Trump Card
by Louisa.H Pouran Derakhshandeh is one of the few Iranian female filmmakers who has been active in making narrative films continuously. In most of her [more…]
Artists and Museum Professionals Vexed by Imbroglio at MOCA L.A.
BY Andy Battaglia, Maximilíano Durón As questions swirled last week around the dismissal of Helen Molesworth as chief curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art [more…]
$110.5 M. Basquiat Masterpiece Will Travel to Seattle, the Latest Stop on a Tour Painfully Exemplifying Problems of the Present Moment
BY ANDREW RUSSETH After it completes a six-week stint at the Brooklyn Museum this Sunday, the untitled 1982 Jean-Michel Basquiat skull painting that sold to [more…]
Representation in film matters to minorities
by: Hoang Nguyen 53% of black Americans think black characters are often stereotypedWith Black Panther breaking box office records and films like Get Out and [more…]
Betty Woodman, Maker of Audacious Ceramics, Dies at 87
BY ALEX GREENBERGER Betty Woodman, the sculptor who has, for the past six decades, created ceramics that draw on and combine various art-historical styles, often with [more…]
What is the role of the film viewer? The effects of narrative comprehension and viewing task on gaze control in film
by John P. Hutson Film is ubiquitous, but the processes that guide viewers’ attention while viewing film narratives are poorly understood. In fact, many film [more…]
Reel Teens Into the Classroom With Filmmaking
By Alexandra Pannoni Earlier this month, high schoolers worldwide gathered in New York City for the 2017 All American High School Film Festival. The event [more…]
A Phenomenon for the Cinema(Mirkarimi – Hamidi)
by Nicholas Mayhu Some movies are momentary, some are hourly, some are weekly, and some of them are permanent. You keep thinking about some movies [more…]
The Ultimate Guide to Fair Use and Copyrights for Filmmakers
by: Ron Dawson Simply put, a copyright protects literary and artistic assets such as books, movies, videos, plays songs, photographs, etc. It should not be [more…]