big-screen nookie has made a comeback. FromPoor Things’orgy of ‘furious jumping’ toPassages’complex, elicit ménage à trois, toAll of Us Strangers’ tender gay romance andFemme’s much less tender one, sex is everywhere you look – and it’s all to the good. Because while...
Junko Yamazaki:Mizoguchi became synonymous withmise-en-scène(referring to how elements are arranged in the frame in front of the camera) in 1950s film criticism.Ugetsu, along withThe Life of Oharu(1952) andSansho the Bailiff(1954), was not only a subject of, but also an inspiration for ...
Featuring “36th Chamber of Shaolin” star Gordon Liu in not one but two roles alongside his “muse” Uma Thurman, Tarantino shines a spotlight on the heroes, on screen and behind the camera, that inspired him. But even on a purely visceral level, his camera sense and Hong Kong legend ...
The chase, which pays tribute to the legendary car chase scene in 1969's 'The Italian Job', has Jason Bourne (Damon) and his girlfriend Marie (Franka Potente) in a tiny car driving up street sidewalks, down stairs, head-on into street traffic, and more. Definitely one of the most thr...
“Hong Kong has long been respected as a powerful global economic hub and lively political and democratic space, supported by a proud and strong independent media. Yet the imposition of the new national security law… has undermined fundamental... August 31, 2020 New media laws obstruct the ...
Gulp is a short film that billed itself as “the world’s largest stop-motion animation shot on a Nokia N8” when it premiered. Using a record-breaking11,000 sq. ft. set, this video commercial was shot in South Wales with a Nokia N8 camera. ...
s suave-tough-guys oeuvre. Themall shoot-out sequencealone is enough to earn the movie a a shout-out here — it’s a perfect example of how to use geography, editing, camera movement, actors (including To’s rep-company MVPs Anthony Wong, Simon Yam and Lam Suet), and impeccably ...
Talia went to preschool with North, played on a basketball team with them through most of elementary school, was on the costumes crew with them for the fall play last year, and her mom Megan is a good friend of mine. North hadn’t mentioned she was in the class. Chatting before the ...
My friend carried the incredibly portable original Fujifilm X100 with its fixed 23mm f/2 lens. I was instantly hooked on the idea of a lightweight, portable camera system that was a joy to carry. Of course, I bought one and soon sold all of my Canon gear to invest in the new Fujifil...
The movie: Mid-20's photographer Chris is driving out to rural New York to meet his girlfriend's parents for the first time, but he's a little nervous. "Do they know I'm Black?" he tentatively asks Rose, but she's having none of it: "My Dad would have voted for Obama a third...