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Of cinephilia(s) and fandom
Postcard from London, by Frances Morgan Hi Mike (Neil, Mathieu, Andrew), I’m going to dive into the middle of Neil’s great opening statement before I have a nibble at the edges. ‘Personally speaking,...
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Owning the movies
From Michael Koresky To: Kent Jones, Melissa Anderson, Daniel Cockburn, Genevieve Yue Since this cinephilic world we’re about to talk about is always plagued (from our own ranks and externally) by...
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Beyond the romance of cinema
From Kent Jones: In his response to David Bordwell’s criticism/academia piece for Film Comment, Chris Fujiwara makes an interesting assertion: “…it’s not at all clear that cinephilia is necessary to...
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Cinema is what we make of it
From Michael Koresky: First of all, thanks to all of you for what is so far an incredibly engaging, provocative, and insightful discussion. Despite the depths you’ve all plumbed in terms of defining...
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Re-making criticism
From Kent Jones: Before I write another word, I want to acknowledge the quality of everyone’s responses. This has been a really interesting discussion. I want to begin with Daniel’s inversion of my...
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The well-tempered critic
From Daniel Cockburn: Michael mentioned that “usually only passing remarks are made about cinematography, lighting, sound design, etc., as if they’re tangential aspects of a film rather than the...
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Narrowing the gap
From Genevieve Yue Michael pointed me to David Bordwell’s great and polemical piece, “Academics Vs. Critics,” and while I agree with much of the essay (I appreciate, especially, the care Bordwell...
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