Nowadays, film critics do not have to rely on written or verbal language anymore. Not only critical film makers, such as Harun Faroki or Tom Anderson, but also film critics, like Kent Jones, Tag Gallagher, Kevin B. lee and others frequently begin to perform their work by using film and video footages. Mediact opens a course of audio visual film critic yearly to expand the scope of film ciritic and visual art.
Nowadays, film critics do not have to rely on written or verbal language anymore. Not only critical film makers, such as Harun Faroki or Tom Anderson, but also film critics, like Kent Jones, Tag Gallagher, Kevin B. lee and others frequently begin to perform their work by using film and video footages. Mediact opens a course of audio visual film critic yearly to expand the scope of film ciritic and visual art.
A neurotic film critic obsessed with the movie Casablanca attempts to get over his wife leaving him by dating again with the help of a married couple and his illusory idol, Humphrey Bogart.
Since the invention of cinema, the standard format for recording moving images has been film. Over the past two decades, a new form of digital filmmaking has emerged, creating a groundbreaking evolution in the medium. Keanu Reeves explores the development of cinema and the impact of digital filmmaking via in-depth interviews with Hollywood masters, such as James Cameron, David Fincher, David Lynch, Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, George Lucas, Steven Soderbergh, and many more.
Offbeat documentarian Chris Smith provides a behind-the-scenes look at how Jim Carrey adopted the persona of idiosyncratic comedian Andy Kaufman on the set of Man on the Moon.
SEDUCED AND ABANDONED combines acting legend Alec Baldwin with director James Toback as they lead us on a troublesome and often hilarious journey of raising financing for their next feature film. Moving from director to financier to star actor, the two players provide us with a unique look behind the curtain at the world's biggest and most glamourous film festival, shining a light on the bitter-sweet relationship filmmakers have with Cannes and the film business. Featuring insights from directors Martin Scorsese, 'Bernando Bertolucci' and Roman Polanski; actors Ryan Gosling and Jessica Chastain and a host of film distribution luminaries.
Filmmakers discuss the legacy of Alfred Hitchcock and the book “Hitchcock/Truffaut” (“Le cinéma selon Hitchcock”), written by François Truffaut and published in 1966.
Documentary about the art of film editing. Clips are shown from many groundbreaking films with innovative editing styles.
An aspiring young filmmaker gets involved with an eccentric gangster for the financing of his first film.
Filmmaker Lawrence Shapiro discusses voice-over acting with the talented people behind the characters.
The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers.
Those who knew iconic funnyman John Candy best share his story, in their own words, through never-before-seen archival footage, imagery, and interviews.