formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
In 1955, a highly esteemed actor tried his hand behind the camera. The result is a lush, haunting thriller inspired by the silent film era. Source: 70 Years Ago, The First Great Crime Thriller Changed Cinema Forever
The turbulent late sixties saw the technique’s popularity explode—and it’s been helping moviemakers (and literary artists) engage with the unsettling tempos of modern life ever since. Source: How Slow Motion Became Cinema’s Dominant Special Effect | The New Republic
It’s been 40 years since the controversial activist group Guerrilla Girls formed. Their most powerful campaign, the “naked poster”, broke new ground – and has had a lasting influence. Source: The naked billboard that shocked the establishment – and blazed … Continued
The 1995 best picture winner is less interested in historical fact and more in rousing fantasy and makes for a telling portrait of its troubled maker. Source: Braveheart at 30: Mel Gibson’s gory, hokey Oscar winner plays like a biblical … Continued
When Midnight Cowboy came out 56 years ago this week, it instantly upended Hollywood’s idea of a mainstream hit. A bleak tale of loneliness, sexuality and survival in New York, it was powered by career-defining performances from its lead actors. … Continued
This is an origin story. In June 1896, the Soviet novelist Maxim Gorky, then a 28-year-old reporter, attended an event organised by the Lumiere brothers in the city of Nizhny Novgorod. Gorky was there to see what he and his … Continued