In a book that I refer to as the Bible of cinema, “Sculpting in Time,” Andrei Tarkovsky states that contemporary film should separate itself (as much as possible) from literature. If it doesn’t, then its future as an art form may be in danger due to the difficulties that arise if one tries to define […]
Day: May 19, 2018
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The 25 Best Movie Performances of All Time
Introductory Note: This list/article is the second in a series attempting to argue that for cinema to be and to be taken seriously as an art form, it must forgo and move beyond Hollywood-like visual-based ways of meaning-formation, understanding, etc. into actor-, face-, dialogue-, voice-, emotion-, body-, character-, feeling,-, psychology-, and tone-based ones. Readers are […]
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The 10 Best Lesbian Movies of All Time
When thinking of a ‘best’ list of LGBT related films, the criteria is so varied that it’s very hard to pick just a small amount. Are we comparing them in terms of narrative? Or is it strong and unique characters? Is it in terms of innovation of the genre, and can we even call lesbian […]