Monday, March 6 2006
Oscar, and (His) Agenda
This year's Oscars looks set to be one of those rarest of Oscar years: the attempt at a statement.
Wednesday, January 25 2006
Art and Artifice
Trends, fads and formulas -- the stuff of modern cinema. This month's To Be Seen looks back at how Hollywood came to this place, and reflects on a time when a 'movie' and a 'film' were not two different artistic ideals.
Tuesday, December 6 2005
Goodbye to Love
Romance -- or more specifically, the Romantic Comedy -- isn't dead; it's just been relegated to the '90s as said decade's defining genre de jour.
Tuesday, November 1 2005
UN-dermining Hollywood
Wood sheds light on the recent UN resolution allowing countries more control over their cultural heritage -- and how that might impact the billions of box office dollars flowing into Hollywood coffers.
Wednesday, October 5 2005
Turning In, Tuning Out
Many directors have used tried and tested avant-garde techniques to bolster the suspension of disbelief in editing, in camerawork, in sound design, and in narrative. But the single greatest gift to the escapist film comes from an altogether separate medium: music.
Tuesday, August 30 2005
LAuteurs
Hollywood may be aware of auteur theory, but it has yet to sanction it as a proper means of creating capital.
Wednesday, August 3 2005
Location, Location, Location
Bricks and mortar will unavoidably symbolize different things to different people, and they are very rarely going to coincide.
Friday, July 1 2005
Spoon-feeding Glamour: Hollywood Knows Best
The mainstream movie fan, in all reality, simply does not want to watch actors, no matter how talented, that they neither recognize nor care about.
