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- Citizen Kubrick: Or Explorations Along the New Frontier
The Guardian has continued to prove itself as my new favourite newspaper. In an article published in 2004, Jon Ronson wrote about his extensive and deeply personal access to Stanley Kubrick’s estate in Hertfordshire. The article showcases some of the mans’ expected, yet non-the-less fascinating, quirkyness while also exposing a deeply rational and human side […]
- Key Scenes of ‘Metropolis’ Discovered
Metropolis, Fritz Lang’s 1927 breakthrough directorial effort, had been the most expensive film in the world until that date (and some time after). It was the most expensive silent film of the time, costing approximately 7 million Reichsmark (equivalent to around $200 million USD in 2005).
POW!
Unfortunately it’s been sliced and diced into countless different edits, […]
- The Dark Knight, Christopher Nolan and their steamy affair with realism
Wired’s Scott Brown recently published a fantastic article about the techniques being employed to shoot everyone’s must see movie of eternity The Dark Knight (the follow up to 2005’s Batman Begins). It’s a fantastic article for anyone even remotely interested in any of the elements - Bat-tastic action, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan or film-making itself.
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