I’ve made a couple of additions to the Werner Herzog weblinks that I originally collected and curated a couple of years ago for the Showroom cinema. [Update, 02005: I’m no longer maintaining the Showroom weblinks site, but have transferred and updated all the links in my Werner Herzog Archive on Furl.] You might not want […]
Cinema
Digital Film Distribution: mitigated success
BBC News tells the story of the first official launch of a feature film on the internet which apparently was a victim of its own success — or more precisely the success of its promotion — on its opening yesterday evening. “Overwhelming demand from the public to see the movie caused the site’s streaming facility […]
The Draughtsman’s Contract
Peter Greenaway’s The Draughtsman’s Contract is re-released at the ICA this month. As a big fan at the time, I was curious to see how this standard-bearer for British art cinema in the ’80s (and for FilmFour) looks in hindsight. In short, it’s easier to see why people loved it — in particular the bravura […]
Visconti weblinks
I’ve curated a set of weblinks for the Luchino Visconti season at the Showroom Cinema – reviews, essays and historical background to the major films.