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This, for the time being, is my final entry in a series on art historian Michael Baxandall (1933–2008). The others are here: part 1, part 2, part 3, and part 4. The series is in part a tribute. His work has had a sustained impact on my research–into artistic influence in transnational film practice, the […]… Continue reading The Art History of Michael Baxandall, Part 5: What Do We Do With Cognitivism? — Moving Patterns

“Tin Cup” is not a hole in one. via Tin Cup Blu-ray Review — DVD Corner’s blog

Day sixty eight involved me being a bit less stupid. I’m not saying that will last, but it made a refreshing change. I took a short walk rather than a several mile ramble. I paid attention to my body and fed it when it was hungry, rested it when it was tired and generally did […]… Continue reading Day Sixty Eight -A mixed bag — Katyboo1’s Weblog

[ad_1] Recently, a rumor broke out on the internet that action superstar Tom Cruise was working with tech entrepreneur Elon Musk to make an action-adventure movie set in space, using Musk’s SpaceX company. Now, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine has confirmed via Twitter that America’s national space agency will also be a part of the movie. […]… Continue reading NASA Will Let Tom Cruise Shoot His Outer Space Movie on the ISS — PNN – Paper News Network

As the filmmaker considers the future for his unfinished movie, he explains his big idea for a one-time solution. via Paul Schrader Wants Netflix and Amazon to Save the World’s Biggest Film Festivals — IndieWire

Herb Ritts was one of the most respected and well-known celebrity and fashion photographers of the late 20th century. Despite a career that lasted only twenty-four years, Ritts was remarkably prolific. Ritts photographed everyone from supermodels Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford, to Hollywood legends Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tom Cruise to music icons Madonna and Michael […]… Continue reading Herb Ritts: Photographing the Famous and Fashionable — Photogpedia

People are going to take your good ideas — and try to execute on them themselves. People see someone they know doing something that’s getting some attention, and they naturally want that attention for themselves. It rarely works out, because the same people that would rip an idea off aren’t willing to work hard to… Continue reading Jeff Hoferer: “Nothing noteworthy is going to happen overnight” — Thrive Global

Visionary director James Mangold sits down with us to reflect on the state of the theatrical experience. Find out how he chooses his stories. via James Mangold Reflects on Film Industry Mid-Quarantine – Exclusive Interview — DiscussingFilm

‘Whilst many persons are railing against the cinema as a disseminator of disease, there is, I am glad to find, one gentleman who is putting theatre to good account as an influenza combatant.’[1] Previously I reported on some of the debates that the influenza epidemic of 1918 precipitated within the cinema trade. In the […] via… Continue reading ‘Dr. Wise on Influenza’: Public information films and the ‘flu epidemic of 1918 — At the Pictures

https://video.wordpress.com/embed/EVB6fF4o?hd=0 Marie Vandelannoote is not your conventional filmmaker; fiercely independent, she didn’t attend film school, she doesn’t have any industrial connections to draw on for work, and she steadfastly refuses to resort to the kind of ‘bootlicking’ expected of ‘outsiders’ to attract funding. The fabulously outspoken Writer-Director of Funeral and The Shroud spoke to Indy… Continue reading ‘Funeral’ Director Marie Vandelannoote on self-taught filmmaking, and refusing to be a ‘bootlicker’ — Indy Film Library