Ti West’s recent films are in many ways intellectual filmmaking exercises, but his command of the craft and childlike enthusiasm for the visceral thrills inherent in his genre of choice help them to succeed as popcorn entertainment.[...]
Pick of the Week Project Nim (Lionsgate) — To its tremendous credit, Project Nim does not presume to make a political case for anything more than the experience and feelings of its animal subject; there may be no more potent form of cinematic advocacy than bringing into full view the emotional life of a subject [...][...]
Last year, we came up with the idea for this personal post-Sundance yearbook of sorts. For whatever reason, we didn’t receive nearly as many replies as in ’11—I feel like I cast as wide of a line this year—but anyhow, here is what we’ve received so far. If more trickle in over the course of [...][...]
Gotta hand it to MSU: I spk @ a lot of colleges but their students & faculty Rreally engaged. Someone put some fire in some heartsabout 4 hours agofrom web
The thing with giving a 2hr lecture + 1hr Q&A is the single malt hits triple hard after. 1 hr unwind unravels in 20 min. Good funabout 4 hours agofrom web
I am frequently asked for a good example of a director's statement for a film not yet made. Got any you want to share?about 16 hours agofrom web