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Film Lab New York, the last motion-picture film processing and printing facility in New York City, will close this year, Studio Daily reports.
At The Talkhouse, listen to James Marsh talk with Lauren Poitras about Citizenfour:
Reverse Shot explores seven recommended horror features:
Why is it that when we talk about what’s scary in horror filmmaking we often talk about things that “shock” as opposed to “haunt” us? Perhaps it’s the immediate visceral kick of the former, and how easy that is to assimilate and reckon with once our aroused nervous systems have calmed down and the lights have gone back up. Perhaps it’s the inherent difficulty in crafting something that creates a lingering unease in the viewer—that which truly haunts is a rare beast. We are haunted by that which we can’t forget, can’t fully understand. And maybe that which haunts exerts its pull because, on some level, we don’t want to escape its thrall. A jolt is explainable: a sound or image entered our perception unexpectedly. With a good haunting, we’re tantalized. Insidious and Sinister are scary. The Spirit of the Beehive and The Uninvited are haunting. Halloween and The Fog are both. Eyes Without a Face has its share of scares, but its overall effect is of the haunting variety.
Oscilloscope has signed a streaming deal with Amazon, Variety reports.
Criterion‘s poster for Rome, Open City:
