formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
In all the talk about whether cinema is alive and well, much ink is spilled on the big multiplexes, the massive streaming services and whether the new Tom Cruise movie is going to be delayed. But what about the local … Continued
Nicolas Winding Refn’s “Drive” is the intersection of existential samurai films and heightened crime epics, a juxtaposition of sensorial bliss with patient ritualism. Taking inspiration from the minimalist crime films of Jean-Pierre Melville—which were themselves informed by the wandering, warrior-code … Continued
Which movie monsters scare Quad Citians the most? Dracula? Frankenstein’s Monster? Michael Myers?A recent study discovered which characters bring out the most shrieks in cinema, by collecting heart rate data to find out. Source: Scaring up scares with the scariest … Continued
commentsharetweetemailPrintmore” Titane ” is a shock to the system.Unbound by genre, decency or form, French writer-director Julia Ducournau’s Palme d’Or recipient is pulsating and passionately defiant cinema that nearly defies explanation. Or at least explanation can hardly do it justice … Continued
Mario Van Peebles, the son of historic filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, honored his late father at the New York Film Festival with a 4K screening of his notable film Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song. At the now-outdoor event in Damrosch Park, … Continued
collaboration with the South African creative community in an effort to showcase the power of knowledge and everyone’s right to access, create, and share it. Source: Wikimedia launches campaign with South African creative community