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Spielberg Withdraws As Artistic Advisor To Olympics

2008-02-13 00:10:15 by Fred Schruers in Portfolio.com: Hollywood Deal
 
...artistic advisor to the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics, even as actress Mia Farrow led the assault on what she called his helping to "sanitize Beijing's image Today came the director's announcement that that based on China's involvement with the government and economy of Darfur, which serves to "provide it with the...
 
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Zodiac: Directors Cut Blu-ray (David Fincher, 2007)

2009-01-07 02:27:00 by Yunda Eddie Feng in HD DVD Reviews
 
...artistic reasoning for this decision, I think that it hurts the movie as only people who are really into music will understand whats happening. The other changes involve minor scene extensions and a minor dialogue deletion. Fans will want this edition for the numerous extras, but if youve seen the theatrical version, then youve basically seen...
 
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Light in Cinema: An Experiment

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2008-04-17 19:47:00 by Pacze Moj in Critical Culture
...artistic stature and aesthetic consequence Linear rhythms and movements, variety of spatial relationships, meanings of subject matter, emotional involvement, technical excellence, and dramaturgy may all make contributions to the quality of a film. This is readily acknowledged. But this investigation and report is confined primarily to light...
 
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Mind Meld: Art in a Digital World

2008-08-14 00:20:25 by JP in SF Signal
 
...artistic endeavor has not been immune to the advance of technology, but most people may not realize how technology can affect the production of an artistic work We asked the following question of this week's panel How have digital tools affected the way in which you create your artistic pieces? Will a 100% digitally created work of art ever...
 
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Oscar's 2007 Best Pictures

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2008-02-22 15:58:23 by Editor in Ferdy on Films, etc.
...Artistic Production," to F. W. Murnaus Sunrise . The following year, The Broadway Melody became the first actual Best Picture, receiving an award, then, that one might describe as a balance of those two previously cited qualitiesstandard of production, and artistic merit. Its a vital point to remember in contemplation of the award,...
 
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A Critique of Three Comedic Films

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2008-11-29 01:16:48 by DJ Heinlein in Matte Havoc
...artistic nature and history of the directors who have helmed each one. These four directors, listed alongside their respective film titles, are Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Burn After Reading (2008), Frank Capra, It Happened One Night (1934), and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Amélie (2001 Each of these four filmmakers has earned equal recognition...
 
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Art Isn't Easy

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2008-02-21 06:56:00 by Josh R in Edward Copeland on Film
...artistic enterprise that requires you to think. That being said, the theater is more than just a classroom, and not unlike the millions of moviegoers who flooded multiplexes nationwide for the simple pleasure of witnessing big CGI-generated robots beating the hell out of one another, theater audiences are looking to respond to what they see...
 
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PERSEPOLISThe Evening Class Interview With Vincent Paronnaud

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2007-12-19 00:15:00 by Maya in The Evening Class
...artistic dimension; but, perhaps even more important, is the friendship and the mutual respect that has grown between us. That's the basis for our collaboration. Yes, there's certainly my contribution, my take, which is very much present in Persepolis and it was a challenge to be present but very discretely. It's not my role to upstage...
 
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Double Dose of Seijun Suzuki

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2007-10-24 16:14:00 by Ed Hardy, Jr. in Shoot the Projectionist
...artistic imprint. But when the theory of auteurism was first posited, it was not only about identifying the common elements between an artists work, it was about the ability of a contract director to transform a studio project into a personal statement. Seijun Suzuki made a ton of studio assignments at Nikkatsu. Two such mid-60s films are...
 
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11/26: I'm Not There

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