Every Frame A Painting takes a look at the films and filmmaking of Billy Wilder. “In the annals of filmmaking, we have great writers and great directors, but then there is Billy Wilder – one of the greatest who did both.” Watch here.
Taylor Ramos and Tony Zhou have returned with a new video essay at Every Frame A Painting! “What do you do when you’ve got two actors, a bunch of dialogue, and only enough time to get one camera angle? Consider one of the oldest tools in the filmmaking […]
Effin’ Birds creator Aaron Reynolds looks at bootleg merchandise in an excellent video series! “Join Effin’ Birds creator Aaron Reynolds and a series of special guests as they explore the best and worst knock-off merchandise.” Watch here. Thanks, Ed!
Polygon‘s Patrick Gill reveals the truth in a video essay. “Everything is wrestling. Over the last 25 years, video games have borrowed wrestling moves and archetypes with reckless abandon, regardless of whether or not the game has anything to do with wrestling. Here’s the story of how the […]
At Neon Harbor, friend of the Gutter Ed Glaser talks about Shocking Dark (1989), an Italian homage to Aliens (1986) and The Terminator (1984). Watch here.
Film School Rejects has a groovy video essay by Patrick Willems about Sam Raimi and horror comedies. “Raimi’s ‘funhouse gauntlet’ approach to horror comedy ultimately relies on a varied bag of tricks, from exaggeration and escalation to seeing how much slapstick punishment Evil Dead star Bruce Campbell is able […]