Can you imagine a movie almost entirely in close-ups? Would you feel claustrophobic? Want to shove your elbows outward to create some breathing room? Stand up and stretch and take huge, gasping breaths? Or perhaps even hit pause and take a walk...
Topics: Carl Theodor Dreyer, close-ups, Maria Falconetti, NYU Tisch, Perspectives

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Sherlock Jr. is a Buster Keaton classic. At just 45 minutes, it is short, but packed with action and innovation. The stunts are astounding. At a time before CGI, I have no idea how he did this stuff. So I started digging around to try to understand it...
Topics: Buster Keaton, Movies, NYU Tisch, Perspectives, Sherlock Jr., stunts

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Now then, is it a filmmaker's duty to show every part of every city? To show every strata of every country a film is made in?What if a filmmaker came in and made a movie about the crème de la crème of Bombay - South Bombay society. What would the...
Topics: Danny Boyle, DesiPundit, Movies, Perspectives, Slumdog Millionaire

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If you’re in any creative field, watch this video by writer of Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert. It doesn’t matter if you are a beginner who’s struggling along or established and successful in your field - you will get a lot from this.
Topics: Creativity, Elizabeth Gilbert, TED

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The acting was exceptional. Across the board, every actor excelled. These are the roles that Meryl Streep was born to do. And Philip Seymour Hoffman - wow. He was so cleanly-creepy that I cringed every time his long nails were displayed.And there were a..
Topics: Amy Adams, Doubt, John Patrick Shanley, Meryl Streep, Movies, Perspectives, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tatvam, Writing

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