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.
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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.
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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.
This Quarter in Film History
THIS MONTH IN FILM HISTORY: When Women Go Wrong, Men Go Right After Them
Mae West has become a folklore icon as well as a movie star. Anecdotes abound about her on- and off-screen behavior, and her quips fill an entire page in most books of famous quotations. But she has never really been accepted as a serious cultural figure.
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Steven Spielberg’s ‘Jurassic Park’
If I had been asked 20 years ago whether a glass of rippling water would become one of the most iconic and recognizable images in cinematic history, I probably would’ve said, “No way.” But then again, I guess that’s not really a question you would ask an eight- year-old.
This Quarter in Film History
One in Eight Million
Sixty-five years after the semi-documentary film The Naked City (1948) premiered in March 1948, it still reveals much about New York City that has not changed.
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Filmmaking’s Quiet Heroes
Gabriella Oldham has made it her mission to interview picture editors and create a history.
Union Made
UNION MADE: Teaching Montage, But Learning to Edit
After my first editing exercise, I was hooked. Editing was how dreams were made!
