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The Grindhouse Trailer That Inspired Edgar Wright’s ‘Don’t’
The elegant art of grindhouse trailer narration needs to come back. Who’s with us?
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The Art of the Twist: How to Do Causation-Based Comedy
What we’re watching: an expectation-subverting comedy short that’s a fantastic lesson in how to advance a scene.
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How Stanley Kubrick Pivoted To Low Budget Filmmaking After ‘2001’
Never underestimate Stanley Kubrick.
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The Unexpected Tenderness of ‘Marcy Learns Something New’
Get schooled with this short film about a widow who attends a dominatrix workshop.
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The Cinematic Grammar of Wes Anderson’s ‘Castello Cavalcanti’
Sometimes, actions speak louder than words. And of course by actions we mean camera pans.
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From the Drain to the Screen: How David Cronenberg Made Underground Film Accessible
What do two men sitting in a bathtub and the politics of Canadian film distribution have in common?
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Why Long Takes Excel at Capturing Confrontation
Because nothing captures spiraling decision-making quite like a oner.
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Addictive, Destructive, Delicious: How To Sell a Movie Like ‘The Stuff’
How do you sell an anti-capitalist eco-horror about evil yogurt? With a totally straight face of course.
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How James Cameron Recorded Dialogue Underwater for ‘The Abyss’
Well, it wasn’t easy. But it’s James Cameron so what’d you expect?