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  • 114 Lumière shorts now on Amazon Prime

    It’s been more than 20 years since we’ve seen a home video release of the inventors of cinema, Auguste and Louis Lumière. Their catalogue was produced between 1895 and 1905, so what could have changed in the past 20 years? In 2015, the Institut Lumière led an effort to release many of their films through…

  • Archway screenshots from The Great Dictator

    Inspired by the cinematography and set design of The Great Dictator (1940), I stitched together the vertical pan shot of the great arch at the Tomainian rally, about 3/4 of the way into the movie. I’m still baffled as to how this was made, considering you can see people clapping in the audience. Also, my…

  • 2018 movie watching in review

    Top 12 favorites, 1001 Movies favorites, notable first-time viewings, and a list of 2018 movies I did not get a chance to see yet. Past reviews: 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014.

  • Video clips and history of world cinema: 1908-1917

    10 Years 10 Films (10Y10F) is a project to display embedded YouTube selections of cinema history. This is Part III of a series that gives the viewer a quick time-lapse view of how movie technology and style has developed throughout the world – one clip each year – from 1888 through 2017, starting with the…

  • Video clips and history of world cinema: 1898-1907

    10 Years 10 Films (10Y10F) is a project to display embedded YouTube selections of early cinema. This is Part II of a series that gives the viewer a quick time-lapse view of how movie technology and style has developed throughout the world – one clip each year – from 1888 through 2017, starting with the…

  • 2017 movie watching in review

    Top 12 favorites, 1001 Movies favorites, notable first-time viewings, and a list of 2017 movies I did not get a chance to see yet. Past reviews: 2016, 2015, 2014.