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Crisis — Ingmar Bergman’s First Movie

Crisis 1946 ★★★½ Apparently not many people here have seen, or at least rated, Bergman's first feature film, the 1946 "Crisis." Of those who did, they are down on it, rather bizarrely. For its time, it's technically excellent. I was shocked to see Bergman had the blocking…
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December 19, 2020
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Grizzly Man — What Makes This Movie Great? (Ep. 11)

https://youtu.be/cIYEzJlfFtY Werner Herzog's movie "Grizzly Man" is in my view one of the great documentaries ever, maybe one of the greatest movies ever. Herzog's documentary profiles Timothy Treadwell, an Alaskan environmentalist who communed with the grizzly bears in their habitat for thirteen years. Treadwell shot…
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February 26, 2020
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What are Close Shots and Close-Ups For?

This video shows you how close shots, or close-ups, are used in movies and videos. I talk about what it means for movies, as an art form, to use so many close shots. Discussed is Sergei Eisenstein, Jacques Tati, individualism, celebrities, and beauty. This is…
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November 22, 2019