The Day the Movies Died
BY MARK HARRIS Top Gun (1986) **The Pitch: **Tom Cruise’s Pete “Maverick” Mitchell has a need for speed and a need for paternal approval. Thank God [more…]
Editor’s Picks: The Ten Best Films of 2010
By Neil Miller One of my favorite non-starters for articles is the very bland “as you may know.” There’s no doubt in my mind that you’ve [more…]
Leonardo DiCaprio is 2010’s highest-grossing actor
by Ben Child Leonardo DiCaprio has been named the highest-grossing actor of 2010 by Forbes magazine. The US actor appeared in two blockbusters over the [more…]
Making Space
by Sean Cubitt Bitmap, Colour, CodecThe meaning of the term cinema has changed. Today we experience film across large and small screens, only relatively rarely [more…]
The best feature films of 2010
by Roger Ebert David Fincher’s “The Social Network”is emerging as the consensus choice as best film of 2010. Most of the critics’ groups have sanctified [more…]
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…]
