Orson Welles once described filmmaking as “the biggest electric train set a boy ever had.” This enthusiastic approach to the novelty of filmmaking could certainly be seen in Welles’ stylistic playfulness, but not always his tone, which often had a...
For hardcore cinephiles, it’d be very easy to misunderstand Michel Hazanavicius’ The Artist and hold it to a false standard. After all, a modern film made “in the silent style” (1.33:1 framing, black-and-white, no diegetic sound) is a pretty indulgent...
