A crowd lined up for a screening at the 2024 Wisconsin Film Festival (Source: Wisconsin Film Festival Facebook) KT here: About a month ago, August 17 to be precise, Variety published an essay by Owen Gleiberman. In it he decries the fact that while national grosses of mainstream films, especially blockbusters, have been recovering from […]

David Bordwell's website on cinema | Observations on Film Art

17.10.2024

Observations on film art : A24: A company of interest

The Zone of Interest (2023) Yes, another entry on A24. I didn’t expect for this topic to continue as a series, but the indie studio keeps doing intriguing and unusual things that most studios wouldn’t try. I first dealt with A24 because I was interested in the phenomenon of “prestige horror.” It was one […]

David Bordwell's website on cinema | Observations on Film Art

19.10.2024

Observations on film art : A memorial slide show for David

After David’s memorial service in May (a video recording of which is permanently on Vimeo with no password necessary), some people on my Facebook page asked if a collection of photographs of David could be made available. There was a slide show created to run on a loop in the lobby of the funeral home […]

David Bordwell's website on cinema | Observations on Film Art

25.12.2024

Observations on film art : Harry Potter and and fabulous making-of tour

Kristin here: Last week I returned from a nearly month-long trip, first in London and then joining a tour of Egypt. This was my second trip to London this year. The first, in June, served as a vacation after the intense activities of the winter and spring, when I finished my book on ancient Amarna […]

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Observations on film art : Where the movie lovers are: A guest post by Matt St. John and Zachary Zahos

Observations on film art : A24: A company of interest

Observations on film art : A memorial slide show for David

Observations on film art : Harry Potter and and fabulous making-of tour

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