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John's Bailiwick
Phillip Lopate: “Anticipation of La Notte,” Part 2
During my junior year aboard in Austria, I lived on a budget of less than $100 a month, and any indulgence in a movie meant a day without food. I went to the movies often. One afternoon, I splurged to see the latest Michelangelo Antonioni film. Dubbed into German for its Austrian presentation, this new film was titled Liebe, 1962; it was known in Italian as L’Eclisse.
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President's Desk
President’s Desk: Plato’s Cave
“The phenomena of light and dark long ago inspired Plato, as he expressed in his allegory of the cave...”
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TheFilmBook
Visit with Darius Khondji, ASC, AFC - 2. Sources, Exposure, Contradictions, Directors
Darius Khondji shares some practical and aesthetic approaches of his cinematography
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TheFilmBook
Visit with Darius Khondji, ASC, AFC - 1. Book, Dimming, Colors, Direction
A wide-ranging discussion with master cinematographer Darius Khondji ASC, AFC - part 1 of 2
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John's Bailiwick
Phillip Lopate: “Anticipation of La Notte,” Part 1
Phillip Lopate’s essay "Anticipation of La Notte" captures that pure faith that movies truly mattered and could afford us rich insight into life’s dilemmas, qualities that had previously been attributed to the novel. But it's also simply a great read.
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John's Bailiwick
The FLFA Shortlist: 2018 and More
Every year at this time, as Hollywood focuses on the “best” feature films, which are almost always in English, it is worthwhile and rewarding to take a broader look and see the best of international cinema right on our own doorstep.
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Shot Craft
Deep Focus: The Basics of Electromotive Force
To understand how electricity works, we need to break it down into its most simplistic form. This requires a journey back in time to high-school science class.
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President's Desk
President’s Desk: Camerimage and the Renaissance
What will become of this essential event? “The thought of moving forward without the festival and losing all that it represents hurts deeply.”
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