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Video: The Emperor of Time

The strange and sordid tale of Eadweard Muybridge, the man who accidentally invented motion pictures. The film is told from the point of view of Muybridge’s abandoned son and viewed completely through a nineteenth century early cinema contraption called a mutoscope.

April 6, 2024 · Leave a comment

Video: “Mauches” by Angele Ellis

I never learned la bella lingua except
to write you one letter in schoolgirl Italian
from college, a letter you loved so much
it fell into sharp creases

March 9, 2024 · 6 Comments

S. Brent Rodriguez-Plate: Here’s why Christmas movies are so appealing this holiday season

Holiday movies are popular not simply because they are “escapes.” Rather, these films offer viewers a glimpse into the world as it could be.

December 21, 2020 · 1 Comment

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