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  Steven Soderbergh says studios are keeping 'cinema' out of movie theaters

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on May 1, 2013 10:56 am + 31 comments

  Fewer viewers are going to the movies each year, and more of what they're seeing is from big-budget Continue reading…

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  Tao of Vine: the creators of Twitter's video platform speak out — and promise an Android app 'soon'

  By Ellis Hamburger on April 25, 2013 12:06 pm + 56 comments

  Vine co-founder Dom Hofmann has always been a film nerd. He spent summers as a kid making movies, Continue reading…

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  Lauded indie film 'Upstream Color' only came about after the death of a science fiction epic

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on March 21, 2013 01:20 pm + 8 comments

  Shane Carruth's sophomore film Upstream Color debuted at this January's Sundance Film Festival to Continue reading…

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  'The Art of the Steadicam' pays tribute to beautiful cinematography

  By Amar Toor on March 7, 2013 08:15 am + 25 comments

  If you've seen any movie produced within the past four decades, you're probably already familiar Continue reading…

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  Watch this: film-versus-digital documentary 'Side by Side' now streaming on Netflix

  By Jeff Blagdon on February 24, 2013 12:54 am + 25 comments

  If you’re even a little interested in the debate about the respective merits of film and digital Continue reading…

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  Remembering Stefan Kudelski, the man whose tape recorder changed filmmaking forever

  By Amar Toor on February 4, 2013 03:55 am + 3 comments

  Stefan Kudelski, the Polish engineer whose Nagra III portable tape recorder revolutionized Hollywood Continue reading…

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  How one man made a film at Disney World without Disney's permission

  By Amar Toor on January 21, 2013 09:16 am + 43 comments

  There's a palpable buzz at this year's Sundance Film Festival, and much of it is swirling around an Continue reading…

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  Is 48fps the problem, or do we just need to change filmmaking and our expectations?

  By Dante D'Orazio on December 21, 2012 12:46 pm + 142 comments

  Director Vincent Laforet has posted a long and insightful critique of 48fps after watching The Continue reading…

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  Christopher Nolan discusses the challenge of bringing Batman to life

  By Aaron Souppouris on November 30, 2012 05:36 am + 22 comments

  Earlier this week, Christopher Nolan sat down with film critic Scott Foundas and talked Batman. A Continue reading…

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  David Cronenberg sides with digital: 'I have no particular affection for film whatsoever'

  By Dante D'Orazio on May 21, 2012 08:58 pm + 15 comments

  David Cronenberg unequivocally offered his stance on the movie industry's move away from film and Continue reading…