A really interesting article from David Bordwell about documentary and animated films that could be considered documentaries, including Waltz with Bashir and Persepolis. Click through to read it all.
The first in a series of video essays written and edited by Matt Zoller Seitz at Moving Image Source delving into the films of Wes Anderson. In this entry, Seitz outlines a few of Anderson’s most prominent influences, from the French New Wave to Peanuts. The text on the page is a transcription of Seitz’s narration on the video, which you play by clicking the video on the right. So I suggest you click the video and watch/listen rather than read the text first like I did. Looking forward to the others in the series!
Hat tip: scanners::blog
New Media Professor and Convergence Culture author Henry Jenkins hosts an article by a young artist who appropriates pop culture in her work - something which goes fine in the art world, but gets her into trouble when she posts her work on YouTube. I’ve seen a lot of things from film/television/new media critics and scholars about appropriation and fair use in the YouTube era, but this is an interesting take from someone in the fine art world.
Interestingly, Ebert disliked the premise but thought it was well-made, whereas I was intrigued by the premise but thought the filmmaking was unimaginative and only adequately executed.
Glenn Kenny lists his picks for best DVDs (and Blu-rays) released in 2008. Cinephiliac-heavy, but that’s a good thing.
