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Carl Laemelle: The Making of the Movie Business: From Silent Grandeur to the Talkies

The Vietnam War Films That Defined a Generation

I was not alive during the Vietnam War, so the only things I have to shape my opinion about the time and conflict are books and movies. They say that history is written by the vict...

Public Domain Horror Films Every Filmmaker Should Study

Every year, movies enter the public domain, and filmmakers everywhere rejoice. That means we can go in, play with them, strip them down in our edits, use them as background, or stu...

The Movies Someone's Older Brother Made You Watch

Yeah, I remember the VHS tapes my buddy's older brother used to bring into the basement and show us. They were Girls Gone Wild. This isn't an article about that. This is about my o...

The 5 Westerns That Changed the Genre Forever

American film owes a lot to the Western genre. It helped build the mythos of the country and also of Hollywood in general. Now, Westerns are mostly on TV, but there was a time when...

Silent Horror Classics on the Big Screen for Halloween

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Films of fear, power, legacy, and family fall into theaters in Sept

Films of fear, power, legacy, and family fall into theaters in SeptOKC’s best indie screens are all set for films examining toxic power structures, family complexities, and the thi...

How Film Keeps Reinventing Formal Glamour From the Screen to the Red Carpet

Movies have always influenced the way people imagine glamour. A memorable dress on screen can become part of a character’s identity, while... The post How Film Keeps Reinventing Fo...

The Most Essential Movies of 1984

1984 gave us a little bit of everything. Horror icons, action heroes we still watch on the big screen today, revolutionary documentaries, and so much more. When you look back on th...

The Future of Cinema Is the Cinema Itself

The co-founder of the Rockaway Film Festival on developing a new model for community cinema.

Iconic Movie Scenes That Almost Didn't Make the Cut

It can be difficult to predict in the editing room which sequences or moments are going to resonate with audiences the most once the final cut is released. That means, naturally, t...

How Westerns Influenced Modern Visual Storytelling

Back in the early days of Hollywood, the Western was the most popular genre. It was a safe bet for making money, but it also became a place where directors and cinematographers cou...

Forget 70mm and 35mm. The True Cinematic Format Is 720p iMac

For decades, filmmakers have been asking the wrong question.Is 35mm more cinematic than digital? Is 70mm worth the expense? Should we shoot open gate?For me, these debates all over...

How Cinema Has Influenced Fashion Trends Across the Decades

Fashion has always borrowed from the movies. Sometimes the influence is immediate, with audiences leaving the cinema wanting a coat, hairstyle or pair of sunglasses they’ve just se...

A Look at Studying Film in Paris

[Sponsored post] Paris isn’t just the birthplace of cinema—it remains one of the most active film capitals in the world. For students building a career in filmmaking, choosing Pari...

4 Epic War Movies That Are More Historically Accurate Than You Think, Including A $480 Million Steven Spielberg Masterpi...

Image courtesy of Paramount Pictures War has been one of cinema’s most consistent subjects since the medium first found its footing, with directors returning again and again to ar...

Must see Italian movies

A listing of some of the best Italian movies ever. Italian cinema has produced some of the most influential films in movie history, from the gritty realism of post-war neorealism t...

What Makes an Art Film a Box Office Hit in 2026?

From horror and star power to timely concepts and spectacle, the strongest recent specialty-film performers paired artistic ambition with something more.

Exclusive: 19 NFB Classics Chosen for Lucas Museum of Narrative Art's Opening Film Program

Works by Norman McLaren, Evelyn Lambart, Ishu Patel, Martine Chartrand, and Theodore Ushev among selections running continuously in 2 theaters at the new Los Angeles museum that op...

This Originally Panned Sergio Leone Epic is Now Hailed as an All Timer

Maestro Sergio Leone’s final film, Once Upon a Time in America, was originally panned nearly into oblivion in 1984 upon its initial release. However, within the past fifteen years,...

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Post-Chiarini, the Venice Film Festival Nearly Faded into Obscurity. One Man Revived It.

Carlo Lizzani rebuilt the festival's reputation in part by rejecting the divide between experimental and commercial cinema, a radical move that helped it regain its international s...

How a 'film nerd' found a lost 100-year-old Scottish movie rewriting history

A SELF-PROCLAIMED “film nerd” has unearthed a 100-year-old Scottish movie that could rewrite the history of the industry, but had to spend over three years fighting to have his dis...

A Film Club We Want to Be a Part Of

Launched in September at the Venice Film Festival with a screening of Wild Horse Nine, the Cartier Cinema Club celebrates film.