395. The Conversation
It is said a film is made three times; writing, filming and editing. In which case, editor Walter Murch deserves enormous credit for this masterpiece.
It is said a film is made three times; writing, filming and editing. In which case, editor Walter Murch deserves enormous credit for this masterpiece.
This 60s’ American classic mixes avant-garde with mythology to examine male identity, intimacy, sexuality and trauma.
This video essay examines the films that influenced Stanley Kubrick (silent cinema, European arthouse, avant-garde etc.,) as well as the many films his work has since influenced.
The world is so noisy, we unconsciously filter out all that we don’t want to hear. Much of film sound operates in the same way.
What makes for a great shot? Beauty? The lens? Lighting? Combine them and you have more than just an image.
The films that really changed the course of cinema are often ones few people have seen.
John Ford made so many great westerns, he is synonymous with the genre. But that doesn’t mean he always got everything right.
Sergio Leone’s masterpiece doesn’t only reference American westerns. He also drew inspiration from an English film.
Sam Peckinpah’s masterpiece stands as a landmark western, announcing as it did the beginning of the end to the quintessential American genre.
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