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David Fincher Filmography Mash-Up

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Aaron Faulkner | Leave a comment

Previously The Filmsmith brought you the Christopher Nolan filmography video that cleverly teased out the themes of Nolan’s films, and the image system within which he works. Now we have a slick video of David Fincher’s filmography created by Kees van Dijkhuizen.

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The Filmsmith’s Best of 2010

Posted on January 30, 2011 by The Filmsmith | 1 comment

One first reaction to a “Best of” list toward the end of January 2011 might be confusion: “Why didn’t you write this up at the end of the year like everyone else?” The major reason is that quite a few notable films of the year didn’t become available until recently. I had to take a trip to Chicago to see several of these titles, some of which my colleagues still have yet to see.

Now that The Filmsmith is a publication with voices beyond my own, we decided to each draw up our Top Tens of 2010 and wherever there was crossover, lump those together. Therefore, this is The Filmsmith’s Best of 2010 (individual staff lists will be released tomorrow). Continue reading →

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Tagged Best of 2010, Black Swan, Exit Through the Gift Shop, I'm Still Here, Inception, The American, The Fighter, The Social network

Catfish mystery satisfying

Posted on January 12, 2011 by The Filmsmith | 3 comments

If you’ve been swimming in the film pond during 2010, you might have heard of a film called Catfish, which was a Sundance sensation at the beginning of last year. Part of the buzz stemmed from the film’s black-ops secrecy; its tagline (see right) told you not to “let anyone tell you what it is.” Maybe it doesn’t deserve such secrecy, but what they’ve kept under wraps is a fascinating look at relationships in the 21st century. Continue reading →