Room 237 and Film Criticism
There are two comments that film critics/academics will often hear from non-film critics/academics when discussing a theory they have relating to a specific film. These are, “I think you’re probably just reading too much into it” and “I don’t think that’s what they were actually thinking about when they made it”. It seems quite likely … Read more
Sunday Reads: 28th October 2012
3D FilmSchool 101: Just How And Why Fox Have Converted I, Robot From 2D To 3D Brendon Connelly reports on the conversion of I, Robot to 3D and goes into detail regarding the considerations made during any 2D to 3D conversion. The Frankenweenie Cell Phone War Another sad story about the inability of adults to act like … Read more
Sunday Reads: 6th October 2012
How Digital Is Changing the Nature of Movies Manohla Dargis and A. O. Scott discuss the move from film to digital. Cadre of film buffs helps Netflix viewers sort through the clutter Why does Netflix categorise films in such a bizarre way? Who comes up with those categories? This article has the answers. Beyond The Matrix: The … Read more
Sunday Reads: 9th September 2012
David Lynch Interview at Pitchfork David Lynch discusses the sound in Eraserhead. Comedians using their fans for co-ordinated, safety-in-numbers bullying Twitter Goes to the Movies How Hollywood is using Twitter as a vital part of its marketing approach for films such as Ted. Beyond praise 5: Still more supplements that really tell you something Kristin Thompson reviews the … Read more