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Tag: video essay

Unearthing Cinema’s Lost Treasures

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By Mark Rappaport | August 16, 2021
By Mark Rappaport | August 16, 2021

Unearthing Cinema’s Lost Treasures

Mark Rappaport, whose work is currently the subject of an Anthology Film Archives series, on the joys of making video essays about classic movies.

Video Essay: Paul Verhoeven, A Celebration [NSFW]

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By Benjamin Shearn | June 29, 2020
By Benjamin Shearn | June 29, 2020

Video Essay: Paul Verhoeven, A Celebration [NSFW]

Filmmaker Benjamin Shearn continues his "Driftless Significance" series of video essays with a euphoric encapsulation of the Dutch master's work.

Video Essay: Modern Horror

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By Benjamin Shearn | June 9, 2020
By Benjamin Shearn | June 9, 2020

Video Essay: Modern Horror

In the second part of his Driftless Significance video essay series, Benjamin Shearn looks at horror's departure from its classical roots.

Video Essay: Indecent Proposal — Would You Do It?

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By Kentucker Audley | May 28, 2020
By Kentucker Audley | May 28, 2020

Video Essay: Indecent Proposal — Would You Do It?

Kentucker Audley unearths his "lost" video essay about the 1993 drama, which he created in 2017 but is only now sharing with the world.

Video Essay: On the Importance of Exploding Heads [NSFW]

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By Benjamin Shearn | May 15, 2020
By Benjamin Shearn | May 15, 2020

Video Essay: On the Importance of Exploding Heads [NSFW]

Benjamin Shearn kicks off his new video essay series, Driftless Significance, by pondering an enduring obsession that started with Scanners.

Revisited Video Essay: Independence Day, a Milestone in Special Effects, Comic Relief, and More

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By Kentucker Audley | July 3, 2019
By Kentucker Audley | July 3, 2019

Revisited Video Essay: Independence Day, a Milestone in Special Effects, Comic Relief, and More

Celebrate July 4th with an epoch-defining video essay by Kentucker Audley on the classic Will Smith movie where he goes and shoots all those aliens.

Video Essay: Paul Feig Loves Dancing

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By David R.L. | May 25, 2018
By David R.L. | May 25, 2018

Video Essay: Paul Feig Loves Dancing

Paul Feig has some serious moves, and that infectious passion for getting down can be seen in all of his work.

Video Essay: Post-Apocalypse Now

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By Jacob T. Swinney | April 2, 2018
By Jacob T. Swinney | April 2, 2018

Video Essay: Post-Apocalypse Now

When you're on the precipice of a collapse, sometimes the most soothing thing is finding movies to show us what the end will look like ...

Video: Now That’s What I Call Rushmore!

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By Kentucker Audley | December 28, 2017
By Kentucker Audley | December 28, 2017

Video: Now That’s What I Call Rushmore!

Kentucker Audley is a huge fan of Rushmore, but has found a cool way to make Wes Anderson's breakthrough hit even better.

Video Essay: Ghost — Love After Death

Film
By Kentucker Audley | October 2, 2017
By Kentucker Audley | October 2, 2017

Video Essay: Ghost — Love After Death

The best video essayist on the internet is back with expert analysis of one of the great Oscar-winning movies of all time.

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