Art on Film: June at the MFA
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff and Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird This June at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts sees a spate of new documentaries covering a wide range of art...
View ArticleThe Boston French Film Festival
from scarlettcinema.blogspot.com This July, The Museum of Fine Arts hosts its 16th annual Boston French Film Festival, offering a compelling lineup of films from directors both new and old. The...
View ArticleCelebrating World Cinema at the MFA
from mfa.org This Friday, The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston begins its new film series Celebrating World Cinema, featuring a variety of films culled from the museum’s other international festivals and...
View ArticleMourning (2012)
Mourning / Morteza Farshbaf / 2012 / Active Ingredients: Control over sound and image; Revelation of information Side Effects: Incomplete ending; Restrictive locations from clevelandfilm.com A protegee...
View ArticleSide By Side (2012)
Side By Side / Christopher Kenneally / 2012 / Active Ingredients: Important, timely topic; Considers many aspects of production Side Effects: Lack of experimentation; Cursory view of film history from...
View ArticleOn the Bowery (1956)
On the Bowery / Lionel Rogosin / 1956 / Active Ingredients: Raw, evocative footage; Complex emotional portrait of poverty Side Effects: Scripted moments undercutting the film’s immediacy from...
View ArticleModest Reception (2013)
Modest Reception / Mani Haghighi / 2013 / Active Ingredients: Slowly developing thematic implications Side Effects: Handling of tones; Frustrating performances Modest Reception [Modest Reception plays...
View ArticleAt Berkeley (2013)
At Berkeley / Frederick Wiseman / 2013 / Active Ingredients: Thematic editing; Political tone without didacticism Side Effects: Improvisational feel to photography; Inconsistency in later scenes “What...
View ArticleListen Up Philip (2014)
Listen Up Philip / Alex Ross Perry / 2014 / Active Ingredients: Flawless performances; Emotional honesty; Use of close-ups Side Effects: Fast pace leave unexplored threads; Abrupt ending [Listen Up...
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