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‘The Story of Looking’ Peers No Further Than One Man’s Self-Indulgent Purview [Telluride Review]

September 2, 2021 5:30 pm

The logical conclusion of one man’s perpetual quest to make sure the world is never robbed of even one of his precious thoughts, “The Story of Looking” is little more than a polished vlog. Mixing (literal) nak...

‘The Story of Film: A New Generation’ Is An Exhaustive, Frantic Sprint With Not Much To Say [Cannes Review]

Warren Cantrell

July 6, 2021 12:41 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

Something of a cinematic seminar course, one content to marvel at a medium rather than critically engage it, “The Story of Film: A New Generation” has a lot to say about movies yet little to say about cinema. ...

The Story of Film: a New Generation by Mark Cousins

‘The Story Of Film: A New Generation’ Exclusive: Watch The First Clip & Check Out The Poster To Mark Cousins New Cannes Film

Charles Barfield

July 5, 2021 11:27 am

News, Trailers, Video

Mark Cousins is kind of a film historian who makes amazing, long, expansive docs about cinema. He is best known for his 15-hour documentary from 2011, "The Story of Film: An Odyssey," and now he's made a follo...

‘The Eyes Of Orson Welles’ Is An Illuminating Love Letter That Is Too Preoccupied With Its Own Personal Touches [Review]

Andrew Bundy

March 22, 2019 3:49 pm

News, Reviews

Orson Welles made films about giants grappling with fantasies. He was an artist lost to time, who believed in the myth of honor and the power of chivalry but was perhaps too romantic to see how a knight-errant ...