Features
Robert Altman: The Sound Crew’s Best Companion
From the beginning of his film career in the early 1950s, filmmaker Robert Altman has utilized sound in unorthodox and spontaneous ways.
Year: 2007
Columns
New York Nostalgia: The 411 on 771
A brief look back at the history of New York Local 771.
Tail Pop
Michael Curtiz’s ‘The Adventures of Robin Hood’ (1938)
Beyond pure entertainment value, those looking for substance will find it. For audiences in 1938 theaters, ‘The Adventures of Robin Hood’ played as a warning to resist oppressors who were currently taking hold in Europe.
This Quarter in Film History
Topic of Capra-Cohn: The Battle Over ‘Lost Horizon’
Like in the Shangri-la it depicts, ‘Lost Horizon’ has proven ageless––and that is its legacy.
Features
Dede Afternoon: The Academy Pays Tribute to the Great Collaborator
Those of us gathered in the audience on this early November evening did not need an introduction to the guest of honor sitting among us: the editor, Dede Allen, ACE.
Features
Read On!: Story Analysts Strive for More Recognition
The job of the story analyst goes way beyond reading a script.
Features
Byte Club: David Fincher on Digital Filmmaking and ‘Zodiac’
David Fincher spoke with CineMontage about ‘Zodiac’.
Features
When Hollywood Rocked: Pop Music and Movies Weren’t a Perfect Match at First
The initial rock ‘n’ roll films produced in the mid-1950s are more interesting today as artifacts than as art.
This Quarter in Film History
This Quarter in Film History: ‘Napoléon’ Dynamite
Napoléon vu par Abel Gance has had as many comebacks as the conqueror it portrayed, yet has always remained Waterloo-proof.
Tail Pop
Charles Chaplin’s ‘City Lights’ (1931)
Chaplin’s on-screen mixture of humor, acrobatics and pathos has an almost magical ability to put a smile in one’s heart.
