New Book about Cannes Film Fest, Camera d’Or (2011): Las Acacias

Pablo Giorgelli directed Las Acacias, a simple low-key yet effective Argentinian drama that won the Caméra d’Or at the 2011 Cannes Film Fest.

Film Theory: Style–Editing

“The foundation of film art is editing” The syntax of cinema; its grammatic language Shots arejoined into scenes; editing eliminates unnecessary time and place (V.I. Pudovkin) “Films are a series of details–details within details.” (Jerry Greenberg, Scarface, 1983). “Everything on the shooy is just raw material. A motion picture is basically made in the editing […]

Harold and Maude: Bud Cort, Star of Ashby’s Cult Classic (with Ruth Gordon), Dies at 77

Bud Cort, who played the titular role in Hal Ashby;s 1971 classic, Harold and Maude, died Wednesday in Connecticut after a long illness. He was 77.

New Wave: French Film Movement–Notes

They rebelled against the older and traditional form of dependecy on literary texts by substituting a more lively and vibrant film language.

0 Oscar Movies: Best Picture–C (Winners and Nominees)

Best Picture–C (Winners and Nominees)