Category Archives: Film
Unlikely Style Inspiration: Jaws
Jaws is a classic. It is also a (the) blockbuster. But a blockbuster in the 1970s meant an entirely different thing than it means today. Most importantly though, it’s a great film. Brilliant and terrifying, Hitchcock-style. Jaws (1975) is plain … Read More
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Editorial: Set Point
The Editorial: thoughts, short stories or essays about the world of cinema Regardless of plot, there are two things I always pay special attention to in movies: costumes and settings. And in Luca Guadagnino’s coming of age film … Read More
Brigitte Lin in Chungking Express: A Tribute to John Cassavetes’ Gloria
At once hyperkinetic and hazily romantic, Chungking Express is the quintessential film about loneliness in the postmodern metropolis, in contemporary Hong Kong, as characters brush against one another throughout the daily rush but struggle to connect. Even the voiceovers are … Read More
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When Noir Meets Colour
I should start by saying that I will always prefer black and white movies and that black and white cinematography is one of the most beautiful forms of art. This is especially true with noir films – films that are … Read More
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Editorial: The Streets of San Francisco
The Editorial: thoughts, short stories or essays about the world of cinema Sixty years ago this week (on May 9th), Vertigo was released. It is often hailed as the best movie of all time. I may not be … Read More
