Category Archives: Books

June Newsletter: Badlands, Belle and Sebastian, and the Gift to Be Simple

In this month’s newsletter: Badlands at 50, Jurassic Park at 30, Belle and Sebastian, and the gift to be simple. Read More →

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“Make Room for the Child in Us”: Interview with Illustrator Irina Dobrescu

In our interview, illustrator Irina Dobrescu gives an insight into her creative process, sharing her experiences, challenges and doubts, and talks about why it is important to forget what you have learned from time to time, why acyclic and gouache are the medium she prefers at the moment, and why we should all remain children at heart. Read More →

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Read Instead…in Print

Samuel Fuller was an original. Facts were the bedrock of his stories. He was after the truth, nice or ugly, just as in journalism, and gave it to you straight. But he put just as much imagination into his characters and action. His extraordinary autobiography, A Third Face: My Tale of Writing, Fighting and Filmmaking, offers a great insight into original filmmaking. Read More →

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May Newsletter: Bad Guys We Like, High Fidelity and Drops of Summer

In this month’s newsletter: Bad guys we like, High Fidelity and drops of summer. Read More →

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Read Instead…in Print

When François Truffaut talks about his films, he makes you present to their making. In light of this, his films become even more special. Because Truffaut lived through films and for making films. The book Truffaut on Cinema is an artistic autobiography, gathering the interviews of the filmmaker presented chronologically by film. Read More →

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