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The ‘TWIN PEAKS’ Episode Guide: ‘NORTHWEST PASSAGE’ — The Pilot Episode
It all starts here… Welcome to the first installment of the weekly column BETWEEN TWO WORLDS, formerly known as Twin Peaks Tuesdays. This week I’m launching…
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[watch] Too Scared to Scream: The Silence in ‘SILENCE OF THE LAMBS’
The scariest moments in any scary moves are beats of silence. So much of building suspense on-screen is reliant on the music that accompanies it,…
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Masters of Cinema: Comparing Stanley Kubrick and Andrei Tarkovsky
Arguably, no two filmmakers have had more artistic (as opposed to narrative filmmakers like Bergman or Kurosawa) influence on the form than Stanley Kubrick and…
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[watch] To the Moon and Back: A History of Visual Effects in Film
Movies are magical for a number of reasons but one large contributing factor is the visual aspect not available in other forms of art. Aside…
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[watch] What Could Have Been: Ray Harryhausen’s Test Footage for ‘WAR OF THE WORLDS’
Now this is some cool stuff. As you know, H. G. Wells’ WAR OF THE WORLDS is not just one of the first big science-fiction…
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[watch] ‘GHOST IN THE SHELL’: Finding Identity in Space
Before it was a controversial live-action film in production with Scarlett Johansson in the lead, GHOST IN THE SHELL was one of the most popular…
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[watch] In the Mood for Greatness: Understanding the Cinematography of Christopher Doyle
If there’s such a thing as a rock star in the world of cinematography, that rock star is Christopher Doyle. Not because he’s the most…
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Double Take: ‘RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK’ Side-by-Side with the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
In 2008 Michel Gondry’s wonderfully underrated comedy BE KIND REWIND hit theaters. If you’re familiar with that film you’ll know it’s about the act of…
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[must-watch] Werner Herzog Dismantles the “Brainless” Three-Act Structure
There are many ways in which the art of filmmaking is dictated by the industry of filmmaking, but none perhaps more detrimental to the nature…