digital cinema

Blogging from the Java Divine coffeehouse in Holly Springs while waiting for my girlfriend.  I’ve been planning some longer posts about some of my summer research projects, but will start with a few links: ... read more »

More film and media links to brighten a summer afternoon: ... read more »

As I was wrapping up the semi-final draft of the book last summer, I began finding myself increasingly drawn to the ongoing debates about the future of independent movies in the age of digital media.  I addressed these issues briefly in a guest post published over at Big Screen Little Screen and managed to work some of these ideas into the conclusion of the book.  My post–and much of what I’ve written about the topic–was informed by ... read more »

As many of my readers will likely know, David Hudson, one of the most prolific, attentive, and eclectic film bloggers out there is discontinuing his “Daily” blog, an indispensable resource where David would aggregate, and often comment on, the day’s most significant film links.  In doing research for my book and tracking resources for the classroom, David’s work, both at his old GreenCine blog and more recently at the IFC website, has been incredibly valuable.  David promises, in his ... read more »

Here is the second half of my response to the book meme (here’s Part I in case you missed it).  Thanks again to The Film Doctor for tagging me and to Movieman0283 for suggesting such a productive meme. ... read more »

The Film Doctor kindly invited me to participate in the “Reading the Movies” meme, originally started by movieman0283 at his blog, The Dancing Image. ... read more »

I’ve been out of the loop for the last few days thanks to a wonderful long weekend with Andrea in Atlanta, which included a Braves-Sox game, tours of the CNN Center and Coke Museum, and a sentimental trip to some favorite restaurants and hangouts.  If you’re ever in Atlanta, the CNN tour is probably worth checking out, although I was a little disappointed by its relative brevity.  Still, spotting Ali Velshi working the newsroom on his way to the anchor’s desk was sort of fun.  I’ve got a couple ... read more »

For those who are interested, I’ve started a Facebook group for my book, Reinventing Cinema: Movies in the Age of Media Convergence.  I’m still thinking about how I’ll use the Facebook group and how it might differ from other forms of online visibility for the book, but at the very least, it should serve as a good resource for keeping friends and followers posted on events or issues I’ve addressed in it.  There is a degree to which I sometimes feel like all of these separate pages ... read more »

I’ve been out of the loop for a few days, in part thanks to some internet connectivity problems, but I’ve been finding myself mulling Paul Schrader’s recent Guardian column talking about the “exhaustion” of narrative and how it might affect cinematic storytelling.  Essentially Schrader, a longtime screenwriter, director, and critic, argues that media consumers are encountering a significantly larger number of audiovisual narratives than in the past and then a ... read more »

Ted Hope has a short, pointed response to MovieMaker Magazine’s list of 50 Best Websites for Moviemakers 2009. ... read more »