Film History Spotlight: Max Ophuls
Max Ophuls didn't invent the tracking shot, but he may have used it more effectively than anyone else.
Author: kenmorefield
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An Open Secret (Berg, 2014)
Billed as "The Film Hollywood Doesn't Want You to See," Amy Berg's documentary claims the practice of child molestation in the entertainment industry is pervasive.
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Where Was God? (Palmer, 2014)
We call natural disasters "Acts of God," but we struggle to square them with our providential worldview.
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Our Man in Tehran (Taylor and Weinstein, 2013)
The remarkable thing about Our Man in Tehran is its ability (much like Rory Kennedy's Last Days in Vietnam which also played at the festival) to take a complex situation and distill it without being reductive.
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Misery Loves Comedy (Pollak, 2015)
The relationship between suffering and comedy is hardly an unexamined one. Think for a moment: what do we mean by comic "relief"? Relief from what?
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American Sniper DVD Giveaway (Concluded)
Warner Brothers is donating $1 for each sold American Sniper DVD, up to $1 million, to The Wounded Warrior Project.
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Dissenting Opinion — Avengers: Age of Ultron
The Marvel Universe: where life is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and endless.
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Noble (Bradley, 2014)
The problem is that Noble is so respectful of Christina Noble that its respect veers into awe. That's not an emotion productive of great works of art.
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Mad Max: Fury Road Press Conference
Have you ever wanted to attend a press conference for a new Hollywood movie? Questions can range for the ridiculous--did you learn about cars--to the interesting--how were actresses treated by the mostly male, six hundred member crew. (And yeah, you heard that number right.)
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Eat With Me (Au, 2014)
Mom moves in with gay son and they cook dumplings.