Disappointed about the decreasing presence of film? See how a pair of filmmakers fared in their first digital video efforts and what one recent film holds for film's historical use.
Read More »Still making films at age 90, the work of Alain Resnais has always featured a firm grasp on how our memories help us deal with loss.
Read More »We look at a quartet of Oscar-winning and -nominated performances that were able to imbue their characters with defining features that go beyond a number on a birth certificate.
Read More »The Oscar-nominated shorts, in both the live action and animated categories, are finding new ways to show how characters deal with the prospects of aging and sharing their knowledge with their younger counterparts.
Read More »As recent releases have proven, a gaggle of stars does not a quality comedy make. We look at why audiences continue to reward Stanley Kramer's 1963 go-for-it classic.
Read More »General attitudes toward the film world have certainly changed in the last 50 years, but looking at the prevalent issues of the early '60s can show us how we can improve our modern approach to covering the industry.
Read More »Last week, I wrote a piece on Michael Apted's Up documentary series and how its evolution over time has distinguished it from similar extended film projects. Thursday afternoon, I was fortunate enough to participate in a panel discussion on the series with HuffPostLive, the online streaming...
Read More »What began as an effort to capture the predictive nature of the British class system has become a half-century cross-section of a cultural curiosity. With the series available on DVD and Netflix Instant Streaming, Apted's work takes on new weight.
Read More »Extended periods away from the industry can happen for a number of reasons, but here are projects/collaborators that might yield some classic late-career work.
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