Carmen Leroi’s first two short films feature two characters named Elsa. In one film she is a young woman in her late 20s, and in another she is a woman in her 40s. In the first film, Les belles portes, her brother appears and disappears over the course of 15 minutes, and in the second,…… Continue reading What is the Modern Cinema? – Carmen Leroi
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What is the Modern Cinema? – Grand Maison Paris
Grand Maison Paris recently premiered at the San Sebastian International Film Festival. It is the continuation of 2019’s Grand Maison Tokyo, a Japanese television show. It’s an odd thing when a television show makes the jump to the cinema world. The TV series followed Kimura Takuya (an axiom of J-Drama) on his quest to create…… Continue reading What is the Modern Cinema? – Grand Maison Paris
What is the Modern Cinema? #3 – Cambio Cambio
Money Trees: Lautaro García Candela’s Cambio Cambio How to film an economic crisis? How to show this in dramatic terms? Make it understood to an audience who doesn’t know its particulars? Or, perhaps more importantly, how to renew this experience for those who have lived it, or are still going through it? This is at…… Continue reading What is the Modern Cinema? #3 – Cambio Cambio
What is the Modern Cinema? #2 – Dallas Shorts
There is a focus in cinephile culture on the latest and greatest festivals – Cannes, Venice, Toronto, etc. But, unless you’re a working critic or happen to live close enough to those cities, these are not the festivals where you will be watching the latest films. You will rely on your local festival, the regional…… Continue reading What is the Modern Cinema? #2 – Dallas Shorts
What is the Modern Cinema? #1 – José Manuel Cravioto
In recent years there has been an uptick in Mexican comedies. Many of these films slip undetected to streaming platforms. They rely on recognizable stars (Mauricio Ochmann, Aislin Derbez, Omar Chaparro, Martha Higareda, etc.) and proven formulas (a Christmas movie, road trip film, remakes) to catch the attention of the unsuspecting scroller. You could get…… Continue reading What is the Modern Cinema? #1 – José Manuel Cravioto
What is the Modern Cinema? #0 – 2020 Version
This text was written in 2020 and is now being published for the first time. In the age of the virus, the Covid-19, the films which were meant for our theaters disappeared. Instead they found their way online via desperate measures – anything to recoup investment. Films as disparate as Emma, or Bloodshot, or Trolls…… Continue reading What is the Modern Cinema? #0 – 2020 Version
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