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0:00 - Introduction 2:30 - The New Cut 12:57 - My Tom Hagen Problem 18:56 - Not Such a Coda 23:33 - Some Concluding Thoughts
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I've long held a fanboy rejection of The Godfather Part III, but with Francis Ford Coppola's recent re-edit - which re-titles the film "The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone" - the time seemed right to finally return to the divisive finale to the epic trilogy. This video essay is both an analysis of the changes Coda makes and why they matter, as well as an attempt to reconcile the third movie's place in the context of The Godfather and The Godfather Part II.
"Confliction & Catharsis" by Asher Fulero "And Never Come Back" by Soft & Furious "Northern Lights" by Chris Haugen "Running Waters" by Audionatix "Both Flanks" by Small Colin "Love Him" by Loyalty Freak Music "Faultlines" by Asher Fulero "John Stockton Slow Drag" by Chris Zabriskie "Surrender" by Asher Fulero "Elegy" by Asher Fulero
The Death of Michael Corleone - How I Learned to Love The Godfather Part III?Eyebrow Cinema2022-09-12 | Buster Keaton's THE GENERAL is now streaming on MUBI in Canada and many other countries. Get a whole month of great cinema FREE on MUBI: mubi.com/eyebrowcinema
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0:00 - Introduction 2:30 - The New Cut 12:57 - My Tom Hagen Problem 18:56 - Not Such a Coda 23:33 - Some Concluding Thoughts
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I've long held a fanboy rejection of The Godfather Part III, but with Francis Ford Coppola's recent re-edit - which re-titles the film "The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone" - the time seemed right to finally return to the divisive finale to the epic trilogy. This video essay is both an analysis of the changes Coda makes and why they matter, as well as an attempt to reconcile the third movie's place in the context of The Godfather and The Godfather Part II.
"Confliction & Catharsis" by Asher Fulero "And Never Come Back" by Soft & Furious "Northern Lights" by Chris Haugen "Running Waters" by Audionatix "Both Flanks" by Small Colin "Love Him" by Loyalty Freak Music "Faultlines" by Asher Fulero "John Stockton Slow Drag" by Chris Zabriskie "Surrender" by Asher Fulero "Elegy" by Asher Fulero
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I examine the most controversial scene from Blade Runner and argue why it's an essential part of the film's narrative, not in spite of its violence, but because of it.
Searching For You by White Hex Relapse by White Hex Blacksmith by Godmode Love Him by Loyalty Freak Music And Never Come Back by Soft and Furious Setup With an E by Small Colin Forever by VYEN
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On February 23rd, 2023, I said that it was "probably overstating things to say Marvel is in their flop era." Over a year later, I no longer find it an overstatement. Marvel's Flop Era is upon us. This video breaks it down.
Fingerprint by Mini Vandals Schizo by Anno Domini Beats Love Him by Loyalty Freak Music Tak by Bobby Richards Setup With an E by Small Colin Subterranean Howl by ELPHNT Knowpe by Noir Et Blanc Vie Both Flanks by Small Colin Five of a Kind by Density & Time Sun Awakening by Futuremono
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0:00 - Introduction 3:24 - The Bad 13:02 - The Mid 26:07 - The Good 56:11 - Top 50 1:13:46 - The Great 1:44:36 - Top 10
I rank every episode from my favourite TV show of all-time. Before Batman: Caped Crusader drops, let's take a moment to acknowledge the gold standard of The Dark Knight's animated legacy.
In 1977, The Godfather and The Godfather Part II were re-assembled into a TV mini-series which told the story of The Godfather Saga in chronological order. Almost 50 years later, I have re-created this edit to see how it transforms two of the cinema's greatest triumphs.
Peter Biskind. 1990. "The Godfather Companion." Lucia Bozzola and Hal Erickson. "The Godfather Saga: Critics' Reviews." AMG Review.
Music Featured:
Blacksmith by Godmode Dream Escape by The Tides Love Him by Loyalty Freak Music AnaCaptainslogue by Noir Et Blanc Vie Lost Highway by Au.Ra Night Music by Kevin MacLeod Setup With an E by Small Colin Both Flanks by Small Colin Apocalyptic Echoes by Jimena Contreras AnalogueCabin by Noir Et Blanc Vie Martian Cowboy by Kevin MacLeod finally lost by Hinterheim sednoseteres by Hinterheim Goat's Skull by Verified Picasso
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0:00 - Introduction 5:32 - Kevin Smith's Other Movies 6:45 - Jersey Girl 12:46 - Zack and Miri 20:23 - Cop Out 28:57 - Red State 35:21 - Tusk 39:02 - Yoga Hosers 41:49 - Jay and Silent Bob 46:28 - Dante and Randall 57:48 - Denoument
Six years ago, I thought I was done with Kevin Smith. Jay and Silent Bob had other plans.
"Warmed Up" by Small Colin "Dream Escape" by The Tides "Running Waters" by Audionautix "Outreach" by Ryan McCaffrey "Love Him" by Loyalty Freak Music "Sweet Math" by Mini Vandals "Faultlines" by Asher Fulero "Setup With An E" by Small Colin "Poisoned Rose" by Aakash Gandhi "Martian Cowboy" by Kevin MacLeod "Apocalyptic Echoes" by Jimena Conteras "Hello Reagan!" by Loyalty Freak Music "Argonne" by Zachariah Hickman "Alive Evil" by Hainbach "AnalogueCabin" by Noir Et Blanc Vie "Haunted Forest" by TrackTribe "Escaping Like Indiana Jones" by Komiku "Symphony No. 1: Hope?" by Steve Combs "Knowpe" by Noir Et Blanc Vie "Both Flanks" by Small Colin "Northern Lights" by Chris Haugen "No Indication" by TrackTribe "Les-ly" by Mini Vandals "Time Slips By" by Ryan McCaffrey
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0:00 - Introduction 5:38 - How Do We Deal with Old Movies? 17:25 - The Searchers 30:08 - Historical Narcissism & Enjoying the Problematic 34:16 - Tone & Framing 39:23 - What Do We Do?
Engaging with film history also means engaging with the problematic. How do we deal with old movies which espouse offensive values and ideologies? This video essay addresses and complicates this question, drawing film film historians, critics, and disparate works from The Searchers to Mae West to James Bond to Gone with the Wind to Dirty Harry (and more!)
Symphony No. 1 - Hope? by Steve Combs sednoseteres by Hinterheim Setup With An E by Small Colin Love Him by Loyalty Freak Music 69 Bronco by DJ Williams AnaCaptainslogue by Noir Et Blanc Vie Dream Escape by The Tides Anomalous Hedges by The Mini Vandals Running Waters by Audionautix Both Flanks by Small Colin Night Music by Kevin MacLeod Blacksmith by Godmode End of the Trip by Komiku The Empty Moons of Jupiter by DivKid
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0:00 - Introduction 7:09 - The AFI Top 100 11:09 - The Film Canon 13:26 - The Canon & The AFI 24:14 - Canon Bad 40:58 - Canon(s) Good
As a teenager, the AFI's Top 100 Movies list played a massive role in shaping my cinephilia. Now as an adult, it's time to look back and consider what the list got right, what it got wrong, and how it plays into the larger project of The Film Canon. Drawing on both personal experience and academic criticism, this video essay examines the AFI Top 100 as a gateway to consider canon writ large.
Overlook by ann annie Martian Cowboy by Kevin MacLeod Traversing by Godmode The Plan's Working by Cooper Cannell Marxist Arrow by Twin Musicom MydNyte by Noir et Blanc Vie Faultlines by Asher Fulero Moonlight Sonata by Beethoeven Setup With An E by Small Colin Love Him by Loyalty Freak Music AnaCaptainslogue by Noir et Blanc Vie Dream Escape by the Tides Maestro Tlakaelel by Jesse Gallagher Shine on Harvest Moons by E's Jammy Jams A Gradual Descent into the Chamber of Darkness by Scott Lawlor Goat's Skull by Verified Picasso The Wind by komiku Escaping Like Indiana Jones by komiku Facing It by komiku Hello Michael! by Loyalty Freak Music Both Flanks by Small Colin Running Waters by Audionautix Young and Old Know Love by Puddle of Infinity
Listing the top ten movies OF 2023? No thanks. Eyebrow Cinema tradition requires instead listing the top ten best movies I watched for the first time in 2023. The focus is on classics, old and new, rather than new releases. This year brings us anime, hard science-fiction, feminist film manifestos, and a punk-rock odyssey. If you're looking for some film recommendations to start the new year right, you've come to the right place.
Disco Knights by Quincas Moreira Riding Into The Sun by Telecasted Alive Evil by Hainbach Young and Old Know Love by Puddle of Infinity Night Music by Kevin MacLeod AnalogueCabin by Noir Et Blanc Vie Shine on Harvest Moon by E's Jammy Jams Running Waters by Audionautix Trudging Along by Godmode Haunted Forest by TrackTribe Northern Lights by Chris Haughen Jesse's Carnival Waltz by The Great North Sound Society Both Flanks by Small Colin Anomalous Hedges by The Mini Vandals
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Christmas traditions are not inherently a bad thing, but the same Christmas movies year after year becomes so very tiresome, especially in a culture which starts blasting Christmas media at people before the jack-o-lanterns have even been tossed out. If you've ever found yourself yearning for a different kind of Christmas movie, have I got the video essay for you.
Filmography: https://boxd.it/qI8gE
Works Cited:
Mark Connelly. "Introduction" in Christmas at the Movies: Images of Christmas in American, British and European Cinema. 2000. Rowana Agajanian. "'Peace on Earth, Good Will to All Men': The Depiction of Christmas in Modern Hollywood Films" in Christmas at the Movies: Images of Christmas in American, British and European Cinema. 2000.
Music Featured:
Home for the Holidays by TrackTribe Setup With An E by Small Colin Western Spaghetti by Chris Haugen Confliction & Catharsis by Asher Fulero The Take Down by DJ Williams Vampire by Emmit Fenn Snowfall Butterflies by Asher Fulero Both Flanks by Small Colin Holly Dazed by RKVC Northern Lights by Chris Haugen
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John Carpenter. George A. Romero. David Cronenberg. Wes Craven. Ingmar Bergman? The legendary Swedish auteur is not typically considered a horror director, but his movies are loaded with frightening scenes and spooky iconography. With Halloween nigh, it's time to reassess. This video examines the horror in the films of Ingmar Bergman, from the nightmares of Hour of the Wolf, to the horror legacy of The Virgin Spring, and the many fears stirred by the likes of The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, The Magician, Persona, and Cries and Whispers.
"Ingmar Bergman: Magician and Prophet." Marc Gervais, 1999. "Ingmar Bergman: A Reference Guide." Birgitta Steene, 2005. "Through a Glass Drolly." Geoff Andrew, 2018. Criterion. "The Old and the New." Peter Cowie, 2018. Criterion. "The Persistence of Persona." Thomas Elsaesser, 2018. Criterion. "The Strength of Surrender." Sarinah Masukor, 2018. Criterion. "Flesh and Blood." Emma Wilson, 2018. Criterion. "Peter Cowie on The Magician." 2018. Criterion. "Persona's Prologue: A Poem in Images." Peter Cowie, 2018. Criterion. "The Seventh Seal." Roger Ebert, 2000. rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-the-seventh-seal-1957
Music Featured:
A Gradual Descent into the Chamber of Darkness by Scott Lawlor Dragon and Toast by Kevin MacLeod Night Music by Kevin MacLeod Maestro Tlakaelel by Jesse Gallagher Love Him by Loyalty Freak Music Finally Lost by Hinterheim Hello Regan! by Loyalty Freak Music AnaCaptainslogue by Noir Et Blanc Vie Skeleton Dance by Myuu
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The recent passing of New Hollywood auteur William Friedkin had me thinking of The French Connection, my favourite film from the great director's body of work. Unfortunately, thinking about The French Connection also got me thinking about The French Connection's censorship. First discovered streaming on Criterion Channel, a new version of the film which deletes a brief dialogue exchange has been in circulation. In this video essay, I discuss that cut and why it's significant.
Running Waters by Audionautix Subterranean Howl by ELPHNT Setup With An E by Small Colin Both Flanks by Small Colin Fingerprint by The Mini Vandals Love Him by Loyalty Freak Music A Gradual Descent into the Chamber of Darkness by Scott Lawlor Lost Highway by Au.Ra The Six Realms by I Think I Can Help You The Take Down by DJ Williams
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After more than 100 Eyebrow Cinema videos, it's time to tackle the ultimate Youtube video essayist rite of passage: The David Fincher Video. In this essay, I look at the performances of Fincher's filmmaker and attempt to understand David Fincher as an actor's director.
Works Cited:
Wreckage and Rage: Making Alien 3. Charles de Lauzirika. 2003. The Game Commentary Track with David Fincher et al. 2017. All in the Game. David Sterritt. 2017. Fight Club Commentary Track with David Fincher. 2009. Panic Room Commentary Track with David Fincher. 2003. Zodiac Commentary Track with David Fincher. 2009. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Commentary Track with David Fincher. 2009. The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button. David Prior. 2009. The Man Who Watched The Hours Go By. Kent Jones. 2009. The Social Network Commentary Track with David Fincher. 2011. How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook? David Prior. 2011. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Commentary Track with David Fincher. 2012. Casting Salander. David Prior. 2012. Daniel Craig on Film Acting. David Prior. 2012. Gone Girl Commentary Track with David Fincher. 2015. Dismantling the Myth of David Fincher. 2020. Eric Ducker. theringer.com/movies/2020/9/21/21446089/david-fincher-profile-director-set-stories Brad Pitt Did Everything in His Power to Keep Seven's Ending Intact. 2022. Fatemeh Mirjalili. slashfilm.com/865456/brad-pitt-did-everything-in-his-power-to-keep-sevens-ending-intact
Blacksmith by Godmode Haunted Forest by TrackTribe Both Flanks by Small Colin Surrender by Asher Fulero The Plan's Working by Cooper Cannell Dream Escape by The Tides Vampire by Emmit Fenn Carnival by smallertide Love Him by Loyalty Freak Music When the World Goes Quiet Pt. VI by RYDOX I Feel You by Soft & Furious
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You ever think about how most of Stanley Kubrick’s movies were adaptations? I do. In this video essay, I examine the adaptations of Stanley Kubrick, from The Killing to Eyes Wide Shut, and consider how the famed auteur reinterpreted literature for the cinema.
0:00 - Introduction 1:25 - The Killing 16:21 - Paths of Glory 28:19 - Spartacus 40:39 - Lolita 58:18 - Dr. Strangelove 1:16:42 - 2001: A Space Odyssey 1:38:45 - A Clockwork Orange 1:58:12 - Barry Lyndon 2:20:06 - The Shining 2:40:28 - Full Metal Jacket 2:56:46 - Eyes Wide Shut 3:14:00 - Conclusion
Cinematography by Jordan Richards.
Thumbnail Art Designed by Cameron Smith. Find him (at)camer0ndraws on Twitter and Instagram.
Special Thanks to Brooke, Sydney, Cam, Kelly, and The Screening Room.
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You ever notice your watchlist seems to get bigger and bigger but you never actually getting around to watching any of the movies? I've been there, and I've decided simplicity is key. From now on, my watchlist only has ten movies, and only after I've watched all ten do a make a new list. And that's what Who Watches the Watchlist is all about, a series for reviewing my key cinematic blindspots. In this inaugural episode, we tackle some New Hollywood bombs, some high-profile genre movies, and some classic escapism.
Golden Sphere by ROZKOL Love Him by Loyalty Freak Music The Moment of Truth by Komiku Blacksmith by Godmode Dream Escape by The Tides Setup With An E by Small Colin Dragon and Toast by Kevin MacLeod The Wind by Komiku Sednoseteres by Hinterheim Vampire by Emmit Fenn Laserdisc by Chris Zabriskie Lost Highway by Au.Ra Hello Regan! by Loyalty Freak Music Western Spaghetti by Chris Haugen Both Flanks by Small Colin Empire Seasons by Dan Henig
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The growing phenomenon of so-called A.I. art programs like DALL-E 2, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion have sparked discussion about the potential of these technologies and the implications for artists This video essay addresses that phenomenon, why A.I. art is not actually art, and contextualizes the threat the tech poses to art as both creative endeavor and as industry. I also talk a lot about Robert Altman, and especially The Player.
Blacksmith by Godmode Sun Awakening by Futuremono Setup With An E by Small Colin Love Him by Loyalty Freak Music Confliction & Catharsis by Asher Fulero Finally Lost by Hinterheim Laserdisc by Chris Zabriskie Surrender by Asher Fulero Analogue Cabin by Noir Et Blanc Vie
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An under-discussed aspect of Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver is the role food plays within the film, and as a means to express the character of Travis Bickle. Though a small aspect of the film, food plays a pivotal role in informing the narrative, themes, and tragic nature of Travis's character.
Cinema in Seconds Episode 66: Food on Film. 2022. David Marshall. "Food as Ritual, Routine, or Convention." Consumption, Markets and Culture. 2000. Mimi Sheraton. "Food Builds Character, Movie Makers Discover." The New York Times, 1981.
Music Featured:
The Six Realms by I Think I Can Help You A Gradual Descent into the Chamber of Darkness by Scott Lawlor Dream Escape by The Tides Love Him by Loyalty Freak Music Marxist Arrow by Twin Musicom
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As Tom Cruise and Top Gun: Maverick circle a potential Best Picture win at the 95th Academy Awards, I take a step back not just to assess the movie's quality, but to contextualize Maverick's success within the modern Hollywood landscape.
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Higher Octane by Vans in Japan Young and Old Know Love by Puddle of Infinity Escaping Like Indiana Jones by komiku The Plan's Working by Cooper Cannell Love Him by Loyalty Freak Music Setup with an E by Small Colin Dream Escape by The Tides Golden Sphere by ROZKOL Return to the Basis by Soft & Furious Lost Highway by Au.Ra Northern Lights by Chris Haugen Surrender by Asher Fulero Carnival by smallertide Addicted by VYENTop Ten BEST Movies Watched in 2022 | Eyebrow CinemaEyebrow Cinema2023-01-01 | Support me on Patreon! Benefits include early access, exclusive vlogs, and more: patreon.com/eyebrowcinema
0:00 - Intro 1:04 - Ten 2:40 - Nine 4:06 - Eight 5:33 - Seven 7:25 - Six 9:06 - Five 11:06 - Four 13:07 - Three 15:14 - Two (sort of) 16:54 - Two (for real) 19:34 - One
It's time to reflect on a year of cinemagoing and the best movies I watched in 2022. From art-house classics to contemporary gems, this list counts down the best films I watched throughout the last 12 months.
Please drop your own favourite first time watches in the comments.
Return to the Basis by Soft & Furious The Plan's Working by Cooper Cannell Watercolor Lilies by Aaron Kenny Both Flanks by Small Colin Confliction & Catharsis by Asher Fulero The Six Realms by I Think I Can Help You Dream Escape by The Tides John Stockton Slow Drag by Chris Zabriskie The Placing Rule by Small Colin Cello Suite no. 5 in C Minor, Movement 4: Saraband by Johann Sebastian Bach Escaping Like Indiana Jones by Komiku Love Him by Loyalty Freak Music Morning Mood by Edvard Grieg Running Waters by Audionautix Home for the Holidays by TrackTribe
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In the summer of 2022, Joe Russo, of directorial duo The Russo Brothers (Avengers: Endgame, You, Me and Dupree), described movie theaters as "elitist". I took that comment personally.
This video unpacks the costs of movie theaters against the costs of streaming, and makes a case for the continued necessity of theaters and the escapism they provide.
The Sixth Realms by I Think I Can Help You Both Flanks by Small Colin Confliction & Catharsis by Asher Fulero Subterranean Howl by ELPHNT The Plan's Working by Cooper Cannell Traversing by Godmode Setup with an E by Small Colin Love Him by Loyalty Freak Music Martian Cowboy by Kevin MacLeod Night Snow by Asher Fulero Dream Escape by The Tides Northern Lights by Chris Haughen Young and Old Know Love by Puddle of Infinity Heaven and Hell by Jeremy Blake
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In his first year as a film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert attended the 1967 Chicago Film Festival, where he wrote a glowing review for a little movie named I Call First, the debut feature from one Martin Scorsese. Over the next forty years, Ebert would remain Scorsese's greatest champion. This video essay examines the relationship between the men, how it evolved from a professional connection to a genuine friendship, and how Ebert "got" Scorsese with unique insight.
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Swans in Flight by Asher Fulero Northern Lights by Chris Haugen Both Flanks by Small Colin Setup with an E by Small Colin Dream Escape by The Tides Night Music by Kevin MacLeod Spirit of the Dead by Aakash Gandhi Anomalous Hedges by The Mini Vandals Confliction & Catharsis by Asher Fulero Night Snow by Asher Fulero Elegy by Asher Fulero
To celebrate 50,000 subscribers, I answer YOUR burning questions. Topics include first cinematic loves, videogame movies, film noir, 70s cinema, making Youtube videos, and the great Terrence Malick. I talk about Malick a lot in fact.
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In this video essay, I respond to "The Wendy Theory", a popular fan interpretation of Stanley Kubrick's The Shining which argues that Wendy Torrance is the true villain of the story, popularized by Youtuber "Rob at the Movies". My goals are not only to debunk "The Wendy Theory", but also to explore film and media interpretation more broadly.
"The Birth of a New Avant-Garde: La Caméra-Stylo." Alexandre Astruc. 1992. "A Dialectic Approach to Film Form." Sergei Eisenstein. 1949.
Music Featured:
"No. 8 Requiem" by Esther Abrami "Love Him" by Loyalty Freak Music "The Plan's Working" by Cooper Cannell "Marxist Arrow" by Twin Musicom "The Wind" by Komiku "Martian Cowboy" by Kevin MacLeod "Both Flanks" by Small Colin "Setup with an E" by Small Colin "Measured Paces" by Kevin MacLeod "Strange Stuff" by Matt Harris "The Six Realms" by I Think I Can Help You "Northern Lights" by Chris Haugen
Part Two of the DVD Dumpster Dive is here to answer all your burning questions. What wacky hijinks does Ernest have in store? Will Nightmare Castle be presented in the correct aspect ratio? Is Superman IV actually kind of good? All that and more in this thrilling conclusion!
Love Him by Loyalty Freak Music Both Flanks by Small Colin Fragmented Pianos by Mikael Lind Hello Regan! by Loyalty Freak Music Setup with an E by Small Colin Finally Lost by Hinterheim Serial Killer John Bartmann Return to the Basis by Soft & Furious And Never Come Back by Soft & Furious
I marathon through unwatched DVDs from my teen years and early twenties. B-horror monsters, edgelord wannabe gangsters, mismatched cops, and a murdering Santa Claus, the Eyebrow Cinema DVD Dumpster Dive has it all.
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The Placing Rule by Small Colin The Wind by Komiku Setup With an E by Small Colin Symphony No. 1: Hope? by Steve Combs Carnival by Smallertide Love Him by Loyalty Freak Music When the World Goes Quiet Part VI by Rydox Both Flanks by Small Colin Hello Regan! by Loyalty Freak Music Finally Lost by Hinterheim
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0:00 - Introduction 4:27 - From The Monkees to Head 9:18 - Easy Rider's Big Score 14:20 - The Last Picture Show 33:05 - The Legacy of BBS 37:46 - R.I.P Peter Bogdanovich
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From 1968 to 1972, BBS stood at the forefront of the New American Cinema, releasing several films which challenged the narrative and aesthetic norms of classical Hollywood while broaching bold new political and sexual subject matter. But amidst the likes of Head, Five Easy Pieces, and Easy Rider, one film in particular stands out: The Last Picture Show. This video essay considers Peter Bogdanovich's 1971 masterpiece and why it is the definitive BBS production. It is also a belated tribute to the recently departed Peter Bogdanovich, a filmmaker who has come to mean a lot to me in recent years.
"Head-Zappopin'!" Chuck Stephens, 2010. "From the Monkees to Head." Criterion, 2010. "BBS: A Time for Change." Criterion, 2010." "Easy Rider: Wild at Heart." Matt Zoller Seitz, 2010. "Born to be Wild." Nicholas Freand Jones, 1995. "Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage." Charles Kisleyak, 1999. "Steve Blauner Interview." Criterion, 2010. "Five Easy Pieces: The Solitude." Kent Jones, 2010. "BBStory." Greg Carson, 2009. "The Last Picture Show: In with the Old." Graham Fuller, 2010. "The Last Picture Show: A Look Back." Laurent Bouzereau, 1999. "A Discussion with Filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich." Criterion, 2010. "Picture This." George Hickenlooper, 1990. "The King of Marvin Gardens: A Killing." Mark Le Fanu, 2010. "One Big Real Place: BBS from Head to Hearts." J. Hoberman, 2010. "Easy Riders, Raging Bulls." Peter Biskind, 1998. "The Plot Thickens Season One: Peter Bogdanovich." TCM, 2020. "Head, The Monkees, and Fabrication." Adequate Emily, 2021. youtu.be/ntWTNAkakZg
Music Featured:
Ghost Surf Rock by Loyalty Freak Music And Never Come Back by Soft & Furious The Wind by Komiku Original Mutations by Small Colin Alpha Changing Number II - Changing Methods by Small Colin Setup with an E by Small Colin Facing It by Komiku Both Flanks by Small Colin Carnival by Smallertide Love Him by Loyalty Freak Music Finally Lost by Hinterheim Tender Moment by John Bartmann
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0:00 - Introduction 4:54 - The Power of Art 16:27 - The Critic 20:41 - Ego 24:45 - Epilogue
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In the 1990s, Quentin Tarantino and M. Night Shyamalan breakthrough as defining writer/directors of the American cinema. In the 2000s, both men would see their first high profile failures in The Village and Death Proof. Undeterred, both filmmakers would return just two years later with bold works of meta-cinema. This video essay is a comparative analysis of Lady in the Water and Inglourious Basterds, with consideration to how the two works depict art's influential power, the role of the critic, and the creator's own ego.
"The Man Who Heard Voices Or: How M. Night Shyamalan Risked His Career on a Fairy Tale and Lost." Michael Bamberger, 2007. "Locating Mr. Tarantino or, Who's Afraid of Metacinema?" Robert von Dassanowsky, 2012. Featured in "Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds: A Manipulation of Metacinema." "The Grand Illousion." Srikanth Srinivasan, 2012. Featured in "Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds: A Manipulation of Metacinema." Also available online: theseventhart.info/2009/10/03/the-grand-illousion "Exploding Cinema, Exploding Hollywood: Inglourious Basterds and the Limits of Cinema." Imke Meyer, 2012. Featured in "Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds: A Manipulation of Metacinema." "'Fire!' in a Crowded Theater: Liquidating History in Inglourious Basterds." Sharon Willis, 2012. Featured in "Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds: A Manipulation of Metacinema." "The Village Review." Roger Ebert, 2004. rogerebert.com/reviews/the-village-2004 "Rewind: The Making of Inglourious Basterds." Gaynor Flynn, 2016. Film Ink. https://www.filmink.com.au/rewind-the-making-of-inglourious-basterds/ "The Director's Chair." Robert Rodriguez, 2014. "4 Great Artists Who Make it Really Hard not to Hate Them." Daniel O'Brien, 2011. cracked.com/blog/4-great-artists-who-make-it-really-hard-not-to-hate-them "Mark Kermode Reviews Later in the Water." BBC, 2006. Reposted on Youtube: youtu.be/z8HVurzYdUw
Music Featured:
Beauty is Found in Melancholy by Scott Lawlor Warmed Up Mono Box by Small Colin Setup With an E by Small Colin Finally Lost by Hinterheim When the World Goes Quiet Part VII by Rydox Both Flanks by Small Colin Love Him by Loyalty Freak Music The Placing Rule by Small Colin
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The Film Bro is Dead; Long Live the Film Bro.
After almost a decade of use (and misuse) on the internet, it's time to unpack what exactly the film bro is, why he's significant, and how social media killed him.
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Can we separate the Art from the Artist? Even if we can, should we? What moral responsibilities do we take on when we engage with art made by people who've caused harm? This video essay seeks to answer those questions and more through a personal exploration of the legacy of Chris Benoit. I grapple with the former WWE superstar's artistry as a pro-wrestler and his heinous double murder-suicide that claimed Nancy and Daniel Benoit's lives. Analysis builds on art theory, the work of philosophers and critics, and also includes discussion of other troubling artists such as Roman Polanski (namely Repulsion, Rosemary's Baby, and Chinatown) and Bill Cosby.
*Quick amendment: New criticism is more mid-20th century than early-20th century. I misspoke in recording.
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With a new Batman movie on the way, I had my mind on The Dark Knight's iconic rogues' gallery, and particularly the villains of Batman: The Animated Series. One of the key aspects which made the show so successful was its insight into the personalities of Batman's villains and nowhere was this more apparent than in the "villain reform" episode. These were stories were the bad guys would ostensibly turn a new leaf and try to live a normal life, usually to disastrous results. With this video, I want to take a closer look at these episodes and why they are so important to Batman: The Animated Series.
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Works Cited:
Heart of Batman. Directed by Alexander Gray. 2018. Batman Series Writer's Bible. Bruce W. Timm, Paul Dini, and Mitch Brian. House and Garden Blu-Ray Audio Commentary: Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, Boyd Kirkland, and Jason Hillhouse.
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Is Blade Runner's voiceover actually that bad? This video takes a closer listen to Harrison Ford's infamous narration and digs deeper into why it lands with such a hollow thud.
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With year's end, it's time for a top ten list, but rather than counting down the best movies I've 2021, I'm specifically looking at the best movies I watched for the first time throughout the year. From A24 to anime, from cowboys to gangsters. My goal is to highlight some special movies that left an impact on me and encourage us all to share some recommendations with each other.
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I take a break from movies to talk about the hottest debate in gaming: should Dark Souls have an easy mode? And by Dark Souls, I of course mean all the From Software games: the Dark Souls Trilogy, Demon's Souls, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, and my personal favourite Bloodborne. Before Elden Ring hits stores, let's talk this out.
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What was the first horror movie you ever lived? I spent a lot of time thinking about that question, and the answer I come to was David Cronenberg's The Fly. A grotesque, upsetting, stomach-turningly resulting piece of terror I've never been able to shake. And here's why.
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With Denis Villeneuve's Dune adaptation on the horizon, it's time to look back to David Lynch's much maligned 1984 version of Dune. This video is a comparative analysis of Dune and the original Star Wars, with a specific emphasis on how Lynch and Lucas each go about world building while also telling a sci-fi adventure story on a backwater desert planet. The spice must flow.
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A short supercut of magic and the supernatural in film, both the good, and the deeply evil. A fun watch for a Halloween season full of witchcraft and the macabre.
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Concluding an unofficial quadrilogy of James Bond videos made around No Time to Die's often delayed release, I look to On Her Majesty's Secret Service, the once black sheep of the franchise that has slowly become arguably the most acclaimed of any 007 movie. This video essay looks at On Her Majesty's Secret Service as the culmination of 60s Bond, expanding the aesthetics and action filmmaking of the series, while simultaneously bringing the character to a point in which he'd never fully return. At once an analysis of Bond's history and a love letter to a great movie.
License to Thrill: A Cultural History of the James Bond Films. James Chapman. 2007. FILM: On Her Majesty's Secret Service (Review). Molly Haskell, The Village Voice. 1969. Inside On Her Majesty's Secret Service. John Cork. 2000. Bond and Beyond: The Political Career of a Popular Hero. Tony Bennett and Janet Woollacott. 1987. Bond Films. Jim Smith. 2002. 50 Years Later, this Bond Film Should Finally Get Its Due. Thomas Vinciguerra, New York Times. 2019. nytimes.com/2019/12/27/movies/on-her-majestys-secret-service-james-bond-lazenby.html
Music Featured:
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All my life I've heard people complain about movies being "too long". On podcasts, in reviews, on social media, even in casual conversations. Well, today I finally make my retort. This video is in defense of a three-plus hour movie and looks at how a girthy runtime can be a wonderful, rich opportunity for filmmakers to expand the world and characters of their movies. Special attention is given to Sergio Leone's The Good, the Bad and the Ugly; Ingmar Bergman's Fanny and Alexander; and Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai.
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For all the amazing performances in his films, Stanley Kubrick was never the kind of director to re-use the same key actors over and over again. Only Joe Turkel and Philip Stone appear in three Kubrick movies, Turkel in The Killing and Paths of Glory, and Stone in A Clockwork Orange and Barry Lyndon. And both in The Shining. This video essay takes another look at Turkel and Stone, Kubrick's favourite actors, and considers what defined each as a performer.
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It's been a decade since Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two arrived in theaters and brought an end to JK Rowling's saga of witches and wizards. Like most 90s kids, I too read all the books and saw all the movies as a kid and teenager but have completely left the series behind since. Ten years later, how does Harry Potter hold up? In this video essay, I try to get to the heart of Harry Potter as while as examine my own relationship to the series.
No official works cited for this video, though I imagine my criticisms of Rowling's transphobia will draw some ire. I have no intention of arguing the ethics or legitimacy of Rowling's claims. If you want to dive deeper into unpacking JK Rowling and transphobia, I'd highly recommend videos here on Youtube by creators like Contrapoints, Jesse Gender, and Lindsay Ellis.
Music Featured:
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Never Say Never Again as forever been an outlier in the James Bond franchise, too far removed to be a proper Bond movie but also too close to really be anything else. In this video essay, I take a look at the bizarre Thunderball remake and consider its failings as a film, as a Bond film, and as an opportunity to do something unique.
License to Thrill: A Cultural History of the James Bond Films. James Chapman. 2007.
Music Featured:
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Being John Malkovich is often discussed amidst the other office movies of 1999 (The Matrix, Fight Club, Office Space, and American Beauty), but rarely analyzed from this perspective to the same degree. In this video essay, I contextualize Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman's masterpiece within the Celluloid Cubicle. Fun and spoilers lie ahead.
The Celluloid Cubicle: Regressive Constructions of Masculinity in 1990s Office Movies. Hunter Latham, 2003. Best. Movie. Year. Ever. How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen. Brian Raftery, 2019. Folding Ideas - Fight Club and Toxic Masculinity. Dan Olson, 2015. Why All Movies From 1999 Are the Same. Now You See It, 2019.
Music Featured:
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Now that Eyebrow Cinema has officially hit 25,000 subscribers (!!!) it's high time to mark the occasion with another Q&A. In this video, I finally address my thoughts on the Snyder Cut and also talk Orson Welles, New Hollywood, the future of Bergman's Cinema, what makes a film great, Heavy Metal, and more!
An exploration of modern movie criticism on platforms like Youtube through analysis of Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo, a movie which is A. absurdly illogical, and B. one of the greatest films ever made. And I had a lot of fun making it!
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I may have critiqued the Release the Snyder Cut movement, but that doesn't mean I hate Zack Snyder. In this video, I talk about my love for Batman v. Superman.
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After more than a year into the pandemic, I think it's time for another round of movie recommendations. A sequel to last year's Cinema Quarantino (youtu.be/jpaCDzOowgM), here are ten more great movies to stream on Criterion Channel.
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