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Escape From LA: The Studio Assault on Ideas in Film


 25 Oct 2013
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There are no shortage of Hollywood takeover-horror tales… in fact, it seems that many young directors are required the teeth-cutting of studio-mandated reshoots, re-edits, or rewrites, and the subsequent...

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The Day Gadwell Lane Died


 10 Oct 2013
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Originally published on BEN WILSON'S TUMBLR on November 12th, 2009.  This is a great pre-cursor to this week's episode of The New Way, where Matt interviews the members of the band, Gadwell Lane.   This...

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Raising The Bar (Short)


 09 Apr 2013
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In this short, a bartender listens to three customers tell their best tale of the week, and imagines himself in each one. Written by Benjamin Wilson for the Jameson First Shot competition, this short...

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Ben’s Ten Best Of 2012 (Mainstream)


 04 Jan 2013
 Posted by Ben
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From my tumblr: My top 10 films of 2012 (mainstream) Alas, I have not yet seen a few of the end-of-the-year Oscar bait films, but assuming “Django” or “Les Mis” may bump a couple smaller films...

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An Cinematographical Look: Ghostbusters (Lazlo Kovacs)


 16 Nov 2012
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Kovacs is practically a cinematography legend just because his body of work is so immense. He had done almost every type of film imaginable up until this point, with a few exceptional pieces (Easy Rider,...

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Frame by Frame: An Exploratory Journey Through Cinematography


 01 Nov 2012
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Contrary to my work with LPP, my actual training from my tenure as a student and amateur filmmaker heavily revolved around cinematography and the art of the moving image.  I’ve done written pieces about...

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Ben On Cloud Atlas


 26 Oct 2012
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8.5/10 The fact that a film like Cloud Atlas exists, due to its high budget, unorthodox structure, and non-consumer-friendly pitch is a tremendous achievement. That the movie actually works is nothing...

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