Watch: 10-Minute Video Essay Explores The Film Noir Roots Of 'The Big Lebowski'
By Ken Guidry | The Playlist Fri Apr 03 12:45:00 EDT 2015 0 You may find it hard to believe, but “The Big Lebowski” premiered in theaters over 17 years ago. Where did all the time go? Well, within that...
View ArticleWatch: 5-Minute Video Essay On The Narratives Of Darren Aronofsky
There are many common thematic threads woven throughout the filmography of Darren Aronofsky. Faith has played a role in his movie to varying...
View ArticleReview: Chris Marker's 'Level Five' Displays The Work Of A Mastermind Theorist
| Back on the big screen as part of BAM Rose Cinema's retrospective of his work, Chris Marker’s 1996 documentary “Level Five” is a staunch reminder of the kind of the singular cinematic artifacts left...
View ArticleThis Father-Daughter Tribute to the 3-Year-Old's Late Mother Will Make You...
In a word, this tribute is beautiful. In more words: It's heartbreaking, heartwarming, poignant, moving, touching, tragic, wonderful and above all, beautiful. Ben Nunery lost his wife, Ali, to a rare...
View ArticleWatch: Little White Lies Names ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ Their #1 Film Of 2014...
By Edward Davis | The Playlist Tue Dec 02 14:07:28 EST 2014 0 Video supercuts come and go, but one annual treat is Little White Lies’ U.S. editor David Ehrlich’s top 25 video...
View ArticleWatch Every Best Picture Oscar Winner In a Four-Minute Montage
A lot of what we have been hearing about Sunday.s Academy Awards telecast is about honoring Oscar.s history, with tributes planned...
View ArticleWatch: 15-Minute Video Analysis Of Stanley Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey'
By Ken Guidry | The Playlist Wed Jun 03 15:50:00 EDT 2015 0 There are movies we go back to time and time again, discovering new aspects and themes we never noticed before. For some of these films, the...
View ArticleWatch: Video Essay Dives Into The Psychology And Symbolism Of Nicolas Winding...
By Ken Guidry | The Playlist Fri Apr 10 13:03:00 EDT 2015 0 "Drive" may have brought director Nicolas Winding Refn the most mainstream attention in his career, but it’s easy to forget that his...
View ArticleHanks's Mary Poppins tale closes London Film Festival
LONDON: The London Film Festival (LFF) closed on Sunday with the world's first screening of "Saving Mr Banks", the humorous and moving tale of Mary Poppins's adaption for the big screen. The film off...
View ArticleNelson Mandela death: Entertainment world pays tribute to Mandela
The news of the death of Nelson Mandela broke during a royal gala screening of the autobiographical film Long Walk to Freedom in London. The screening was attended by Prince William and the Duchess of...
View ArticleWatch: Video Essay Explores The Futuristic Vision Of Los Angeles In 'Blade...
By Ken Guidry | The Playlist Thu Apr 09 13:45:00 EDT 2015 0 We still have a long way to go before the sequel to “Blade Runner” finally gets underway. There has been a great deal of speculation as to...
View ArticleWatch: 9-Minute Tribute To The Films Of Michael Mann
By Anthony Nicholas | The Playlist Wed Dec 10 12:52:53 EST 2014 0 There are few filmmakers quite like Michael Mann. As a stylist he makes radical choices with light, composition and...
View ArticleOscars: Watch 84 best picture winners in four minutes -- VIDEO
Want to brush up on a bit of Oscar history ahead of the big night this weekend? With four days to go until the Academy crowns its 85th best picture winner, you can review the 84 that came before it...
View ArticleWatch: Video Tribute To The Work Of Legendary Cinematographer Gordon Willis
By Ken Guidry | The Playlist Wed Apr 01 16:58:10 EDT 2015 0 When Gordon Willis passed away last May at the age of 82, it was hard not to look back and marvel at the man’s long and illustrious career....
View ArticleWatch: 53-Minute Interview With David Lynch On His Films, Meditation And The...
By Nicholas Laskin | The Playlist Wed Dec 03 14:04:00 EST 2014 0 It’s been a real drag not having any cinematic output from David Lynch since 2006’s meta-movie freakout “Inland Empire." Renaissance man...
View ArticleWatch: Epic 15-Minute Tribute To The Films Of Christopher Nolan
By Oktay Ege Kozak | The Playlist Mon Apr 13 13:45:57 EDT 2015 0 Christopher Nolan is a polarizing figure amongst film fanatics. Usually, arguments regarding his place in film history swing between two...
View ArticleWatch: 20 Minute Tribute To David Lynch In 4 Movements
By Oktay Ege Kozak | The Playlist Mon Oct 13 16:00:00 EDT 2014 0 Fans of David Lynch (and great TV in general) had a lot to be joyous about this past week when it was announced that “Twin Peaks," one...
View ArticleWatch: 7-Minute Video Essay Explores The Cinema Of Excess In Martin...
By Ken Guidry | The Playlist Wed Apr 08 14:00:00 EDT 2015 0 We all remember the wave of controversy that surrounded “The Wolf of Wall Street” when it first was released on Christmas Day 2013. Martin...
View ArticleFandor takes large steps in mission to reinvent the Film Industry
Fandor, the online film community streaming the best independent and international cinema, today announced two major initiatives, the latest in its drive to change the way the film industry works....
View ArticleRemembering Robin Williams: 7-Minute Video Tribute, Moving Marc Maron...
| Less than 24 hours have passed since news of Robin Williams' passing rocked the world, and it's still hard to believe the comedian and actor is no longer with...
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