🎥 Film

• 🔭How Scientists Showed Us the Unseeable

  Pulling Back the Curtain on a Black Hole Breakthrough

• 🕊️Act Like a Holy Man

  A new film will celebrate the lives, friendship and insights of two of our time’s most revered spiritual leaders - Desmond Tutu and the 14th Dalai Lama

• 🏆The Legacy of an Oscar

  Hattie McDaniel's groundbreaking 1940 Oscar win, its complicated legacy, and the fifty-year mystery surrounding the missing award.

• 🔌The Power of Unplugging

  Encouraging people to spend one day a week screen-free

• 🎥The Illumination Tour

  When what seems like “the ultimate curse” becomes “the ultimate state of being.”

• 🎬Subtleties

  Reflecting on the complexities of subtitles and their role in film enjoyment and cultural exploration.

• 🎨Drawing Cash

  An interactive site allows users to contribute frames to a rotoscoped music video of Johnny Cash's "Ain't No Grave."

• 🎬Two clichés make us laugh. A hundred clichés move us

  Eco explores how _Casablanca_ transcends clichés to unveil narrative power and emotional depth.

• 🎬So bad it’s good

  Exploring the unexpected joy found in bad movies, this piece highlights how audiences can connect with flawed filmmaking through shared experiences and creativity.

• 🎨Everything is Everything, by Koki Tanaka

  An exploration of inventive actions through everyday plastic items in Koki Tanaka's whimsical short film.

• 🎭Twenty years of unintended consequences

  Quoting the Simpsons.

• 🎬Our year in culture - Books, movies, and music of 2009, part 1

  This piece explores personal favorites in film, literature, and music from 2009, weaving together experiences and reflections on art and culture.

• 📽️Home Movie Reconstructions 1974/2004, by Elliott Malkin

  Elliott Malkin's "Family Movie" revisits 1970s Super 8 footage, merging past and present through shot-for-shot reenactments.

• 🍽️“To eat good food is to be close to God”

  A lovely exploration of food in cinema, showcasing the connections between culinary delights and storytelling.

• 🎸Les was More

  In remembrance of Les Paul, a pioneer who revolutionized both the guitar and multitrack recording.

• 🎭The blurry border between having a dream and losing one’s mind

  Exploring the intertwining of dream and madness in Herzog's "Fitzcarraldo."

• 🛋️Project Gatsby

  I've just written another essay for Comment Magazine, exploring a love letter to my college couch, accompanied by a short film that captures its essence.

• 🌜Le voyage dans la Lune, by George Méliès

  Celebrating the 107th anniversary of Georges Méliès' iconic film, Le voyage dans la Lune, and its intriguing connections to the 1969 moon landing.

• 🎬Looks like work

  An exploration of the creative challenges filmmakers face in portraying everyday digital interactions dramatically.

• 🌼S C Road, Gandhinagar, Bangalore, India

  A look at the heart of the Kannada Film Industry as fans and producers gather for a film premiere.

• 🍣Cirque du sushi

  Captured moments from a kaiten sushi experience in Tomakomai, emphasizing culture and enjoyment.

• 🛒If I Made a Commercial for Trader Joe’s, by Carl Willat

  A whimsical tribute to a beloved supermarket, blending nostalgia and humor through music and creativity.

• 📼Nuovo cinema Paradiso

  A tale of culture preservation as an Italian town intervenes to save a beloved New York video rental store from closure.

• 🎈The Red Balloon

  A reflection on the iconic short film "The Red Balloon," its themes, and cultural impact.

• 📹¿Por qué ser Carmelita Descalza?

  A unique strategy by a historic convent in Spain to attract new novices through social media. The Barefoot Carmelite nuns of Ecija have turned to YouTube to share their way of life in a modern way.

• 🎥Decisive moments

  An exploration of the critical role a broadcast director plays in conveying the narrative of televised sports.

• 🎬Suburban Splendor, photos by Graham Miller

  I love how this guy looks like he's stepped right out of the lead in an old-school cinematic Biblical epic.

• 🎬Non-stupid romantic comedies

  A reflection on the enduring charm of romantic comedies amid a sea of mediocrity.

• 📺The Station Nigeria

  This popular Nigerian soap opera, funded by Search for Common Ground, tackles significant societal issues facing Nigeria today. The captivating narrative unfolds in a fictional television news station, offering insights into the challenges of a diverse population.

• 🎬Filmmakers on filmmakers on filmmaking - La Nuit Américaine Express

  An exploration of François Truffaut's film _Day for Night_ and its influence on Wes Anderson's artistic vision.

• 📺Where have all the dancers gone?

  A reflection on the decline of communal dancing and the rise of televised performances in our culture.