Film School Rejects: Movies, TV, Culture

‘mother!’ Drops An Arthouse Cinema Stunner On Your Mom

William DassSeptember 19, 2017

Your momma's edgier than you. She got this arthouse movie. She wants to know why you don't watch more movies. Read More...

Movies

Elisabeth Moss Books Women’s Rights Drama ‘Call Jane’

Sheryl OhSeptember 19, 2017

2017 just keeps getting better for Elisabeth Moss. Read More...

Movies

‘Gaga: Five Foot Two’ Trailer: An Icon Unfiltered

Sheryl OhSeptember 19, 2017

Stars are human too. Read More...

MoviesTrailers

The Decade’s Worst Summer Box Office Could Have Exclusion to Blame

Emily KubincanekSeptember 19, 2017

Hollywood has some explaining to do. Read More...

Features

A Peek Inside the Documentary Factory

Christopher CampbellSeptember 19, 2017

How the Camden International Film Festival allows nonfiction fans to feel like most movie fans. Read More...

FeaturesFilm Festivals

Beyond the Mixtape: The Needledrops of The Cornetto Trilogy

Jacob OllerSeptember 19, 2017

Edgar Wright’s best are deliciously soundtracked. When I featured Adam Tinius’ Pulp Fiction soundtrack essay, I noted that Shaun of the Dead has some of my all Read More...

Movies

The Elegant Mechanics of the Focus Pull

Jacob OllerSeptember 18, 2017

How to shift an audience’s attention without changing the shot. The rack focus, adjusting the camera midshot to change what’s blurry and what’s not, is one of Read More...

Movies

Dreamscapes and Skyscrapers: Buildings and Cinematic Expression

Jacob OllerSeptember 18, 2017

Wild urban planning can reflect movies’ mental states. Architectural analogy to thought and imagination is an old and vibrant tradition, one sparked even brigh Read More...

Movies