Frederick Wiseman’s latest documentary, La Danse, features just under three hours of footage of the Paris Opera Ballet, one of the world’s premiere ballet companies. You’ll notice, Dear Reader, that Your Correspondent did not use the words “chronicle,” “document,” or any other synonym that would imply storytelling, because that would be a stretch. [...]
If you have ever complained that CGI is ruining special effects, ever pined wistfully for the days of latex and puppets, hear this: you are not alone. Cinematic creatures have undergone a disturbing revolution since the golden days of Peter Jackson and George Lucas, who captured our hearts with miniatures, puppets, animatronics, and simple [...]
Guido van der Werve, the Dutch pianist and artist has broken ground (and you’ll understand what a witty pun this is in a second) in film in recent years, exhibiting his short experimental work at museums and galleries around the world. His films tend to be simply shot and often static, but they are [...]