Category: Film

  • Transcendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer by Paul Schrader

    Transcendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, DreyerTranscendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer by Paul Schrader
    My rating: 5 of 5 stars

    I am pretty sure this is the best book on film that I have read. Changed the way that I saw movies. Made me very happy and confident that I could read movies with more precision and depth.

    Something that came out of the conversations this has spawned is my son Jack’s opinion that a lot of my criticism is not valid for the film–too academic. Too over the top. Many films cannot sustain such critique and are not designed to.

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  • Rumble Fish

    Here is the presentation I gave at the Otero film festival.

  • Movie

    Quit binging. Unfollow bad reviews. Watch classics. Explore obscure genres. Keep a watchlist. Maintain a film journal. Watch foreign films. Revisit black-and-white cinema. Turn off notifications. Watch with focus. Skip spoilers. Study cinematography. Plan your viewing for the week. Watch. Analyze. Organize your Watchlist. Read screenplays. Act on inspiration. Find hidden gems. Flops aren’t failures. Watch indie films. Write reviews. Save a scene. Learn filmmaking basics. Read film theory.

  • Otero Film Festival – Exotica – SWOT Analysis

    We gathered at Scott’s for snacks and a film. Here is my Prezi for the event

    Strengths

    Access Otero Second Half
    Background Beautiful
    Fellowship
    Film
    Food fellowship
    Good Food
    Liked the movie
    Movie
    Movie was good after all
    My old Ass
    Otero
    Parking
    People Movie Food
    People showed up
    PowerPoint
    Presentation
    Prezi
    Spread
    Started strong

    Weakness

    Ad hoc bullshit commentary
    Bettor
    Crowd too serious
    Did not attend
    Lack of PJ
    Miss Load
    Rescheduling a lot
    Set up movie for failure
    Set up moving for failure by joking around
    Streaming connection
    To many people talking in the kitchen
    Too many people talking in the kitchen, especially at the beginning

    Opportunity

    Different people picking movies
    More diversity in the people picking movies
    Most be good art movies that aren’t all sexually “problematic”
    Move to Stop entirely
    Neighborly involvement
    Opportunity to stop movie
    Standardize
    Vote on next movie
    Watching Frozen

    Threats / Challenges

    Choosing better movies
    Finding good and challenging movies that aren’t “problematic” in some way
    Ladder in the drive way
    Rehabilitating our reputation
    Rehabilitating reputation
    Reza
    Women