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Bookmark or Share- 3. Three Dimensions of Film Narrative - David Bordwellwhat makes a star play second fiddle.In a later essay, I’ll be proposing that the three dimensions, plus the ancillary input of the star system, can firm up our intuitive sense that some films. ave two, three, or more protagonists. For now, it’s enough to see how poetics can clarify the principl.
- Nolan vs. Nolan - Observations on film artNolan vs. Nolan. Paul Thomas Anderson, the Wachowskis, David Fincher, Darren Aronofsky, and other directors who made breakthrough films at the end of the 1990s have managed to win either popular or critical success, and sometimes both. None, though, has had as meteoric a career as Christopher Nolan.
- Observations on film artDavid Bordwell passed away at the end of February, and the global mourning voices far exceeded the reaction to the death of any other film scholar. This proves that his wide circle of friends and profound influence go beyond the identity of a university professor.
- David BordwellBordwell on Bordwell A four-part interview with me in the Danish online journal 16:9. Part I – Hitchcock, Hartley and the Poetics of Cinema. Part II – Functions of Film Style. Part III – Writing on Film Style. Part IV – Levels of Engagement
- davidbordwell.net : booksBoth essays tackle more general issues of continuity and change in Hollywood, try to dispute the idea of a “post-classical” Hollywood, and consider the role played by independent filmmaking. Films analyzed include Jerry Maguire, Memento, JFK, A Beautiful Mind, The Two Towers, and Two Weeks Notice.
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