You can't reasonably look at Argento's work without bearing in mind the contradictory context from which he springs: one the one hand, the practical Italian film industry, with its relentless emphasis on genre and its quick and dirty production practices; on the other, the
cerebral world of film criticism, with its inevitable emphasis on analysis and intellectual distance (1).
Among the certainties in
the world of film criticism — there will be a series of pieces bemoaning critics» inability to stop a terrible summer film from becoming a blockbuster; Armond White will often stake out a position in opposition to many of his fellow critics; movies about middle - aged men having their mid-life crises sorted out by women well out of their league will always receive mostly kind notices; etc. — there's one that stands above all others.
Unsurprisingly, much of «Life Itself» is given over to Ebert's democratizing and popularizing impact on
the world of film criticism, with judiciously chosen clips («Bonnie and Clyde,» «Cries and Whispers,» «Raging Bull») and excerpts from those same films» respective reviews used to show how Ebert combined his encyclopedic knowledge of cinema with an accessible, plainspoken writing style that could be understood by anybody.
That much larger festival whisked us in different directions shortly into our first meeting, but we spoke on the phone later in the week, and she shared three decades» worth of insight on
the world of film criticism with me.
The first book - length work from Rich — whose stature and influence in
the world of film criticism and theory continue to grow — Chick Flicks exposes unexplored routes and forgotten byways of a past that's recent enough to be remembered and far away enough to be memorable.
We're increasingly in
a world of film criticism that often feels like it's built around consensus, in which everyone has to agree that something is fantastic or awful, but Roger never cared about that.
It's a sad week in
the world of film criticism, the industry as a whole, and beyond because we've lost the most iconic, influential, dedicated, and inspiring critic, Roger Ebert.
by Alex Jackson There are a few basics tenets I have followed during my initiation into
the world of film criticism: 1.
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