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Observations on Film Art. Official Twitter account of film scholars David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson.
Wisconsin, U.S.A.
Joined December 2014
Earlier today Kristin announced that this year's TCM Remembers montage will include David. Please check out the link in the description!
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This morning Kristin posted a memorial slide show for David that displays photos from across his life. A special thanks to Michele Smith for creating the original slide show and to Erik Gunneson for turning it into a video.
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Kristin's newest blog returns to the subject of A24 as she explores its continued expansion, branding, and acquisition of prestige films.
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In their guest blog post, recent UW-Madison Ph.D. recipients, Matt St. John and Zachary Zahos, analyze the claims in Owen Gleiberman's recent Variety article on current film audiences and the decline of independent and non-blockbuster films.
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In theis latest blog post, Li Cheuk-to, David's close friend, details David's visits to Hong Kong and his enthusiasm for Hong Kong cinema. Kristin has also linked David's former posts about Hong Kong's national cinema in the blog.
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On May 18th, 2024 a memorial service was held for David. After weeks of editing and arrangements by Erik Gunneson, a recording of the service is now available on Vimeo. Instructions and links are in Kristin's latest blog post.
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In light of his recent film, THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG, Kristin's re-posted blog entry explores Mohammad Rasoulof's earlier films, including THERE IS NO EVIL (2020).
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In honor of The Criterion Channel's inclusion of Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien's films in their March program, the latest blog post from Kristin revisits an entry from 2016 detailing the works of Hsiao-hsien like GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME.
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David's newest blog is an update on his book, PERPLEXING PLOTS, which has been nominated for two awards - the Edgar Award and the Agatha Award. Go check out PERPLEXING PLOTS!
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In her latest revival post, Kristin returns to the history of women nominated for and, in some cases, winning best-picture Oscars that she posted in 2017.
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@NotDBordwell When I learned of your existence years ago, I wondered why someone would play the fool this way. I had forgotten you until this tweet. Now, in terminal hospice care, I have to ask: Just what sort of person are you?
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In the last blog of 2023, check out Kristin's ten-best-films-of-ninety-years-ago list for the year 1933!
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In the newest revival blog entry, David highlights his 2017 post on Harold Lloyd as a suggestion of family entertainment for the holiday season. The film GIRL SHY is prominently featured, along with wonderful scenes from other films as well!
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A message from David and Kristin: "The problems with our website over the last few days have been resolved, so readers should now have full access to all the texts and pictures. Thank you for your patience, and happy holidays!"
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In this newest blog, David and Kristin announce the launch of previous entries from Observations as part of a revival series. For the first revival post, David critically examines the action picture Die Hard, just in time for the holiday season!
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In his newest blog, David expresses his thanks and admiration for Lingnan University of Hong Kong after receiving an honorary doctorate from their program.
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David reflects on the new Library of America collection, Crime Novels of the 1960s, in his latest blog.
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In his latest blog, David spotlights Matt Zoller Seitz's dynamic and daring newest addition to his series of "massive auteur monographs" dedicated to Wes Anderson.
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David takes a deep dive into the Art/Entertainment distinction through the lens of hard-boiled detective fiction in his newest blog. Check out his newest book, PERPLEXING PLOTS: POPULAR STORYTELLING AND THE POETICS OF MURDER.
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