Costume and Cinema
Of the many elements that comprise mise-en-scene — including actors, setting, decor, objects and props, lighting, color, and so on
Hindi Popular Cinema
I’m going to hazard a guess that many of the super-cinephiles and critics I respect most — like Jonathan Rosenbaum,
TIFF 2010: The Round-Up
Best-Of-Fest: Meek’s Cutoff (Kelly Reichardt, USA) Big Favorites: The Four Times (Michelangelo Frammartino, Italy) Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His
Building A Large Conversation
In his book-length essay What Happened to Art Criticism? (2003), James Elkins surveys the last 50 years of the field.
Adieu Philippine: Mise-en-scène de la jeunesse
“Men are dangerous at forty: at that age they get sentimental.” — One teen to another in “Adieu Philippine”. Cinematheque
Strombolian Films
I’m curious to hear about your experiences with films that you weren’t ready for when you first encountered them–films that
Favorite Cinema Discoveries in ’08
Of the 300 or so films I managed to catch last year, over 250 were older, non-current films. Let me
Toronto ’08: The Round-Up
So, I’m back from a week in Toronto, where I took in a couple of dozen screenings. Here’s how the
On Auteurism
I’ve had a couple of different trains of thought running through my head lately; let me draw them together in
Nicole Brenez on Experimental Cinema
Fergus Daly’s documentary on avant-garde cinema, Experimental Conversations (2006), prominently features Nicole Brenez. I have transcribed all her comments, and