The Queue

The Queue is an oft-recurring column in which Meg Shields provides you with a distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web.

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The Queens Gambit Beltik

How ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Makes Chess Feel Thrilling

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Turns out you don’t need to know how chess works to care about chess.

Suspense Lois Weber

The Great (and Silent) History of Hollywood’s First Female Director

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Lois Weber was one of the most powerful filmmakers in Silent-era Hollywood and we should talk about it more.

Jurassic Park Cinematography and framing

‘Jurassic Park’ and the Narrative Power of Scale

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Sometimes size does matter.

Dead Ringers

To Split-Screens and Beyond: The Art of Creating Doubles

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A look at one of the most common visual effects in all of cinema: duplicating a human being and having the two interact.

Stagecoach what is a western

What is a Western, Anyway?

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The Western is dead, long live the Western.

Cleopatra Theda Bara William Fox Studios

From Talkies to Light Corruption: The Rise and Fall of Fox Studios

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Cue the fanfare.

Roy Scheider in Jaws

‘Jaws’ and Genre: The Horror of an Unseen Threat

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We’re not here to argue genre semantics. We’re here to talk about why ‘Jaws’ is so horrifying.

Roger Deakins film lighting Blade Runner

The Roger Deakins Guide to Film Lighting

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Lights, Camera, Deakins!

Toy Story sound design Buzz Jump

The Sound Design of ‘Toy Story’ is All About Balance

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Listen up: when you’re building a world from the perspective of toys, sound design is critical.