curated: Sarah Polley on Terry Gilliam is a masterclass in how brilliant men get away with their bullshit
Polley makes no bones about what is at play here, and it’s a microcosm for Hollywood in the main. Brutal, and extraordinary.
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curated: why are movies and TV shows so muddy-looking these days?
Emily VanDerWerff at Vox explores several possible reasons for this, including a deep dive into how digital cameras and, even more importantly, digital postproduction have impacted how movies look.
curated: why movie dialogue can be so difficult to hear nowadays
No, you’re not losing your hearing.
curated: Oscar Isaac and Timothée Chalamet on playing father and son
I don’t often discuss, in my reviews, actors’ performances, because I’m often aiming to get at the larger cultural impact of movies, but I am fascinated by actors’ craft…
curated: say hello to photographer John Benton-Harris
John’s work might typically be called street photography, but he calls himself a visual sociologist. I call him “uncle,” and we’re working on a small project together, which we’ll share in the coming months…
curated: the boy who was almost Anakin Skywalker
Please watch this absolutely bittersweet and poignant short film about Devon Michael, a child star in the 1990s who was on the very shortlist to play Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace…
curated: “Trailers Use Slower and Moodier New Versions of Classic Songs to Lure Viewers”
We’re not paying enough attention to trailers. The beatings will continue until morale improves.
curated: “Loki as Other: Why Do Queer and Female Viewers Love the Trickster?”
E.J. Beaton has written a fabulous thing at Tor.com about the appeal of Loki, particular as portrayed in the Marvel Cinematic Universe by Tom Hiddleston, and even more particularly as he is depicted in the Disney+ series Loki…
curated: “Arctic thriller’s film crew struggled to find true frozen waste”
Soon we will see ice and snow only if it is CGI’d into science fiction movies, or ones with historical settings.
curated: “The San Diego Comic-Con News Generator”
Look at the news I found! Can’t wait to check out these projects…
