Author Archives: Bolaji O

The Spielberg face is one of the most iconic images in cinematic history.It’s a familiar shot. A character is staring at something. They are often looking upwards. The camera pushes in on them, usually from a low angle. In that … Continued

The organizer of a screening in Yerevan of a film banned in Russia and Belarus says a power outage that delayed the screening by nearly two hours is a troubling sign that a common practice of Russian censors is now … Continued

A total of 17 nominations. Eight nominations for The Banshees of Inisherin by Martin McDonagh. Source: Biennale Cinema 2022 | Nominations for the Golden Globe Awards: eight films from the Biennale Cinema

Cate Blanchett, Jessica Chastain, Richard Jenkins, and more celebrate the highly lauded director during a glitzy night at the museum. Source: “A Rare and Special Cinema Artist”: Guillermo del Toro Honored at MoMA’s Film Gala | Vanity Fair

Cinema operators in Hong Kong are lobbying the city government to keep up with the new pandemic rules in mainland China and scrap COVID restrictions on local theaters before the release of “Avatar: The Way of Water” and ahead of … Continued

I get it, Quentin Tarantino’s comments about the ‘50s being one of the worst decades for cinema stems from his belief that the Hays Code limited artistic expression in Hollywood during that decade. However, if you set ‘Hays’ aside, it … Continued