Category: Articles
Ways of Watching: Taming the World Through Cinema
Watching films is about more than pleasure. It can be educational and thought provoking, but it also scratches a more primeval itch, one born from our desire to make a safe, controlled space to live in. Cinema helps us to own and to tame our world. Ownership through oils In his book and television series…
Das Kino Deutschlands: An appreciation of German Cinema
I do not intend to cover the history of the cinematic output of Germany; that would take a book, and many already exist. However, I have noticed German films mentioned on CURNBLOG occasionally, and I would like to offer some for consideration, and hopefully introduce them to new viewers. Before the Second World War, many…
In the Realm of the Senses: Sex and Cinema
Here in the States, they say the hardest thing to do in sports is hit a baseball. In film, the hardest thing may be to film a good, honest sex scene. There are plenty of reasons for this. Unless you routinely scatter banana peels around your home, sex is the closest most of us are…
Disruptive Distribution: Joss Whedon and the Release of ‘In Your Eyes’
It’s always worth paying attention to Joss Whedon. The writer, producer and director responsible for the Marvel movie franchise also plays the independent movie game, contributing projects such as Much Ado About Nothing (2012) and The Cabin In The Woods (2012) between massive blockbusters. This year’s Tribeca Film Festival saw the premiere of his latest…
The Good, The Bad, The Screenwriter
To write a screenplay means dedicating yourself to hard, arduous and often frustrating work, as well as hour upon hour of pen-gnawing, wall-staring and creeping self-doubt. And when the first version is finally ready, you, as the writer, know that the editing process will inevitably take at least as many hours of dedication. Your screenplay…