It begs the question of what it would actually take to win the attention and approval of the device-centered youths of today. Would it be what’s in the film, as in a set of parents instituting a cold turkey removal of wi-fi, a migration to analog country isolation, and the nudging increase of go-out-and-get-dirty experiences? Sure, that stuff tends to work in fictional movies, but what about stepping out of the movie itself to the theatrical and streaming marketplaces.
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Read MoreCannabis and the movies share a long history. For almost a century, films have shaped how audiences picture cannabis and the people who use it. Today a quiet home screening is one of the most common settings for legal, adult use.
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Read MoreSure enough, they have a doozy of a story for us in Coyote vs. Acme that simultaneously slaps our knees with humor and our faces with a silly and sobering dose of topical social commentary. The result is one of the most flat-out entertaining and endlessly clever movies of recent memory.
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The film industry has always been built around collaboration. Directors, actors, producers, writers, editors, cinematographers, and other professionals often need to work closely together to bring a story to life. However, when these professionals are located in different countries, coordinating a production can become complicated.
Read MoreThis kind of movie, like the characters in peril, live and die by the balance—or imbalance—of poor choices versus good decisions made by the central on-screen characters. Veer too much in the poor direction, and you throw your hands up at the screen too often in fun-dampening frustration. Pile too high in the good direction and everyone is a Mary Sue, and the sense of survival suspense evaporates. The End of Oak Street finds admirable footing in this area amid its surreal premise.
Read MoreRepetition can look like the enemy of storytelling. Movies are expected to move and surprise, while recurring actions appear to hold them in place. Yet filmmakers use repetition to sharpen attention. Once an audience understands the pattern, the smallest alteration gains dramatic weight.
Read MoreSports movies work because they are rarely only about the game. The best ones use competition as a frame for discipline, pressure, friendship, failure, and comeback stories. Whether the sport is boxing, baseball, football, racing, or basketball, a strong sports film gives the audience a reason to care before the final score arrives.
Read MoreFilm production has traditionally depended on people working together in the same physical locations. Directors, producers, actors, cinematographers, editors, and other crew members often need to coordinate schedules, review footage, discuss creative decisions, and solve problems quickly. However, modern technology has made it possible for many of these activities to happen remotely.
Read MoreNobody sat us down and taught us what luck is. We picked it up in the dark, mostly, watching somebody else's fortune turn on a screen. The lottery ticket left as a tip. The underdog who has no business winning and wins anyway. The gambler who should walk away and doesn't. A century of cinema has done more to shape how ordinary people think about chance than any statistics class ever will.
Read MoreA master of all things moody and mysterious, Dafoe is the chief reason to approach this narrative based on Panos Karnezis’s 2007 novel. The enigmatic star, singing and dancing at a few points, is granted all latitude to explore the framed space, and the camera is entranced to follow him. However, back to its ugly soap opera traits, outside of actively worshipping Dafoe completists, absorbing the undesirable heights of Jiménez’s bleak film is hard to recommend.
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