Tail Pop
Peter Bogdanovich’s ‘Paper Moon’
When I was growing up in the 1970s, there were at least two cinemas in my town that used to play double features in the old tradition. […]
Columns
Union Made
UNION MADE: How I Got to Determine What Movies Get Made
We “cover” mostly screenplays, but also novels (some pre-publication), newspaper and magazine articles, plays — any potential source for a good story or lead character. We evaluate old movies for their potential as contemporary remakes, and foreign movies as possible American remakes. […]
Book Reviews
Assistants’ Go-To Guide
Coffie’s fine tome should prove invaluable to any beginner first setting foot into the Avid editing workflow. […]
Book Reviews
Nonfictionality
‘A New History of Documentary Film’ firmly establishes itself as the most thorough overview of the evolution, achievement and future of the documentary film to date. […]
Tail Pop
Albert Brooks’ ‘Modern Romance’
Perhaps because I work in this business, or just because I love movies so much, I’m always asked to define which ones I think are the classics. To me, that’s simple: First, when it’s on, I have to watch it — no matter what. […]
Book Reviews
Make My Holiday: Eastwood Book Leads Annual Garland of Gifts
The new sampling of books showcased in our annual holiday gift guide represents just a handful of intriguing film-related titles published in 2012. […]
Tail Pop
Brad Bird’s ‘The Iron Giant’
What if a gun had a soul? That was the question that was pinned to walls, doors and bulletin boards on the production of The Iron Giant. […]
Union Made
Did You Hear the One About the Farmer’s Daughter Who Wound Up in the Editing Room?
I remember sitting in the theatre watching Ingmar Bergman’s Wild Strawberries and being blown away by the visual metaphors in this movie. His opening dream sequence — the clock with no hands, the coffin spilling out of the hearse — captured my imagination. […]
This Quarter in Film History
Wartime Precedent
Director Ridley Scott’s award-winning film ‘Black Hawk Down’ was based on a distinguished nonfiction book entitled ‘Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War’ by Mark Bowden. […]
Book Reviews
Navigating the Z-Axis: Adventures in Stereography
Ray Zone has left for us the most comprehensive and up-to-date history of how stereoscopic film attracts us. […]
