Sunday Reads: 30th December 2012
Marilyn, The Master and Melancholia
Kim Morgan ties together three subjects that might at first seem very different.
Todd VanDerWerff on the final episode of The Sopranos.
‘Unfilmable’ stories like Life of Pi can make perfect cinema
Tim Robey on adaptations of supposedly unfilmable books.
Awards and Advocacy. How Should We Choose “The Best”?
Nathaniel Rogers on the close-minded thinking and critical echo chamber that often leads to an uninspired series of ‘best’ awards. I also particularly like these lines – “…That will sound odd coming from me since I think of myself as both a film critic and an Oscar pundit but they are EXTREMELY different jobs and should remain so. I just happen to like doing both.”
In Movies With Nudity, What’s the Line Between Ogling and Art?
An interesting piece at The Atlantic on screen nudity from Jason Bailey, focusing on Killer Joe and Compliance.
Zero Dark Thirty’s Wrong and Dangerous Conclusion
Director Alex Gibney weighs in on the controversy surrounding Zero Dark Thirty.
A new interview with the director of Margaret.
Tim J. Smith (the Continuity Boy) on Higher Frame Rates.
High Frame Rate Video Playback
A brief lesson in HFR at Red.com.
and another piece at Red.com on Shutter Angles
And finally, a super-cut of passageways in the films of Ozu.