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Four Pieces of Unbreakable

A critical analysis of four pieces of M. Night Shamalan’s “Unbreakable” by Jim Emerson.
VIA: Jim Emerson

On Directing Actors for Film/Video

By IQ forum member: KillerCordova
Before we start, know this, I can only teach what I know, and I know only what I was taught, and a small bit more. I acknowledge that this isn’t complete, but it’s worked well for me, and hopefully it’ll work well with refining your technique […]

Nonprofessional Actors Give European Films a New Realism

Tobias Grey examines the trend in Europe of using everyday people in films to achieve realism.

…When the Italian film director Matteo Garrone began formulating how he wanted to make “Gomorrah,” his unflinching portrait of the Neapolitan Mafia, his inspiration came from a movie made more than 60 years earlier. It […]

Visual Language of Schindler’s List

Cineobscure is one of my favorite sites. Among other things they offer insightful visual breakdowns of landmark films such as Jaws, War of the Worlds, Christine, Aliens, Braveheart, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Tombstone and of course Schindler’s List.

…Spielberg, along with long time collaborator Janusz Kaminski […]

Citizen Kane Commentaries by Roger Ebert

Roger Ebert’s commentary on Citizen Kane is without a doubt the best DVD extra ever. Not only do you get the best film ever made, you get the best film school you’ll ever have for under $20. Here are a few short clips of Ebert’s highly educational commentary, […]

Andrei Tarkovski Advice For Young Directors

Andrei Tarkovski segment from the documentary “Voyage In Time”, offering advice to young directors.