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The Art of Filmmaking: Les Blank
Bay Area filmmaker Les Blank dies at 77; a 2007 interview celebrates this prolific maker of documentaries on food, music and culture.
Diminuendo and Crescendo in Film Criticism
Jonathan Rosenbaum, at the cusp of seventy, talks about a life of jazz and cinema.
The Film 100: Busby Berkeley, no. 98
Berkeley’s dreams were big, but his determination to see them actualized was even bigger.
Scenes: LA FRANCE
Bozon’s LA FRANCE is masterful study in contrasts–war and peace, life and death, music and silence—that often reside in in the same frame.
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.
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.
Video: Who Should Win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress?
Who will win? Who should win? The first in a series on Oscar nominees eyes the Supporting Actress category.
The Film 100: Shirley Temple, no. 76
Temple’s singing, dancing and ability to talk to adults on a deeply emotional level warmed the hearts of audiences.
Sundance: Eight to Anticipate
As the typical Sundance ‘success’ has moved from the art house to the Oscars, the festival garners a whole new kind of attention.
The Film 100: Fred Astaire, no. 86
Although exuberance was the key to Astaire’s success, he was also driven to experiment with the wide-open possibilities of dancing in films.
Dancing in Unexpected Places
While the web moved Gangnam and Girl Walk style in 2012, a century’s worth of cinema finds dance in yet more surprising places.
Video: The Ultimate Todd Solondz Tribute, in Three Songs
What could be stranger than a Todd Solondz film? Perhaps a Todd Solondz sing-along. A video essayist pays tribute to an American master through music as his latest, DARK HORSE.
