forget 3D, Have a Look at 6D
The movie industry’s fickleness with its multi-billion dollar attempts at innovation couldn’t be more different than the simple wonders of an astonishing fan video.
Roger Ebert on His New iTunes App and the Legacy of Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs may be winding down his storied tenure at Apple, but Roger Ebert has just gotten started.
Powerful Expressions in the Dark: Arthur Robison’s Warning Shadows
Warning Shadows is both the perfect example and the supreme synthesis of the entire movement of Expressionist cinema.
A Cyborg Sent to Conquer the Screen: Tilda Swinton
Lynn Hershman Leeson’s Teknolust may just be the definitive Swinton film.
Declaring !WAR on the Art World: Interview with Director Lynn Hershman Leeson
Lynn Hershman Leeson shares her journey in telling the epic story of the women’s art revolution.
The Poetic Progress of Lee Chang-dong, Korea’s Elite Director
POETRY, the latest from Korean director Lee Chang-dong’s, exemplifies his penchant for putting characters under ferocious pressure.
Connecting to the Essence of Things: The Screenwriting Brilliance of Poetry
Poetry is a well-crafted detective story with its own unusual sense of mystery.
Essential Insights: Top Reviews of Poetry
Unanimously praised by criics, “Poetry” inspires some exceptional prose insights.
Afraid of the Dark and Loving It: Guillermo del Toro’s Idol, H.P. Lovecraft
In “Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown,” talking heads candidly discuss horror writer Howard Phillips Lovecraft, whose life and work – including hugely influential stories like “At the Mountains of Madness” and “The Call of Cthulhu” – are treated by his acolytes like the stuff of cult lore.
What American Indie Film Can Learn from China, and Six Ways to Start
An award winning producer shares provocative thoughts on the real meaning of “independent” in independent film.
Swiss Mix: Eclectic Highlights from the 2011 Locarno Film Festival
The Festival del Film Locarno is one of the longest-running film festivals in the world, though by no means among the most recognized.
