Every issue has one section dedicated to a particular question. Collecting responses from a range of perspectives, these symposia prompt us to think about the values and ideas that shape our most urgent cultural and personal decisions.
“Hegel claimed that art can no longer compete with philosophy. But can film take us to places not available in theory?”
The Old Frontier
“The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance” was born old. With its black-and-white photography and its backlot sets, its aging stars incongruously cast as young men,…
The Perspective of Terrence Malick
The thought occurs to the viewer that Holly is already in her magical land, if only she could see it. But she would have to…
Abbas Kiarostami’s Transcendental Style
The Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami has repeatedly said he enjoys it when audiences fall asleep during his films. This might explain his relative anonymity in…
Another Article about David Lynch
Lynch’s career as a filmmaker is unique. He is one of the few directors dominantly influenced by inner processes and unconscious insights. When asked about…
David Cronenberg’s Disembodied Cinema
The best word I’ve come across to describe David Cronenberg’s filmmaking style is “disembodied.” It was voiced as a criticism, but I think he’d own…
No Good Reason
There is something very striking about the mises-en-scène, the characters and the plot developments in the genre (a disputed classification) or historical cycle (by rough consensus…
