Using traditional research methods (reading old books) and non-traditional film processes (boiling old books) Gatten's films trace the contours of private lives and public histories, combining philosophy, biography, and poetry with
experiments in cinematic forms and narrative structures.
That's similar to the obstacle that The Social Network had to overcome, trying to make tedious tasks (like computer programming, in that case) seem fascinating and
exciting in cinematic form.
Given the amount of the public information available about Jobs, the film feels like a lazy exploration into his life: a Wikipedia
page in cinematic form.
The picture's first half given over to establishing the various clichés to be knocked off with over-scored pocket epiphanies in its second half, Men with Brooms is Swiss clockwork in its machinations and, in truth, there's something to be said for films so free of pretension: chicken soup for the
soul in cinematic form.
To realize such an elaborate sci - fi
narrative in cinematic form, you need a lot of money, and financiers that can offer movie makers those sort of sums want to see a return on their investment, so they demand certain assurances from directors, producers, and studios to boost their chances of making as much money back as possible.
But what was meta on the page became
fetish in cinematic form, so the clackety - freakin» - clack of Briony's typewriter, like that infernal word — oh, that infernal word!
Conner started the
assemblage in cinematic form, using found footage to create a poetic as well as a political sense of Einsteinian montage.
Gardos lovingly retells
it in cinematic form, framing it as the classic tale of a teenager's search for identity (thematically similar to The Cider House Rules).
[Continuing his «Sound Current» interview series for GameSetWatch, Jeriaska sits down with video game and music documentary makers 2 Player Productions to discuss their work showcasing Blip Festival — and, notably, this year's Penny Arcade Expo —
in cinematic form.]