Director Spotlight: Who is Orson Welles?
Welles, Welles, Welles: it’s another CinePunked favourite. Join us for a whistlestop tour through the legend that is Orson Welles. … More Director Spotlight: Who is Orson Welles?
Writer and film theorist. Co-programmer of CinePunked: Interactive Discussion for Film Lovers. Author of Edge of Heaven and Mark Antony & Popular Culture.
Welles, Welles, Welles: it’s another CinePunked favourite. Join us for a whistlestop tour through the legend that is Orson Welles. … More Director Spotlight: Who is Orson Welles?
Following the Oscar and BAFTA success of An Irish Goodbye, we take a look at Northern Irish cinema in all its weird, wonderful (and slightly gory) glory. … More A Quick Guide to Northern Irish Cinema
Generically playful but with a beating angry heart, Anna Biller’s films defy easy categorisation. Find out why in this spotlight on the multi-award-winning director. … More Director Spotlight: Who Is Anna Biller?
No, not THAT kind of montage. If you immediately thought of Rocky Balboa and Team America – read on. There’s more to montage than meets the eye. … More A Quick Guide to Analysing Visual Style: Montage
Mise-en-scène has the capacity to communicate vast amounts of information, very often without you noticing. In this third instalment of our series on visual style, we look at what we mean when we talk about mise-en-scène and the part it plays in the language of film. … More A Quick Guide to Analysing Visual Style: Mise-en-scène
Visual style is the visual language of a film. It’s the look and feel of a film. It gives you information, without you necessarily being aware of receiving that information… … More A Quick Guide to Analysing Visual Style: Cinematography
Visual style is the visual language of a film. It’s the look and feel of a film. It gives you information, without you necessarily being aware of receiving that information. … More A Quick Guide to Visual Style
As The Found Footage Phenomenon hits Shudder’s streaming platform, we take a look at, well, the phenomenon of found footage – from Blair Witch to The Devil’s Doorway. … More What is found footage?
From Truffaut to Tarantino – find out how an effort to recognise the art of filmmaking became the pillar of modern film theory. … More A Quick Guide to Auteur Theory
Sure, you’ve seen Amelie. And probably Run Lola Run, too. But have you seen this selection of absolutely stunning non-English-language masterpieces? … More 5 Non-English-Language Films You Really Need To See