9 Best Articles in 2022
The New York Times
Martin Scorsese: I Said Marvel Movies Aren’t Cinema. Let Me Explain.
The New York Times
7 min read · From 2019 · Cinema is an art form that brings you the unexpected. In superhero movies, nothing is at risk, a director says.
Reader View · Shared by 145, including Azeem Azhar, Chris {he, they}, Oskar Belategui, Richard MacManus, Khoi Vinh, Kyle Chayka, Felix M, Rick Powell, Tiffany Shlain, Mathew Ingram, douglas rushkoff, Mike Allton, ❤️ Umair, VPRO Cinema, Benedict Evans, Anon Anon, Florian Hanke 🍎
bbc.com
The 21st Century’s 100 greatest films
bbc.com
8 min read · From 2016 · The best that cinema has had to offer since 2000 as picked by 177 film critics from around the world.
Reader View · Shared by 177, including nuuk, Noel Jacob, Merkstatt, Charlie O'Keefe, Mihai Badita, Patrick Scheuerer, Philipp Laurim, Liv 😷, Luzius Meisser
Harper's Magazine
[Essay] Il Maestro, By Martin Scorsese
Harper's Magazine
~18 min read · 2021-02-16 · Federico Fellini and the lost magic of cinema
Reader View · Shared by 138, including Kyle Chayka, Cameron Williams, Neil Lee, Austin Kleon, Matt Zoller Seitz, Alejandro Dominguez, Anita Leirfall
Codrops
Cinema Seat Preview Experiment
Codrops
3 min read · From 2016 · An experimental demo where a 3D perspective preview is shown for a selected seat in a cinema room.
Reader View · Shared by 24, including Pizza 🍕, Paweł Kuna, Gui Schmitt, Davo ⚡
Guardian Books
Dune: science fiction’s answer to Lord of the Rings
Guardian Books
8 min read · 2021-10-18 · Frank Herbert’s novel, now adapted for cinema with Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya, is finally getting the recognition it deserves, agree authors including Neil Gaiman and Jeff VanderMeer
Reader View · Shared by 83
Film Comment Magazine
At Home, Palestinian Cinema Edition
Film Comment Magazine
1 min read · Jan 3rd · No home movie: writer Kaleem Hawa joins to discuss the fascinating history and present of an exilic cinema
Reader View · Shared by 28
Film Comment Magazine
Who Cares About Cinema?
Film Comment Magazine
6 min read · Jan 10th · Care and care alike: on cinema as a cultural and communal practice—and not just an industry—and increasing need for a “care ethics” in film culture
Reader View · Shared by 28
Film Comment Magazine
Giving Time: Amos Vogel and the Legacy of Cinema 16
Film Comment Magazine
7 min read · Jan 4th · “The ‘gatekeeper’—i.e. myself”: Sun examines the legacy of Vogel’s Cinema 16 and reflects its implications for subversive film programming today
Reader View · Shared by 28
The Ringer
The Best Performances of 2021
The Ringer
~20 min read · 2021-12-10 · From dramatic turns in cinema to sharp-witted television humor—plus a few unorthodox picks in between—these were the year’s best entertainers
Reader View · Shared by 76
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No Film School
Is Netflix Creating a Cinematic Hell That We Can’t Escape?
No Film School
5 min read · May 5th · At some point, all the movies on Netflix start to feel the same, and I’m starting to worry about the future of cinema.
Reader View · Shared by 80
WIRED
Data From a Century of Cinema Reveals How Movies Have Evolved
WIRED
2 min read · May 15th · James Cutting, a psychologist at Cornell University has been studying the evolution of cinema over the past century. He's identified several ways in which movies have changed, all of which, he argues,…
IndieWire
Guillermo del Toro: The Current State of Cinema Is 'Not Sustainable'
IndieWire
4 min read · May 24th · At Cannes, del Toro compared this watershed pandemic moment for cinema to the advent of sound in the 1920s. So where do we go from here?
Reader View · Shared by 8, including Anne Thompson
WIRED
The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro Is Worth the Weight
WIRED
2 min read · May 9th · Despite its so-so battery life and chonky weight, this is the perfect entry point to the world of cinema cameras.
Shared by 7, including Alicia Cocchi
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Jean-Marc Denis - Black
jmd.im
1 min read · From 2016 · Black is a wallpaper series using shapes and lights. High resolution rendered using Cinema 4D, for your phone and desktop.
Reader View · Shared by 45, including Tomas Vestenicky, Doodle 9995 (vedi.eth), Adriano Latorre, Gui Schmitt, Vincent Liu, René Stalder
Guardian Cities
The borrowers: why Finland's cities are havens for library lovers
Guardian Cities
8 min read · From 2018 · Helsinki’s state-of-the-art Oodi library will stand opposite parliament and boast a cinema, recording studio and makerspace. It’s a perfect fit for a literate nation taking public learning to the next level
Reader View · Shared by 51, including Rick Powell, Jane, Thomas Power, Merkstatt, Florian Hanke 🍎
BBC Future
Why meeting another’s gaze is so powerful
BBC Future
6 min read · From 2020 · The reaction when two people lock eyes in a crowded room is a staple of romantic cinema. But the complex, unconscious reactions that take place are anything but make believe.
Reader View · Shared by 48
GQ Magazine
Hong Kong Legend Tony Leung Tries His Hand at Hollywood
GQ Magazine
2 min read · 2021-08-31 · The icon of global cinema stars in an American film—and comes to the Marvel universe—for the first time.
Reader View · Shared by 45, including Millie Tran, Hunter Walker, Alison Willmore, tylercowen, Alice Wong 王美華, Hiroko Tabuchi
The Ringer
The 25 Best Movies of 2020 (So Far)
The Ringer
~17 min read · 2020-06-30 · In a year in which cinema has been seemingly shut down, there has still been plenty of great work to see—if you know where to look
Reader View · Shared by 44
Guardian Books
A novel idea: is the book always better than the film?
Guardian Books
2 min read · 2020-12-07 · It’s a cliche as old as cinema itself. But dismissing film-making as the weak sibling of the arts is often rooted in snobbery
Reader View · Shared by 42
Fast Company
Why Netflix movies look so weird
Fast Company
4 min read · 2021-07-10 · Most made-for-Netflix productions don’t look like the cinema we’re used to. There’s a technical reason why.
Reader View · Shared by 40
BBC News (World)
The 100 greatest foreign-language films
BBC News (World)
8 min read · From 2018 · BBC Culture polled 209 critics in 43 countries to find the best in world cinema – here’s the top 100.
Reader View · Shared by 39, including VPRO Cinema, Oskar Belategui, BBC Films, Mariella Petrigni 🌍 Translator
BBC Future
Why meeting another’s gaze is so powerful
BBC Future
8 min read · From 2019 · The reaction when two people lock eyes in a crowded room is a staple of romantic cinema. But the complex, unconscious reactions that take place are anything but make believe.
Reader View · Shared by 36, including Ste Davies
