[watch] The Philosophy of ‘STAR TREK’
STAR TREK is one of the most successful and popular franchises of all time. The franchise launched in 1964 with… Read More
July 29, 2016
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[watch] The Devil You Know: ‘THE BABADOOK’ and the Art of Fear
For all the multiple characters, complicated plotlines and myriad sub-plots typical to most contemporary Hollywood releases these days - which… Read More
July 28, 2016
[watch] The Movies that Made the Man: A Supercut of Kubrick’s Favorite Films
There are classes you can take, seminars and lectures you can attend, panels and discussions; there are books you can… Read More
July 28, 2016
[watch] Over the Rainbow: Pixar’s Use of Color
We’ve brought you time and again various video essays on certain directors’ particular usage of certain colors. Red in particular… Read More
July 19, 2016
[watch] Too Scared to Scream: The Silence in ‘SILENCE OF THE LAMBS’
The scariest moments in any scary moves are beats of silence. So much of building suspense on-screen is reliant on… Read More
July 18, 2016
Masters of Cinema: Comparing Stanley Kubrick and Andrei Tarkovsky
Arguably, no two filmmakers have had more artistic (as opposed to narrative filmmakers like Bergman or Kurosawa) influence on the… Read More
July 15, 2016
[watch] To the Moon and Back: A History of Visual Effects in Film
Movies are magical for a number of reasons but one large contributing factor is the visual aspect not available in… Read More
July 15, 2016
[watch] What Could Have Been: Ray Harryhausen’s Test Footage for ‘WAR OF THE WORLDS’
Now this is some cool stuff. As you know, H. G. Wells’ WAR OF THE WORLDS is not just one… Read More
July 14, 2016
[watch] ‘GHOST IN THE SHELL’: Finding Identity in Space
Before it was a controversial live-action film in production with Scarlett Johansson in the lead, GHOST IN THE SHELL was… Read More
July 13, 2016