a man walking on the street in a photo by Brian Padian

That was Film School, This is Now

By Dan DeWeese

Spring 2018

A conversation with photographer and independent filmmaker Brian Padian. Join us.

Events

Film

Write, Have Brain Surgery, Revise

By Dan DeWeese

Spring 2018

Brian Padian’s pre-production process was more intense than most.

Events

Film

More Frankenstein Than Frankenstein

By Pete Tothero

Fall 2016

Mel Brooks on the making of Young Frankenstein.

Aisles

Books

A Kubrick Odyssey

By Ethan DeWeese

Fall 2016

In a new novel, the famous filmmaker gets the Ready Player One treatment.

The Minor Critic

Books

To Be Human and Get Away With It

By Rachel Greben

Summer 2016

Sophia Loren writes her way home.

Aisles

Books

Other Film-Geek-Friendly Star Wars Spinoffs in Trouble

By Pete Tothero

Summer 2016

It’s not just Rogue One.

Aside

Screen

Film It Slant

By Dan DeWeese

Winter 2016

Dutch angles and male vanity in The Third Man.

Welles at 100

Screen

Speculative Cinema: A History

By Dan DeWeese

Winter 2014

An ongoing investigation.

What Was Film?

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Illustration of Barbara Loden by Matt Kish

Who Was Barbara Loden?

By Kate McCourt

Fall 2012

Wanda did not have the budget, polish, or presence of future stars seen in other New Hollywood films, but it did have similar thematic interests—and it was informed by a woman’s actual life experience.

What Was Film?

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Illustration of Linda Lovelace by Matt Kish

Linda Lovelace as Herself

By Sarah Marshall

Fall 2012

Can someone who has been transformed into a cultural symbol ever regain her status as a human being?

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