The enormously influential film scholar David Bordwell passed away just a few days ago. This massive interview from 2004, never before published in English, makes for a snapshot of his personality and cinematic vision.

A return to this severely under-appreciated film, for its discussion of storytelling, interpretation, film criticism, artificiality, stylisation, interconnectedness – and whether stories can become real.  [3]

A strange case of parallel universes explored through Declan Clarke’s Geist Trilogy from 2015. Are you ready for film at its absolute weirdest, flouting all cinematic conventions and ‘hung out’ in a gallery?

M. Night Shyamalan has created a Signs fiction film about alien invasion, with powerful horror set pieces and comedic touches. An analysis of its dreamlike opening sequence peels away complex layers of motifs and echoes. [1]

Zeitgeist is replaced by timelessness, chamber music by a symphony. The systematically unpredictable Thelma is Joachim Trier and his team's most sonorous, lyrical and adventurous film.

Author, critic, filmmaker and, above all, game-changer, Peter von Bagh is a unique and irreplaceable figure in modern cinema. His final film Socialism is a fitting memorial. [2]

Cannes 2014: Variety rapporterte i dag om at det franske salgs- og distribusjonsselskapet Wild Bunch, i samarbeid med tyske Sophisticated Films, tar med seg Terrence Malicks etterlengtede og voldsomt ambisiøse univers-portrett, […]

Anita Killis festivalvinnende storfavoritt figurerer ikke blant Akademiets ti kandidater til nominasjonene for beste kortfilm. Det er et nederlag for norsk filmbransje, og ikke minst for Norsk filminstitutt.  [5]

Berlinalen 2020: I går kveld ble årets priser delt ut i festivalpalasset i Berlin, og til manges overraskelse var det den iranske regissøren Mohammad Rasoulof som ble tildelt den tyngste […]

KVIFF 2023: Never underestimate the proverbial margin; it’s where new things are born. Karlovy Vary International Film Festival’s (KVIFF) signature programme “East of the West” may be gone but the concept resonates more than ever. 

Tromsø Silent Film Days 2017: Is Charlie Chaplin’s The Gold Rush (1925) modern? Who cares! Like any true masterpiece, it transcends the confines of any epoch.

Tewfik Saleh's The Dupes (1972) serves as a reminder of cinema's potential to incite social change and foster cross-cultural empathy. By amplifying Palestinian voices and challenging dominant narratives, it advocates for human rights and justice.

What happens as the cyberpunk elements in Blade Runner are adapted and changed in Blade Runner 2049, brought into both the fictional future Los Angeles, as well as the cultural context of 2017?

Dette er en engelskspråklig utgave av den norske artikkelen av samme navn, supplert med et nytt vedlegg med innspill fra diverse Facebook-diskusjoner om Denis Villeneuves film.

The apparent simplicity of Split conceals a surprising amount of ideas, refinement and subtlety. This is a moment-by-moment analysis of the brilliant abduction scene, plus a hard look at isolation, corridors, animals and flowers.