Tag: cinema

• The best video essays of 2025 | Sight and Sound

  April 5, 2026

  Now in its ninth year, our annual poll showcases 255 vital video essays, nominated by 72 international voters. https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/polls/best-video-essays-2025 more ›

• The best video essays of 2025 | Sight and Sound

  December 24, 2025

  Now in its ninth year, our annual poll showcases 255 vital video essays, nominated by 72 international voters. https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/polls/best-video-essays-2025 more ›

• How Sinners became the most culturally important film of 2025

  December 21, 2025

  Ryan Coogler’s critically acclaimed horror blockbuster had people talking all year, proving industry naysayers wrong and breaking various records https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/dec/20/sinners-ryan-coogler?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other more ›

• ‎Eureka!: Paul Thomas Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio break down One Battle After Another • Journal • A Letterboxd Magazine

  November 1, 2025

  As One Battle After Another releases to a stratospheric response, Brian Formo speaks with director Paul Thomas Anderson and star Leonardo DiCaprio about the improvisational moments, lengthy gestation period and… more ›

• How Sam Altman Played Hollywood With OpenAI’s Sora 2

  October 20, 2025

  OpenAI’s CEO brazenly regurgitated major studios’ characters to allow video app Sora 2 to spit out clips tailor-made for users. Insiders at the major agencies are alarmed — and some… more ›

• ‘Vietnam was insane, Apocalypse Now only slightly less so’: The inside story of the wildest shoot in film history

  October 14, 2025

  No production has been as troubled as Apocalypse Now. As a documentary about Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 war epic is re-released, its director, and people who were on set, reveal… more ›

• Werner Herzog Is Ready for the Post-Truth World | The New Republic

  September 27, 2025

  In his filmmaking, manipulation and a bit of deceit have always been essential to uncovering a deeper truth. https://newrepublic.com/article/199866/werner-herzog-ready-post-truth-world?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=critical_mass more ›

• Universality comes at too high a price

  September 26, 2025

  ‘African’ films should not need to be baked in a Hollywood oven before being served. https://open.substack.com/pub/continent/p/universality-comes-at-too-high-a?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=oj2p5 more ›

• Variety

  July 29, 2025

  Eros International and director Aanand L. Rai clash over AI-altered ‘Raanjhanaa’ ending, with both sides citing legal rights and creative ethics. https://variety.com/2025/film/news/eros-aanand-l-rai-dispute-ai-altered-raanjhanaa-ending-1236470128/?utm_source=semafor more ›

• How a Video Studio Embraced A.I. and Stormed the Internet

  July 21, 2025

  The Dor Brothers are indie filmmakers whose viral videos are generated entirely by artificial intelligence. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/technology/dor-video-studio-ai.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Xk8.uq1Q.4xDwW04pAHk6&smid=url-share more ›