When I was browsing the web for more experimental films to feed my brain on after watching Scorpio Rising, I stumbled across a director named Frans Zwartjes. I am absolutely fascinated by his films, m...Read More
Bordwell’s essay attempts to deconstruct the fundamental tenets of art cinema while drawing parallels to the usual narrative structures of classical narrative cinema, or the studio feature filmm...Read More
Just as the definition says, experimental film is cinema made outside of the film industry on an artisanal basis, largely without regard to the structures and demands of traditional narrative film. Ac...Read More
David Bordwell’s “The Art Cinema as a Mode of Practice” is about the characteristics of art cinema that differentiate it from the conventions of modern and classical American cinema, thus making...Read More
In his article titled “The Art Cinema as a Mode of Film Practice,” David Bordwell describes art films as having a “certain drifting episodic quality.” Art films merely share this “drifting...Read More
Documentaries, while often considered a window into reality, are not always 100% truthful representations of what is happening. When a camera is introduced into a situation, it can have several effect...Read More
Documentary films are a genre of filmmaking that aims to capture and convey real-life events, people, places, and issues. These films typically rely on non-fictional content and often employ various s...Read More
This past Wednesday, I saw the Tara Theater’s screening of Justine Triet’s award-winning “Anatomy of a Fall,” a new French drama/crime film that is on limited release in the U....Read More
The film “Nope” by Jordan Peele, offers a profound connection to the essence of cinema, particularly in the context of genre exploration and cinematic symbolism. The central theme of ̶...Read More
One of the film’s central themes is the exploration of identity, gender, and sexual orientation. By intimately capturing the personal stories and struggles of the individuals featured, “Pa...Read More