formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
James Franco’s The Disaster Artist tells the true story behind Tommy Wiseau’s infamous The Room, though it’s often unclear what parts of Franco’s adaptation were real and which were made up. Often described as the worst movie ever made, The Room has become a cult classic … Continued
It’s official! Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece of filmmaking Spartacus is headed for release on 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray. The 4x Oscar-winner starring Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier has been restored from its original 35mm film elements for this new edition that celebrates 60 … Continued
Last year, New York artist Neil Hamamoto embarked on a road trip across the USA in an Airstream-turned-darkroom. Though he wasn’t ‘inspired’, per se, by the documentary photographer Robert Frank’s The Americans, the seminal photo series does provide a sort of framework to understand … Continued
Any cinephiles reading this have seen Kodak’s DOUBLE-X 5222 shine its magic even if they didn’t know it. It’s the stock that Manhattan, Schindler’s List and Raging Bull were shot on, as well as parts of Casino Royale, Kill Bill, … Continued
The best film scanners make it easy to digitize your old 35mm negatives and slides into the internet age. If you’ve been photographing since before the digital revolution, chances are you’ll have plenty of old prints or negatives tucked away, … Continued
Researchers from KAIST created an optical film technology that allows smart windows to autonomously switch between being transparent and opaque in response to light conditions. The film has promise in many applications that require active optical transmission modulations like privacy-protection … Continued