Tag: cinema

• The Planets, the Stars and Brad Pitt

  September 7, 2019

  LOS ANGELES — “Faster alone, further together,” Brad Pitt murmured. Over his left shoulder hung Mars, reddish-brown and heartbreakingly small, while to his right, the much grander Jupiter was lit… more ›

• ‘The Nightingale’ Review: A Song of Violence and Vengeance

  August 29, 2019

  Tasmania in the 1820s, as depicted in “The Nightingale,” is a ladder of cruelty. Nearly every human relationship is defined by domination and subjugation, a system of absolute violence organized… more ›

• These fake images tell a scary story of how far AI has come

  May 31, 2019

  In the past five years, machine learning has come a long way. You might have noticed that Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant are way better than they used to be,… more ›

• The Absolute Best Documentaries on Netflix

  May 5, 2019

  Netflix is the great equalizer. When you’re sifting through zillions of movie options, the traditionally niche art of documentary can go toe to toe with Hollywood blockbusters, which means that… more ›

• The Poesis of Mimesis in Les Maîtres Fous: Looking Back at the Conspiratorial Ethnography of Jean Rouch

  January 3, 2019

  While on a surface level the film recounts an African possession ritual which critically burlesques colonialism, many viewers found it to have a colonialist perspective, exoticising “primitive” practices and reinforcing… more ›

• Secrets of the Magus

  November 26, 2018

  Secrets of the Magus Ricky Jay, who is perhaps the most gifted sleight-of-hand artist alive, was performing magic with a deck of cards. Also present was a friend of Mamet… more ›

• Vittorio Storaro – Wikipedia

  April 17, 2018

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• “Black Panther” and the Invention of “Africa”

  February 19, 2018

  “Black Panther” and the Invention of “Africa” » The Maison des Esclaves stands on the rocky shore of Gorée Island, off the coast of Senegal, like a great red tomb. more ›

• 60 Free Film Noir Movies

  October 8, 2017

  60 Free Film Noir Movies » During the 1940s and 50s, Hollywood entered a “noir” period, producing riveting films based on hard-boiled fiction. These films were set in dark locations… more ›

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  October 3, 2017

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