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https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-griffith/ Observations on film art : Directors: Griffith Nocturama (2016). DB here: Despite my recent jab at D. W. Griffith, I gladly give him credit for making crosscutting a central technique of narrative cinema.... film art directorsobservationsgriffith https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-curtiz/ Observations on film art : Directors: Curtiz The Magnificent Ambersons (1942). Production still from lost scene. DB here: This is the third blog entry amplifying on the paperback edition of Reinventing... film art directorsobservations https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-murnau/ Observations on film art : Directors: Murnau M (1931) Kristin here: Our regular readers know that this annual series began as a simple salute to 1917, the year in which the basic norms of the classical... film art directorsobservationsmurnau https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-almodovar/ Observations on film art : Directors: Almodovar The Death of Louis XIV (Albert Serra, 2016). The Vancouver International Film Festival ended yesterday, but the films and the pleasures they yielded linger on.... film art directorsobservationsalmodovar https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-cameron/ Observations on film art : Directors: Cameron Kristin here: From August of 2009 to April of 2012, David and I (mostly I) posted a series of entries on the spread of 3D film production and exhibition. The... film art directorsobservationscameron https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-scorsese/ Observations on film art : Directors: Scorsese The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992). DB here: “Every film trains its spectator,” I wrote a long time ago. In other words: A movie teaches us how to watch it.... film art directorsobservationsscorsese https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-godard/ Observations on film art : Directors: Godard Opening credits of Bande à part (1963). DB here: He was a sketchy fellow, to put it mildly. Childhood episodes of theft were followed by larceny as an adult,... film art directorsobservationsgodard https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-altman/ Observations on film art : Directors: Altman DB: For decades, the world’s top filmmakers have made pilgrimages to the splendid Walker Art Center of Minneapolis. A series of astute curators of film... film art directorsobservationsaltman https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-huston/ Observations on film art : Directors: Huston DB here: The Venice Biennale film festival unveiled to a panting cinephile public the long-rumored Welles film The Other Side of the Wind, now reconstructed... film art directorsobservationshuston https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-antonioni/ Observations on film art : Directors: Antonioni DB here: This month, our entry on FilmStruck’s Criterion Channel is a discussion of L’Avventura. This isn’t my favorite Antonioni movie, but it’s one I enjoy... film art directorsobservationsantonioni https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-lloyd/ Observations on film art : Directors: Lloyd, Harold David’s health situation has made it difficult for our household to maintain this blog. We don’t want it to fade away, though, so we’ve decided to select... film art directorsobservationslloydharold https://www.biographies.net/category/Film+Art+Director Famous Film+Art+Directors - Letter A Famous Film+Art+Directors biographies and memoirs starting with the letter: A film art directorsfamousletter https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-demy/ Observations on film art : Directors: Demy Aladin ou la lampe merveilleuse. Kristin here– [Note, July 11, 2011. The release of a considerable number of Capellani films on DVD since the 2010 festival has... film art directorsobservationsdemy https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-king-hu/ Observations on film art : Directors: King Hu Lau Kar Leung (aka Liu Chia-liang, 1936-2013); Gordon Liu Chia-hui (aka Lau Kar-fei, 1955-). DB here: Back in 2020, I was asked to prepare a video lecture on... film art directorsobservationskinghu https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-byrne/ Observations on film art : Directors: Byrne True Stories. Jeff Smith is no stranger to this blogsite. He has written several entries, some based upon his Criterion Collection commentaries for FilmStruck,... film art directorsobservationsbyrne https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-kazan/ Observations on film art : Directors: Kazan Panic in the Streets (1950). “It’s where you put the camera and what’s in front of you [that’s important],” Deakins said. “There’s too much obsession these... film art directorsobservationskazan https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-mctiernan/ Observations on film art : Directors: McTiernan Die Hard (1988). David’s health situation has made it difficult for our household to maintain this blog. We don’t want it to fade away, though, so we’ve... film art directorsobservations https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-coppola/ Observations on film art : Directors: Coppola The Godfather (1972). DB here: This year I caught up with three powerful books. The first was Noël Carroll’s Classics in Western Philosophy of Art: Themes and... film art directorsobservationscoppola https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-andersson/ Observations on film art : Directors: Andersson About Endlessness (Roy Andersson, 2019). DB here: In the midst of the frenzy of fast cutting in films of the 1990s, a few directors reminded us of the virtues... film art directorsobservationsandersson https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-suleiman/ Observations on film art : Directors: Suleiman It Must Be Heaven (2019). We wrap up our coverage of this year’s Vancouver International Film Festival with a joint entry on movies from around the world.... film art directorsobservationssuleiman https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-woo/ Observations on film art : Directors: Woo Outrage Coda (2017). DB here: The period from 1985-1995 was a sterling era for world cinema. Whatever you think of Hollywood of that time (it wasn’t as bad as... film art directorsobservationswoo https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-mann/ Observations on film art : Directors: Mann Side Street (1949). DB here: …just knocks you out. “It can only be fully recommended to those who have a deep and morbid interest in crime.” Snooty judgments... film art directorsobservationsmann https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-tsai-ming-liang/ Observations on film art : Directors: Tsai Ming-liang La Camera Insabbiata (2017) by Laurie Anderson and Hsin-chien Huang. DB here (still at the Mostra): Kristin and I are Virtual Reality novices, so when we got a... film art directorsobservationstsaimingliang https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-guerin/ Observations on film art : Directors: Guerin DB here: The close-up blogathon launched by Matt Zoller Seitz is over, but it contains enough specimens and analyses for a hefty book. It also inspired Jim... film art directorsobservationsguerin https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-capra/ Observations on film art : Directors: Capra 24 Frames (2017) Kristin here: David and I started this blog way back in 2006 largely as a way to offer teachers who use Film Art: An Introduction... film art directorsobservationscapra https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-shimizu-hiroshi/ Observations on film art : Directors: Shimizu Hiroshi DB here: If I had a time machine, I’d zip over to Japan between 1924 and 1940. I’d trade a year of my life here and now for a year there and then. Why? First,... film art directorsobservationsshimizuhiroshi https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-rossellini/ Observations on film art : Directors: Rossellini film art directorsobservationsrossellini https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-wong-kar-wai/ Observations on film art : Directors: Wong Kar-wai The Hong Kong Film Critics Society has just published a Chinese long-form translation of the second edition of my Planet Hong Kong: Popular Cinema and the Art... film art directorsobservationswongkarwai https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-soderbergh/ Observations on film art : Directors: Soderbergh Kimi (2022). DB here: Just when I worried that the solitary-woman-in-peril cycle had ended, along comes Steven Soderbergh’s Kimi on HBO Plus. Following on the... film art directorsobservationssoderbergh https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-payne/ Observations on film art : Directors: Payne DB here: After the triumph of Rosita (more on that to come), the first full day of the Biennale launched with several press screenings and press conferences.... film art directorsobservationspayne https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-hitchcock/ Observations on film art : Directors: Hitchcock Equinox Flower (Ozu, 1958). DB here: Academic critics and fans share a passion for looking closely at the movies we admire. A lot of film critics enjoy... film art directorsobservationshitchcock https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-miike-takashi/ Observations on film art : Directors: Miike Takashi The Skin I Live In. DB here: Contemporary Hollywood films can play prettily with time, parallels, and point-of-view, at least within certain boundaries. (We’ve... film art directorsobservationsmiiketakashi https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-fincher/ Observations on film art : Directors: Fincher The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972). Privacy is the seat of Contemplation, though sometimes made the recluse of Tentation… Be you in your Chambers or... film art directorsobservationsfincher https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-angelopoulos/ Observations on film art : Directors: Angelopoulos Man on Fire (Tony Scott, 2004); The Suspended Step of the Stork (Theo Angelopoulos, 1991). DB here: In January of 2012, while shooting The Other Sea, Theo... film art directorsobservationsangelopoulos https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-schrader/ Observations on film art : Directors: Schrader Confidence (2003). DB here: “So I’m dead.” At the start of Confidence we hear Jake Vig’s voice as we see him lying bloodied on a pavement. As the protagonist... film art directorsobservationsschrader https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-capellani/ Observations on film art : Directors: Capellani Blancanieves Kristin here: February and March have been good to silent cinema. Time for a round-up of some highlights as we impatiently anticipate Il Cinema... film art directorsobservations https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-kieslowski/ Observations on film art : Directors: Kieslowski 24 Frames (2017) Kristin here: David and I started this blog way back in 2006 largely as a way to offer teachers who use Film Art: An Introduction... film art directorsobservations https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-welles/ Observations on film art : Directors: Welles The Mortal Storm (1940). DB here: We don’t usually think of classic studio cinema as particularly contemplative. But many films open up spaces for quiet... film art directorsobservationswelles https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-lubitsch/ Observations on film art : Directors: Lubitsch Shanghai Express. Kristin here– The year draws to a close, and the internet abounds with lists by professional critics, educated fans, and clueless people... film art directorsobservations https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-loznitsa/ Observations on film art : Directors: Loznitsa Donbass (2018). DB here: Of the many gifted post-Soviet-era filmmakers, one has emerged prominently in response to Russia’s invasion of the country. Sergei... film art directorsobservations https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-baumbach/ Observations on film art : Directors: Baumbach Little Women (2019). DB here: For a while The Blog conducted an annual ritual of analyzing storytelling techniques in year-end releases. I wrote entries from... film art directorsobservations https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-mizoguchi-kenji/ Observations on film art : Directors: Mizoguchi Kenji Street of Shame (1956). Filmmakers must study the film image and its potential for expression. This is our primary responsibility. Kenji Mizoguchi DB here: So... film art directorsobservationsmizoguchikenji https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-kitano/ Observations on film art : Directors: Kitano Outrage Coda (2017). DB here: The period from 1985-1995 was a sterling era for world cinema. Whatever you think of Hollywood of that time (it wasn’t as bad as... film art directorsobservationskitano https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-gerwig/ Observations on film art : Directors: Gerwig Little Women (2019). DB here: For a while The Blog conducted an annual ritual of analyzing storytelling techniques in year-end releases. I wrote entries from... film art directorsobservationsgerwig https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/diretors-tati/ Observations on film art : Directors: Tati DB here: The fears that electronic publishing would kill off the physical book have abated. Just as home video and theatrical moviegoing managed to coexist,... film art directorsobservationstati https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-ozon/ Observations on film art : Directors: Ozon Parasite (2019). DB here: As a student of storytelling, I recognize that we can enjoy loose, episodic plots. But I also admire the shrewd craft of constructing... film art directorsobservationsozon https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-mendoza/ Observations on film art : Directors: Mendoza Our final post from this year’s Vancouver International Film Festival. Plenty to talk about, so today you get your money’s worth. Oh, wait….it’s free. So you... film art directorsobservationsmendoza https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-pudovkin/ Observations on film art : Directors: Pudovkin The End of St. Petersburg (1927) Kristin here: Flicker Alley continues its editions of classic silent films previously unavailable on disc or available only in... film art directorsobservations https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-suo-masayuki/ Observations on film art : Directors: Suo Masayuki DB here: Our newest installment of Observations is now up on The Criterion Channel. In it I consider how Ozu’s Passing Fancy (1933) exhibits his distinctive... film art directorsobservationssuomasayuki https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-davies/ Observations on film art : Directors: Davies A Quiet Passion (2016). DB here: . . . . sums up what has happened and hints at what’s to come. Seeing Terence Davies’ splendid A Quiet Passion again at our... film art directorsobservationsdavies https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-iosseliani/ Observations on film art : Directors: Iosseliani DB here: Every summer Brussels hosts one of the world’s most unusual film festivals. By global standards it’s a small event: it showcases only twenty or so... film art directorsobservations https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-melies/ Observations on film art : Directors: Méliès Real-time performance-capture images for The Adventures of Tintin. Kristin here: The Extraordinary Voyage (2011, Serge Bromberg and Eric Lange) I had expected... film art directorsobservations https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-ozu-yasujiro/ Observations on film art : Directors: Ozu Yasujiro Shanghai Express. Kristin here– The year draws to a close, and the internet abounds with lists by professional critics, educated fans, and clueless people... film art directorsobservationsozu https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-sjostrom/ Observations on film art : Directors: Sjöström DB here: Today our comrades at the Criterion Channel on FilmStruck have posted Kristin’s new installment of our series, “Observations on Film Art.” It’s... film art directorsobservations https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-begman/ Observations on film art : Directors: Bergman Lucky to Be a Woman (1955). DB here: How to sum up nine days of Cinema Ritrovato? I logged thirty-two features and half as many shorts and fragments, along... film art directorsobservationsbergman https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-tarr/ Observations on film art : Directors: Tarr Mon Oncle (1958) Kristin here: Or binging, if you prefer. Either is an acceptable spelling. Streaming entertainment is one of the things that are saving our... film art directorsobservationstarr https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-wyler/ Observations on film art : Directors: Wyler The Little Foxes (1941). DB here: For me, shooting is a struggle where you only get to be happy for five minutes before you start thinking about the next... film art directorsobservationswyler https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-kuleshov/ Observations on film art : Directors: Kuleshov The Adventures of Prince Achmed. Kristin (with some help from David) here: David and I have been offering this greatest-of-90-years-ago series almost as long... film art directorsobservations https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-epstein/ Observations on film art : Directors: Epstein La passion de Jeanne d’Arc Kristin here: Time for our twelfth annual alternative to the usual list of the ten best films of the current year. Instead, I offer... film art directorsobservationsepstein https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-cohen/ Observations on film art : Directors: Cohen film art directorsobservationscohen https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-hong-sangsoo/ Observations on film art : Directors: Hong Sangsoo Hill of Freedom (2014). DB here: Crises make people resourceful, and the Covid-19 virus has spurred workers in film culture to try new ways to feed movie... film art directorsobservationshong https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-herzog/ Observations on film art : Directors: Herzog Making Montgomery Clift (2018). DB here: Our days and nights at our annual film festival would have been hopelessly frustrating if we hadn’t already seen... film art directorsobservationsherzog https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-anderson-paul-thomas/ Observations on film art : Directors: Anderson, Paul Thomas DB here: The fears that electronic publishing would kill off the physical book have abated. Just as home video and theatrical moviegoing managed to coexist,... film art directorsobservationsandersonpaulthomas https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-keaton/ Observations on film art : Directors: Keaton La passion de Jeanne d’Arc Kristin here: Time for our twelfth annual alternative to the usual list of the ten best films of the current year. Instead, I offer... film art directorsobservationskeaton https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-oliveira/ Observations on film art : Directors: Oliveira Il Cinema Ritrovato Book Fair (photograph Margherita Caprilli). Kristin here: I mentioned in my entry on the African thread at this year’s Il Cinema Ritrovato... film art directorsobservationsoliveira https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-yang/ Observations on film art : Directors: Yang A Brighter Summer Day (1991). If you care at all about the art of cinema, your task is simple. 1. Purchase, from whatever vendor you prefer, the new Criterion... film art directorsobservationsyang https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-von-sternberg/ Observations on film art : Directors: von Sternberg Shanghai Express. Kristin here– The year draws to a close, and the internet abounds with lists by professional critics, educated fans, and clueless people... film art directorsobservationsvonsternberg https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-clair/ Observations on film art : Directors: Clair M (1931) Kristin here: Our regular readers know that this annual series began as a simple salute to 1917, the year in which the basic norms of the classical... film art directorsobservationsclair https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-sirk/ Observations on film art : Directors: Sirk Imitation of Life. DB here: I do not like finding phallic symbols in movies. I grant you that there are some films that deliberately evoke the love wand: Tex... film art directorsobservations https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-ford/ Observations on film art : Directors: Ford Kristin here Last year at the Le Giornate del Cinema Muto film festival in Pordenone, Italy, attendees had the first opportunity to purchase Lea Jacobs’... film art directorsobservationsford https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-miyazaki-hayao/ Observations on film art : Directors: Miyazaki Hayao Ponyo on a Cliff by the Sea. DB here: Travel took me out of Madison for half of June and nearly all of July. While overseas, I saw only one recent US release.... film art directorsobservationsmiyazakihayao https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-ray-nicholas/ Observations on film art : Directors: Ray, Nicholas Jerusalema. Kristin here– The Palm Springs International Film Festival has a logo calculated to appeal to those of us who travel from snowy northern climes to... film art directorsobservationsraynicholas https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-kore-eda/ Observations on film art : Directors: Kore-eda Hirokazu Outrage Coda (2017). DB here: The period from 1985-1995 was a sterling era for world cinema. Whatever you think of Hollywood of that time (it wasn’t as bad as... film art directorsobservationskoreedahirokazu https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-varda/ Observations on film art : Directors: Varda Contempt (Le Mépris, 1963). DB here: After fifteen years of fairly steady blogging, we suspended putting up new entries in early October. We were reluctant to... film art directorsobservationsvarda https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-schamus/ Observations on film art : Directors: Schamus Laura (1944). DB here (in DC): Over the next two weeks I’m involved with several events during my stay at the John W. Kluge Center of the Library of Congress.... film art directorsobservations https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-fassbinder/ Observations on film art : Directors: Fassbinder The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972). Privacy is the seat of Contemplation, though sometimes made the recluse of Tentation… Be you in your Chambers or... film art directorsobservations https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-chaplin/ Observations on film art : Directors: Chaplin M (1931) Kristin here: Our regular readers know that this annual series began as a simple salute to 1917, the year in which the basic norms of the classical... film art directorsobservationschaplin https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-zhang-yimou/ Observations on film art : Directors: Zhang Yimou Ying (Shadow). DB here: You don’t have to be an addict of crime fiction to notice that bad behavior–from lying and cheating to assault and murder–is a prime... film art directorsobservationszhang https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-vertov/ Observations on film art : Directors: Vertov Lucky Star Kristin here: As 2019 fades away, it’s time once more to look back ninety years at some great classics. This series started somewhat by accident,... film art directorsobservations https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-kurosawa-akira/ Observations on film art : Directors: Kurosawa Akira 24 Frames (2017) Kristin here: David and I started this blog way back in 2006 largely as a way to offer teachers who use Film Art: An Introduction... film art directorsobservationskurosawaakira https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-morris/ Observations on film art : Directors: Morris Ying (Shadow). DB here: You don’t have to be an addict of crime fiction to notice that bad behavior–from lying and cheating to assault and murder–is a prime... film art directorsobservationsmorris https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-panahi/ Observations on film art : Directors: Panahi The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972). Privacy is the seat of Contemplation, though sometimes made the recluse of Tentation… Be you in your Chambers or... film art directorsobservations https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-bong-joon-ho/ Observations on film art : Directors: Bong Joon-ho Kristin here: It seems like anyone writing for an online or print periodical, whether media-oriented or not, is searching for some sort of hook on which to... film art directorsobservationsbongjoonho https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-feuillade/ Observations on film art : Directors: Feuillade Filibus: The Mysterious Air Pirate (1915). DB here: Two new DVD releases remind us how 1910s filmmakers, unconstrained by realism, used the newish medium of... film art directorsobservations https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-stahl/ Observations on film art : Directors: Stahl 24 Frames (2017) Kristin here: David and I started this blog way back in 2006 largely as a way to offer teachers who use Film Art: An Introduction... film art directorsobservationsstahl https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-menzies/ Observations on film art : Directors: Menzies The Devil and Miss Jones (1941); The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) DB here: I’ve been waiting for thirty years for Alice in Wonderland. No, not the theatrical release... film art directorsobservationsmenzies https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-mangold/ Observations on film art : Directors: Mangold Bong Joon-ho and team accept Oscar. Photo: New York Times. DB here: The big news is that Bong Joon-ho has pulled off a coup. Parasite won four major Academy... film art directorsobservationsmangold https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-chazelle/ Observations on film art : Directors: Chazelle Babylon (2023). DB here: The circus parade has just passed, and behind it comes a little man mopping up all the droppings left by the lions, tigers, camels,... film art directorsobservations https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-bahrani/ Observations on film art : Directors: Bahrani Kristin here: In the early days of Ebertfest, Roger personally introduced every film at this five-day event, which took place this year from April 23 to 27. He... film art directorsobservations https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-hou-hsiao-hsien/ Observations on film art : Directors: Hou Hsiao-hsien The Green, Green Grass of Home (1982). David’s health situation has made it difficult for our household to maintain this blog. We don’t want it to fade away,... film art directorsobservationshouhsiao https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-eisenstein/ Observations on film art : Directors: Eisenstein Dear Comrades! (2020) DB here: Thanks to Gerwin Tamsma, Monika Hyatt, Frédérique Nijman, and their colleagues at the International Film Festival Rotterdam,... film art directorsobservationseisenstein https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-liu-jiayin/ Observations on film art : Directors: Liu Jiayin Late Autumn (Ozu Yasujiro, 1960). DB here: Manohla Dargis of the New York Times has just written a piece that refers to some ideas that have appeared on this... film art directorsobservationsliu https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-johnson-rian/ Observations on film art : Directors: Johnson, Rian Poker Face, Ep. 10 (“The Hook”). DB here: Charlie Cale, an easygoing but tough young woman from New Jersey, has a unique gift. She can detect when someone is... film art directorsobservationsjohnsonrian https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-sturges/ Observations on film art : Directors: Sturges DB here: Matthew H. Bernstein is a long-time friend and a superb scholar. His biography of Walter Wanger has become a classic of Hollywood business history,... film art directorsobservationssturges https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-disney/ Observations on film art : Directors: Disney Music Land (Disney, 1935). DB here: “The great directors, I’ve learned, have a great sense of rhythm.” So says Alexandre Desplat, who’s again earned two Oscar... film art directorsobservationsdisney https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-scott-tony/ Observations on film art : Directors: Scott (Tony) Man on Fire (Tony Scott, 2004); The Suspended Step of the Stork (Theo Angelopoulos, 1991). DB here: In January of 2012, while shooting The Other Sea, Theo... film art directorsobservationsscotttony https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-petzold/ Observations on film art : Directors: Petzold Big Tech as Pac-Man: The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel (2020). DB here: Every festival has had to adjust to COVID-19. This year the... film art directorsobservationspetzold https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-preminger/ Observations on film art : Directors: Preminger 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). DB here: Over the years we’ve brought you several guest posts from friends whose research we admire. The list includes Matthew... film art directorsobservations https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-martel/ Observations on film art : Directors: Martel 24 Frames (2017) Kristin here: David and I started this blog way back in 2006 largely as a way to offer teachers who use Film Art: An Introduction... film art directorsobservationsmartel https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/directors-fei-mu/ Observations on film art : Directors: Fei Mu Otouto. DB here: Any major film festival is really many festivals. You meet someone who tells you about all the films they’ve been seeing, and the overlap with... film art directorsobservationsfeimu