Halloween thoughts on Hitchcock

Marion Crane flushes the toilet (the first time in cinematic history), then proceeds to close the door, take her robe off, and step into the shower. What follows is perhaps…..

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November 8, 2013

Camera Q&A: Thom Andersen on Los Angeles architecture and films

Who: Thom Andersen is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker who has taught film composition at the California Institute of the Arts since 1987. His 2003 video essay, Los Angeles Plays Itself,…..

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October 6, 2013

TV is the New Movie

At the turn of the 19th Century, families were treated to the brand new concept of the motion picture. As technology advanced, it became the social norm for friends and families…..

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September 30, 2013

Camera Q&A: Joshua Sinclair on Shaka Zulu and apartheid

Who: Joshua Sinclair is an Austria-based, American screenwriter and medical doctor. From a young age, Sinclair had an interest in film and medicine — the latter bringing him to South…..

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September 29, 2013

Camera Q&A: Thomas Harding on Hanns and Rudolf

Who: Thomas Harding is the great nephew of Lieutenant Hanns Alexander, who was part of the first British War Crimes Investigation Team in the aftermath of World War II. Alexander…..

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September 5, 2013

David M. Rosenthal on "A Single Shot" and morality

A Single Shot, starring Sam Rockwell and directed by David M. Rosenthal, opened nationwide on September 20th, 2013. In advance, I sat down with Rosenthal to film an interview with…..

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September 1, 2013

Camera Q&A: Jonathan Hertzberg on Dirty Old New York aka Fun City

Who: Jonathan Hertzberg is a Brooklyn, New York-based filmmaker who runs the Obscure One-Sheet film blog. His ongoing video series, Dirty Old New York aka Fun City, focuses on films…..

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July 25, 2013

Camera Q&A: Hervé Attia on his "On The Set" film location videos

Who: Hervé Attia is an architect based in Northern California’s Bay Area, whose hobby is making videos about his visits to movie filming locations. The videos are part of a…..

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July 7, 2013

Camera Q&A: Pamela Katz on Hannah Arendt

Who: Pamela Katz is a New York City-based screenwriter, whose latest script is for a biographical film about German-Jewish political philosopher Hannah Arendt — whose 1963 book, Eichmann in Jerusalem:…..

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June 21, 2013

Camera Q&A: Christopher Moloney on FILMography

Who: Christopher Moloney is a New York City-based, Canadian-born producer for CNN’s Erin Burnett: OutFront. The proximity of CNN’s Columbus Circle offices to Central Park, and a longstanding love of…..

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