
Exiles and Expressionism: The Transatlantic Exodus of European Filmmakers


The Universal Theory review – chilly German sci-fi noir splices genres with style
Leslie Felperintheguardian.comThe trend continued into the sound era. An estimated three hundred films were shot—wholly or partially—in the Alabama Hills from the 1920s to the 1950s.
Gary Krist • The Mirage Factory
I think there's this weird thing at work now with the way people relate to, specifically, mainstream cinema. When they watch those movies, they like to be on the receiving end . . . and the sound is so loud, and the images are so powerful, they want to be totally passive. But then, a few months later, the salve film is on DVD, and they can watch it
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The conditions of a minimal underground classic—that the shape of a film be discernible in any single frame; that a single-camera strategy be the basis for the movie’s metaphysic and any situation within the film; that the repetitions of the camera, which is always obviously present, creates a spirituality; and that the field of examination be more
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