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the artist’s artist, oskar fischinger was never truly...

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:27:34 -0800

the artist’s artist, oskar fischinger was never truly appreciated in the mainstream, yet he’s the reason why the field of animation can seem so boundless. id like to have shown “munchen-berlin wanderlung” but its nowhere to be found on the internet. it can be purchased at the center for visual music, however. in the meantime, enjoy his early piece “wax experiments”.

with the weight of an entire nation resting on her back, hara...

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:30:00 -0800

with the weight of an entire nation resting on her back, hara setsuko went out like scarface from “half-baked”.

at the top of my list of a criterion revamp is arne sucksdorff....

Sat, 06 Aug 2011 20:17:00 -0700

at the top of my list of a criterion revamp is arne sucksdorff. the only available versions of any of his movies are PAL formatted dvds from sweden.

though it is seldom given its due credit, editing is the one...

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:09:00 -0700

though it is seldom given its due credit, editing is the one element that separates cinema from all other forms of art. regen (rain) is the result of a collaboration between joris ivens and the late great helen van dongen.

even if youre unfamiliar with the name Helen Levitt, chances are...

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:12:29 -0700

even if youre unfamiliar with the name Helen Levitt, chances are youre familiar with her work. she’s mother superior to street photography. Here’s a rare short film she made in late 1940s spanish harlem.