The Queue

The Queue is an oft-recurring column in which Meg Shields provides you with a distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web.

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1999 Movies

Why Were There So Many Iconic Movies in 1999?

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Tonight I’m gonna [watch movies] like it’s 1999

Fire Within Fire Of Love

‘The Fire Within’ vs ‘Fire of Love’ and the Hunt for Adequate Images

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Two volcano movies from 2022 enter … one movie leaves (it’s the one directed by Werner Herzog).

Oppenheimer Black And White

Why You Should Care About Oppenheimer’s B&W IMAX Film Stock

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Nolan is going back to black (and white).

Porco Rosso

‘Porco Rosso,’ PTSD, and Studio Ghibli’s Most Political Film

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Better an incredibly charming bachelor pig than a fascist.

Everything Everywhere All At Once Digital Headset

Filmmaking 101: What a DIT Does on a Movie Set

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DIT is what DIT is.

Wisconsin Death Trip

Curdled Nostalgia: Why You Should Watch ‘Wisconsin Death Trip’

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Ian Holm voice: “the mines began shutting down last June …”

The Batman Virtual Production

RIP Green Screens: What Virtual Production Means for Hollywood

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Rear projection walked so the volume could generate CGI imagery in real time.

Evil Dead

Why 2013’s ‘Evil Dead’ Will Never Die

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Evil Dead (2013) Fans / Deadites: Join us! Join us!

Park Chan Wook Color Theory

The Color Theory of Park Chan-Wook

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From seeing red to feeling green with envy, here’s a breakdown of the color stories in the work of Park Chan-wook.