Justin Lin describes five breathtaking movie car chase scenes (including of one his own) and explains what makes them so effective. A New York Times video.
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“Death is on the back of everyone’s minds whether they want to admit it or not.”
Francis Ford Coppola, interviewed by author R.H. Greene when Coppola was promoting his film Jack, starring Robin Williams, 1996. Animated by Patrick Smith for Blank on Blank (PBS Digital). Colorist: Jennifer Yoo. Music by Teddy Lasry and Bernard Grimaldi.
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“Sometimes when it all comes together … you become the film you’re making.” – Martin Scorsese, interviewed by T.J. English in in 1990. Animated by Patrick Smith for Blank on Blank (PBS Digital).
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Donald Trump’s favorite movie is Citizen Kane, probably because it’s pretentious and American. He explains the film — and his advice for Charles Foster Kane — in a short film by Errol Morris:
Pilot Chesley Burnett “Sully” Sullenberger III, infamous for a 2009 airborne goose slaughtering episode, is celebrated in a new movie directed by Clint Eastwood, who began his career portraying Rowdy Yates, a man who drove thousands of helpless cows to their deaths.
Vegans will want to give this flick a pass.
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“Hole in the Wall,” written and performed by Shelton Brooks, from the 1939 “race film” Double Deal. The film’s other performers include Monte Hawley, F.E. Miller, and Jeni le Gon, who is said to be the first African American woman signed by a major Hollywood studio.
See the full 1 hour film here.
More:
“Shelton Brooks: A Profile,” Thomas Morgan, Jass.com
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This year’s Oscar(tm) Awards will be announced today, but you won’t hear about a movie Oscar of yesteryear, Oscar Micheaux. He’s one of the pioneering filmmakers of African-American cinema whose work will be digitally remastered by Kino Lorber. See the promo below and read about the Kickstarter project here.
“Going Home,” a short film directed by Vikas Bahl, featuring Alia Bhatt.
Read about it here.
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“Seeing 3D movies can increase rating of symptoms of nausea, oculomotor and disorientation, especially in women with susceptible visual-vestibular system. Confirmatory studies which include examination of clinical signs on viewers are needed to pursue a conclusive evidence on the 3D vision effects on spectators.”
— “Study finds that watching 3D movies makes 54.8% of people want to vomit,” Discover Magazine blog
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Before tonight’s endless hours of sluggish Academy Awards presentations, watch this short video to remind yourself that movies are “talkies.” They don’t write ’em like that anymore. “It’s showtime!”
Compare: “Greatest Movie Quotes of All Time,” Tim Dirks, FilmSite.org
Video, “150 Lines & Catchphrases,” by “MoPapparani” (David Balboa). The complete list of catchphrases is on Exorphrine (scroll down).
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