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We Will Leave Someday: Jia Zhang-ke’s Westward, or Eastward Departure
The entwined subjects of time passing and landscapes changing have always been synonymous with the work of Chinese director Jia Zhang-ke; his latest feature, Mountains May Depart, expands these ideas to a point that exists beyond any previously established horizon. The film may well be Jia’s most ambitious to date, in this respect: it spans three decades […] More
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Limping, Lisping and Lobstering: Escaping Yorgos Lanthimos’ Hotel of Purity
Back when Greek auteur Yorgos Lanthimos first clambered barefaced upon the international stage with his daring Dogtooth, quite a few hastened to mention its striking resemblance to Arturo Ripstein’s similarly self-contained The Castle of Purity, made some 35 years earlier. In the wake of his first English-language effort The Lobster, one might even go further and compare all that Lanthimos has done thus far to Ripstein’s film: the […] More
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Video of the day: The work of Spike Jonze
Youtube user Miguel Branco put together this 2-minute reel commemorating the feature-length films of writer/director, Spike Jonze. The video showcases his growth through the years, as well as his passion through every frame. Here’s what he has to say about the project: Spike Jonze is an American filmmaker born in Maryland, United States. Although he’s […] More
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Watch how Spike Jonze movies create the atmosphere of a fairytale
Are you curious about how director Spike Jonze frames his films? How his moments can become both filled with reality and fantasy? It seems like the director has a knack for keeping the audience balanced between both realms. In a new video essay, Jacob Swinney shows what makes Jonze’s four feature films (Being John Malkovich, […] More
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Camera Technology & TV Production
Whilst the development of technology continues at such a rapid pace, the brightest and most talented innovators amongst us persist in creating new and exciting technologies for us all to enjoy and benefit from. And it’s the media industry that often benefits so greatly from these new devices and modernisms. For television and movie productions, […] More
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Watch Kanye West’s new music video, directed by Spike Jonze
As if it wasn’t a big enough surprise to get a new Kanye West track with Paul McCartney featured on keyboards on New Year’s Eve of all nights, now Kanye has debuted the music video for his touching little R&B lullaby “Only One”, and it’s directed by Her director Spike Jonze. The video premiered on […] More
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A Look Back at ‘Moneyball’: A Fine Balance of the Old School and New School
With it being October, our site will be featuring lots of great writing on the Horror genre. This month doesn’t just bring the scares for me though, it also brings the postseason playoffs for my favorite sport: Baseball. While I won’t have as much on the line this year as my Braves played a sub-.500 […] More
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Once Upon a Time for Kanye West: Spike Jonze and Kanye West’s “We Were Once a Fairytale”
Full disclosure: I’m not completely well acquainted with the work of Kanye West, save for half a dozen songs and his very public persona. His egoism almost seems to speak for itself, but there a moments where even I, as someone who rarely listens to rap, understand that there’s more to him than meets the […] More
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The Definitive ‘What the F**K?’ Movies: 40-31
As you can probably tell, this list feels more arbitrary than others. That’s not by design, but the unfortunate premise of the list leaves some room for interpretation. As we move forward, we will start seeing the films that, if you asked a lay person to give an example, would probably be a response. In […] More
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OK GO: We Need to Talk About Music Videos and Their Relationship to Film
Just over a week ago, OK GO premiered the video for their new single “The Writing’s on the Wall”. Appropriately, the Internet responded with the expected “oohs” and “ahhs”. But, of the dozen or so articles I checked out regarding the video, said articles were no longer than a couple hundred word blurbs that briefly […] More
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Halfway Mark: The Best Movies of 2014 (so far) Part 2
15. Stranger by the Lake Directed by Alain Guiraudie Written by Alain Guiraudie France Though Stranger by the Lake premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival (and appeared on Sound On Sight’s best of 2013 list), it finally reached North American audiences in January of this year. Alain Guiraudie’s stunning noir-tinged thriller is […] More
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Halfway Mark: The Best Movies of 2014 (so far) Part 1
Picking the best movies that come out in any given year is no easy feat. For film fans, a quality feature can come out at any time, from any one, and discovering an enjoyable and well-crafted feature is truly a pleasure. As we reach the halfway point of the year, many excellent films have already […] More
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