Willem Dafoe & Johnny Depp in Platoon (1986; Stone) Willem Dafoe & Lily Rose Depp in Nosferatu (2024; Eggers)

Remembering the legendary American filmmaker, John Ford, on his 131st birthday! How Green Was My Valley (1941) Director: John Ford

What a goldmine! Countless film magazines provided aspiring directors, writers, and cinephiles with essential technical insights, illuminating interviews with master filmmakers, and in-depth analyses of cinematic masterpieces. cinephiliabeyond.org/times-idea-int…

As an editor, I loved seeing the surreal "Tree Trunk Wipe" transition in SEVERANCE. There are so many little editing and craft moments in this magical episode.

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‘COYOTE VS ACME’ has been officially saved by Ketchup Entertainment, who bought the film for $50M They plan to give the film a worldwide theatrical release in 2026.

8½ (1963 dir. Federico Fellini) (Cinematography by Gianni Di Venanzo)

Today is SUPERMAN DAY so a good time to revisit Max Fleischer's 1940s cartoon. The animation is decades ahead of its time.

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Billy Wilder on how he directs movies: "I don’t rehearse at all. The actors forget what we were rehearsing, I forget how I rehearsed it, absolutely impossible. I have one hour of run-through before I start the shooting, sit around with the crew and the cast and discuss the

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How spinning lens shields keep cameras perfectly clear in extreme weather

Fathom Entertainment will re-release the following films in theaters throughout 2026: • “Citizen Kane” • “Ocean’s Eleven” • “Silence of the Lambs” • “Gone With the Wind” • “It’s a Wonderful Life.” • “Ben-Hur” • “Fried Green Tomatoes” • “The Birdcage” • “The Fifth

Luca (2021) is massively underrated. Pixar built its sun-drenched look from Italian Riviera photography, and the hand-drawn touches were inspired by Miyazaki’s early films. A gentle coming-of-age story with some of the studio’s most heartfelt animation.

The absolutely brilliant Don Bluth animation from the rare and extremely difficult DRAGON'S LAIR 2 These are the Alice in Wonderland and Eden Heaven and Hell segments

Kubrick staged many BARRY LYNDON shots to mimic real 18th‑century artworks, especially those by Gainsborough, Hogarth, and Constable. Wait for the wide shot here and it looks like a painting... until it starts to move.

LAWRENCE OF ARABIA originally had a dissolve from the blown‑out match to the sunrise, but when editor Anne V. Coates and David Lean saw the two shots joined as a straight cut, they loved the shock of it and kept it, trimming two frames to perfect it.

Are you a fan of George Lucas, Francis Coppola, Walter Murch, Steven Spielberg, and/or David Lynch? Have you seen the documentary film "Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound" that they all appear in? If not, you are missing out. It's available to stream on Peacock and Tubi

Pixar artist Teddy Newton hilariously satirizing the animation industry in 2006's THE STUDIO OF TOMORROW. Particularly relevant now in the age of AI.