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Truly Independent Film Art
Ideas around “origin” and “truth” have always proved to be challenging throughout the history of history. The truth is often difficult if not impossible to be certain within the context of the manner...
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SABBATICAL : The Power of Film Art
As the digital age is allowing anyone with a camera to be a “filmmaker” it is becoming more challenging for true film artists to find ways to get their work seen. This has required many talented...
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Loves Her Gun: The Power of Independent Film or The Toll of the Flippant Film...
Loves Her GunGeoff Marslett, 2014Amy Bench | Cinematography As any Independent Filmmaker will tell you, the challenging days of getting a film screened at film festivals are over. For quite some time...
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“Is it live, or is it Memorex?” or Blurring The Line Between Real and Realism
You may not not fully recognize Memorex’s slogan or Steve Steigman’s iconic photograph unless you were born before 1978. Memorex Tapes were challenging listeners’ ability to judge between live...
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The San Francisco Hiss or The Polarizing Impact of Jason Banker’s Felt
FELTJason Banker, 2015 I was well acquainted with Jason Banker’s fist film, Toad Road. I love his first film. If you have not seen it, seek it out. Toad Road is streaming via Netflix and AmazonPrime....
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Cinematic Candy or Entering The Criterion Closet or Approaching My Pitiable...
The Criterion Collection has been kicking around for over 31 years. What began as LaserDisc format-grounded film restoration and distribution company has emerged as the pre-imminent Art Film Label. The...
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Cinematic Magic: Queen of Earth
Queen of EarthElisabeth Moss / Katherine WaterstonAlex Ross Perry | 2015 Alex Ross Perry’s film is clearly inspired by several key films of Robert Altman, Roman Polanski and even Rainer Werner...
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My Favorite Films of 2015 Thus Far
As there are less than three months of the year left, I find myself thinking of the films that had the biggest impact on me. In other words, my favorite films of the year. My list is not finalized and...
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How Can I Just Pick 10? or My Favorite Movies Released in 2015
One of the best films to screen in 2015 will not be released to cinemas until next year. The Witch Robert Eggers, 2015 Yes, I know there are more than a couple of movies coming out before the...
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Male Cinematic Perspective of Female Psychology or What It Feels Like For A Girl
There was once a time when Madonna presented ideas far deeper than that of “Pop Star.” While those days seem to have past, many of the ideas she presented and asserted remain. Lucky for us a female...
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SABBATICAL : The Power of Film Art
As the digital age is allowing anyone with a camera to be a “filmmaker” it is becoming more challenging for true film artists to find ways to get their work seen. This has required many talented...
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Loves Her Gun: The Power of Independent Film or The Toll of the Flippant Film...
Loves Her GunGeoff Marslett, 2014Amy Bench | Cinematography As any Independent Filmmaker will tell you, the challenging days of getting a film screened at film festivals are over. For quite some time...
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“Is it live, or is it Memorex?” or Blurring The Line Between Real and Realism
You may not not fully recognize Memorex’s slogan or Steve Steigman’s iconic photograph unless you were born before 1978. Memorex Tapes were challenging listeners’ ability to judge between live...
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The Meta-Film Eats Itself or Thoughts On Joe Swanberg’s Full Moon Trilogy
I really do not care for the term “Mumblecore.” This term feels like an insult to the films and artists who have emerged within this assigned “genre.” Labels are always problematic. But we humans love...
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