digital cinema

As I mentioned on Twitter and Facebook the other day, my laptop monitor died the other day, so I’ve been less able to blog.  I’m working on a borrowed laptop right now, but as I continue to think about my upcoming talk at the What is Film? conference in Portland, I’m still processing some of the discussions about transmedia movie distribution that have been taking place in recent weeks.  Here are some of the articles that have recently crossed my radar: ... read more »

I’m in the final stretch of an extended grading marathon, but here’s what I’ve been using to distract myself the last few days: ... read more »

Just a quick note to clarify one of the arguments I made in passing in my initial review of Michael Moore’s latest film, Capitalism: A Love Story. ... read more »

I’m still following the recent conversation about the independent film crisis relatively closely in the midst of long marathons of grading and fighting off an early fall cold.  Like everyone else, I’ve been following many of the recent debates about where this indie asteroid is hurtling.  For every article celebrating the principle that movies can now “debut on your iPhone,” there are dozens of others that offer far more sobering accounts.  ... read more »

A quick post today because I have a to-do list that seems to be growing by the minute: ... read more »

It’s impossible to review Franny Armstrong’s fascinating and persuasive hybrid documentary about climate change, The Age of Stupid (IMDB), without also talking about the distribution and promotional practices that have shaped its reception.  In an impressive achievement for word-of-mouth, low-budget marketing, the film was distributed to over 500 theaters worldwide in over 45 countries in a live-via-solar-powered-satellite premiere that attracted over one million viewers (accor ... read more »

In celebration of being listed as one of the 100 Top Blogs about Film Studies, here is a long links post full of pointers to some recent debates about film distribution, documentary, and the new media landscape: ... read more »

A few months ago, I began hearing about Age of Stupid, a feature film about climate change by McLibel director Franny Armstrong and starring Pete Postlethwaite as “a man living alone in the devastated world of 2055, looking at old footage from 2008 and asking: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance?” ... read more »

I’ve reached that nice part of the semester where class prep is starting to feel a little more routine but I haven’t yet accumulated a stack (or multiple stacks) of papers to grade, so I’m slowly but surely starting to map some ideas for future projects (hopefully more on that soon).  For now, a few links that are worth checking out: ... read more »

Some videos I’ve been watching and articles I’ve been reading in between stealing glimpses at the Falcons-Dolphins game: ... read more »