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Posted inEditor's Pick
The End of Independent Film As We Know It
How a new generation of indie filmmakers is finding its voice through Amazon and Netflix — and why this might be a scary development for the future of cinema.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes
Not Giving Up on the Dream
In the Los Angeles Times, Jeffrey Fleishman profiles two young Angelenos trying not to break down as they try to break into show business.
Posted inBlog Post, Covers, Uncategorized
How Long Does Barry Jenkins Have to Keep Hanging Out with Damien Chazelle?
If it was up to the media, probably forever.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes
Black Men Terrified
Frederick McKindra examines how James DeMonaco’s The Purge and Jordan Peele’s Get Out turn the the horror genre’s racial dynamics upside down.
Posted inNonfiction, Story
“BRAAAM!”: The Sound that Invaded the Hollywood Soundtrack
How Inception changed the way we listen to movies.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
The Amy Winehouse Documentary Doesn’t Pander
Like Senna’s, Winehouse’s family co-operated with Kapadia, but unlike them, they are displeased with the film, and it’s not hard to see why. As well as a welcome portrait of the frequently caricatured Winehouse as an (exceptional) artist and as a person, Amy is an indictment of those around her, especially her ex-husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, […]
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
Stereotyping in 170 Milliseconds
During a Skype conversation, Quadflieg explained that MRI-based brain studies show stereotypes are activated in about 170 milliseconds. No matter how open-minded we fancy ourselves, these biases kick in without our realizing it, she says. In a 2011 study in the journal Neuroimage, Quadflieg reported that the areas of the brain associated with body recognition had […]
Posted inMember Pick, Nonfiction
Budd & Leni
The story of Hollywood screenwriter Budd Schulberg’s unlikely collaboration with Nazi propagandist Leni Riefenstahl.
Posted inMember Pick, Nonfiction, Story
Budd & Leni
The story of Hollywood screenwriter Budd Schulberg’s unlikely collaboration with Nazi propagandist Leni Riefenstahl.