Tag: filmmaking
Spielberg's Ark: The Masterful Schindler's List
In Language and Silence (1967), Cambridge University’s George Steiner famously suggested that, because the Holocaust “lies outside speech as it lies outside reason,” the proper…
Masterpiece Memo: Spielberg's 'Close Encounter' With Greatness
Da. Da. Da. Da. Daaa. Those five notes are perhaps some of the most iconic in cinematic history. After all of the human drama and…
A.I. – Spielberg’s Greatest Fairytale
It has taken over a decade for critics to finally realise just how great A.I. Artificial Intelligence actually is. A.I. was Stanley Kubrick’s pet project,…
Steven Spielberg Week: How To Watch His Movies – 2010s
The most recent batch of Spielberg films (not including the newly released The Post) deliver heavy, but audience-friendly political journeys (including The Post), a film…
Steven Spielberg Week: How To Watch His Movies – 2000s
A huge return to an unforgettable adventure franchise, a sci-fi drama once meant for a certain Stanley Kubrick, a Tom Cruise double bill, a Tom Hank…
Steven Spielberg Week: How To Watch His Movies – 1990s
In the 1990s Spielberg would conquer both box office and Academy Awards in the very same year. All his films from then decade are easily…
Steven Spielberg Week: How To Watch His Movies – 1980s
Many of us have a nostalgic fondness of the 80s, grew up with Spielberg’s legacy as he showed us true cinematic adventure and young emotional…
Steven Spielberg Week: How To Watch His Movies – 1970s
So here we are arriving at Steven Spielberg Week. I know you’ve been looking forward to this. But wait, you haven’t seen Schindler’s List? You…
The Square Takes Top Prizes At The 30th European Film Awards
Moments ago, in Berlin, The Square was named the Best European Film of the year at the 30th annual awards, which was kind what was…
Q and A With Writer/Director Scott Fivelson On His Hollywood Satire, Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story
Back in college, studying Media Studies, I delved into a huge project designing a production package for a film, real or not. I would very…
Vote: Ranking The Films Of Steven Spielberg
For those that don’t know yet, 11 – 17 December is Steven Spielberg Week at Filmotomy. I’m not one for ranking movies generally, it’s a…
Genre Blast: Beat It! It’s the Cops! – Police Genre
Whether it’s a frustrated and dedicated maverick taking on a situation alone – often against orders – or an escalated paramilitary effort launched due to the scale and sophistication of the lawbreakers, we like our law enforcement tales precise and no-nonsense.
Review: Dee Rees' Essential Mudbound
Mudbound is many things at once: A demonstration of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a portrait of racial tensions in rural America, and a universal telling of…
For Your Consideration: Beach Rats, Best Cinematography, Helene Louvart
What makes great cinematography? Is it colorful lighting? Is it long tracking shots? Well, while those things do help create a visually intriguing experience, what…
