Elokuvallisia huomioita maailmalta 6.10.2011 – 7.10.2011

Thom Andersen: Random Notes on a Projection of The Clock by Christian Marclay – 1. The Clock is certainly dumb: a 24-hour movie made entirely from other movies in which the depicted screen time corresponds precisely to the actual time of the screening with plenty of clock inserts and shots in which clocks appear, sometimes …

Elokuvallisia huomioita maailmalta 27.08.2011 – 29.08.2011

Screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna (NYT Mag) – If Aline Brosh McKenna were to write a script about her life, it might open with McKenna, wavy-haired and underdressed, hopefully showing her work to a series of unsmiling magazine editors in New York. Discouraged but not defeated, she eventually screws up her resolve and decides to take …

Elokuvallisia huomioita maailmalta 27.05.2011 – 31.05.2011

On the death of anonymous people in movies – And to be sure this is all perfectly understood, I'm NOT talking about central characters or major supporting characters or even minor supporting characters. That's NOT what I'm talking about. With those you DO feel something and often are meant to. I'm talking about characters that …

Elokuvallisia huomioita maailmalta 19.04.2011 – 22.04.2011

Endurance: Survival lessons from Lumet (David Bordwell) – Classic Movies Reinvented Through Iconic Designers – Jeff Bridges Makes a Decision – Esquire – He's decided that this year, he's going to concentrate on making music rather than movies. Just now, when he's as famous as he's ever been, when the scripts are piling up against his …