American cinema and 9/11: six films that captured memory and conflict
From private grief to the war on terror, six films show how Hollywood transformed 9/11 into collective memory.
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Vintage Violence brings the language of the second screen into cinema
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Oh, Mary! Arrives on HBO in 2027, Taking the Broadway Sensation Beyond the Stage
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ICON Festival brings auteur comics to Los Angeles outside the convention format
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The Uprising, Greengrass Returns to Revolt to Revisit the Myth of Robin Hood
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NAZA in Venice: the documentary laying bare the logic of civilian casualties in Gaza
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We stopped choosing a movie and started choosing a platform
We used to decide what to watch and then look for where to find it. Today, we often open Netflix, Prime Video, or another app and let the available catalog define our choice.
Why we keep rewatching the same films
With thousands of titles available, we often end up returning to the ones we already know. It is not laziness: it is one of the ways we turn cinema into personal memory.
Are trailers giving away too much now?
They should make us want to watch a movie, not leave us feeling like we've already seen it. Yet many trailers seem increasingly closer to a summary than a promise.
Watching a film at home is no longer the lesser version of cinema
For decades, the living room was considered the place to catch up on a film that had already completed its theatrical run. Today, home viewing has become an experience with its own language and distinct advantages.
Have Movies Become Too Long?
Two hours and forty minutes, three hours, no intermission: contemporary cinema demands more and more time. But perhaps the problem isn't the runtime, it's managing to earn it.