Explore How David Fincher Designs Dialogue and Utilizes Long Shots & Extreme Close-Ups
It was just last week we featured a video essay on David Fincher's latest feature, Gone Girl, but considering he has no new film in the works, we're pleased...
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Three Screenwriting Techniques Gillian Flynn Used to Increase the Tension of ‘Gone Girl’
With David Fincher at the helm, many attributed the success of Gone Girl to his specific darkly comedic style and slick visual aesthetic, but author-turned-...
The Art of Slow Motion in Cinema
For all the visual effect-laden enhances and camera tricks that are at a director's disposal, often times the most effective manipulation of time on screen ...
Watch: The Coens’ Closest Collaborators Walk Through Their Career in New Documentary
In the 30-plus years since Blood Simple, it's arguable that no other filmmakers have had a streak quite like Joel and Ethan Coen. With masterpieces througho...
Watch: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Filmography Explored In Comprehensive 2.5-Hour Video Series
With his seven films over the last two decades, there are few filmmakers who have displayed as much skill and artistry with each new work than Paul Thomas Anderson. ...
Andrew Garfield to Lead Crime Thriller ‘Under the Silver Lake’ From the Director of ‘It Follows’
Update: A24 has picked up the film for around $3 million and Dakota Johnson has joined the cast, Deadline reports.
With his early promise starring in fil...
The Greatest One-Location Movies of All-Time
After you step into Green Room, we recommend checking out these one-location classics from Hitchcock, Fincher, and more....
How David Fincher’s ‘Gone Girl’ Takes the Form of a Greek Tragedy
Cinema has long mined from the wealth of classic stories to present them in a new light. When it comes to David Fincher's Gone Girl -- or, more accurately, ...
Head of the Class: 10 Great College Movies
With the release of Richard Linklater's Everybody Wants Some!!, we look at our favorite college movies....
Watch Video Essays on ‘Winter’s Bone,’ ‘Dear White People,’ ‘The Revenant,’ and ‘Gone Girl’
Two independent American films of the 2010s, two video essays, two separate points of focus -- the micro and the macro. While recent examinations of Winter'...