The Cinematic State of Things
By A.O. Scott IN any given year, if you see enough movies — out of habit, ardor or obligation — you will start to notice patterns [more…]
2010: The Year in Film
by Michael Fox 2010 was a bland, mediocre year for movies, with few moments of galvanizing light or heat. You know it’s a down year [more…]
Generation why?
by Zadie Smith How long is a generation these days? I must be in Mark Zuckerberg’s generation—there are only nine years between us—but somehow it [more…]
The Art Of Film Title Design Throughout Cinema History
by Julia May QUICK SUMMARY ↬ Film titles can be great fun. In them we see the bond between the art of filmmaking and graphic [more…]
Film, Cinema, Screen
by Film, Cinema, Screen Screen industries around the globe are evolving. While technological change has been slower to take effect upon the Australian film industry [more…]
The Key to ‘Inception’: It’s a Movie About Making Movies
by Maria Bustillos I should love to claim the credit for having figured out what Inception is really about, but Devin Faraci of C.H.U.D. is the [more…]
IN THE SHADOW OF A METAPHOR: THE VAMPIRE DIARIES & SOUTHERN HISTORY /UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CA
by JANANI SUBRAMANIAN Vampires are ubiquitous in contemporary culture and appeal to a range of demographics. The Twilight craze appeals to young girls, tweens, and [more…]
Social Realism in a Poetic Lens
By GRAHAM FULLER IN Andrea Arnold’s new film, “Fish Tank,” an unsmiling 15-year-old named Mia (Katie Jarvis), who lives in a housing project in Essex, [more…]