Tagged: i do movies badly
“Dedicated propagandist” Vsevolod Pudovkin introduces us to the plight of the poor and working class with Mother, a film that reminds us all that the phrase “eat the rich” was not a contemporary idea.
It’s back to film school with the discussion of Battleship Potemkin, a film that is almost 100 years old, yet pioneered many cinematic techniques that we’re still seeing implemented regularly today (Montage! Invisible edits! Romanticizing a country’s troubling history!). It’s both an effective...
Here are the top five things that went down at Battleship Pretension this week: Submit Your Favorites! Episode 681: Cinema ’62 with Stephen Farber Interview w/ Kevin McCreary I Do Movies Badly: Introduction to Soviet Silent Films (featuring David Bax)...
I Do Movies Badly returns from its month-long hiatus with David Bax of Battleship Pretension in tow (tug? Like a tugboat? That’s a boat joke). It’s been a while, so there’s a good deal of catching up first including some talk on working...
Reed Morano month(s) goes out with a whimper instead of a bang. From box office receipts to tepid creativity, there is no way to describe The Rhythm Section other than a disappointment. Reminder that I’m taking a hiatus for March but I’ll be...
It’s thirteen minutes before any words are spoken in I Think We’re Alone Now but, by that time, we already know all we need to about the film’s main character, his world, and how he sees his role in it. If...
The Skeleton Twins would have already been a great film thanks to the script from Mark Heyman and director Craig Johnson but it’s accentuated by the indelible mark that Reed Morano leaves on it with her emotionally evocative camerawork and lighting.
New York-based DP/director Sean Meehan returns to IDMB to talk about another DP/director, Reed Morano! The conversation is a little more inside baseball than usual with some film school-ish explanations of the technical and creative considerations that go into being a DP...
In this final episode of 2019, Jim talks a little bit about Dans Paris (not a fan), but mostly uses it to wax poetic about Christmas and how his life has changed, is changing, and will continue to change. Merry Christmas, Happy...
Arnaud Desplechin’s A Christmas Tale is a mix of emotions, personalities, soundtracks, powerful performances, and filmmaking tricks that masterfully encapsulates the cacophony that results from a reunion of so many people with so much baggage. Desplechin’s aesthetic keeps the audience constantly unsettled,...
