Article Archive for January 2013
The Film 100: Saul Bass, no. 56
Saul Bass was a talented commercial artist who wandered into moviemaking and changed the look of films suddenly and forever.
DAILY | SXSW 2013 Features Lineup
109 feature-length films in all, 69 of them world premieres, plus plenty of festival favorites are headed to Austin in March.
5 Broken Cameras, 1 Changed Oscar Race
As participants rather than ‘gatekeepers’ call the shots, the nature of the nonfiction storytelling game changes.
DAILY | Sundance + Rotterdam 2013 | Eliza Hittman’s IT FELT LIKE LOVE
Praise for a confident debut feature.
The Film 100: Melvin Van Peebles, no. 93
Van Peebles shockingly illuminated a cultural gap between blacks and whites.
Video: Who Should Win the Oscar for Best Lead Actress?
Some Best Actress contenders seem to be nominated for their roles more than for their performances, but the most deserving actress is a smart exception.
DAILY | 2012′s Gone But Not Gone
Best-of-2012 lists from Cinema Scope and more, with plenty of emphasis on the year in repertory.
DAILY | Goings On
Subversive cinema in New York, prepping for the Berlinale, Bill Morrison and Luther Price in Minneapolis, Tokyo drifters in Toronto, and more.
DAILY | Trailers and Rumors
Trailers for films by Raúl Ruiz, the Coens, Abbas Kiarostami, Harmony Korine, Pablo Larraín, and more; plus news of a slew of forthcoming projects.
The Film 100: George Eastman, no. 15
The greatest achievement of the Eastman company was its ability to keep pace with the changes in the film industry, despite its explosive growth in other markets, such as amateur photography.
The Film 100: Humphrey Bogart, no. 46
Bogart carved a niche as the quintessential loner, a character type that would become the dominant choice for protagonists in thousands of scripts to come.
