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Ivan the Terrible, Part II (1958)
Director: Sergei Eisenstein Although Joseph Stalin greatly approved of the first part of Sergei Eisenstein’s planned Ivan the Terrible trilogy, the second part was not screened until 1958 due to… more →
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A Very Curious Sentence in Giuseppe di Lampedusa's The Leopard
wrote 2 days ago: So I recently finished reading The Leopard (or Il Gattpardo as it’s known in Italian), the gre … more →
Sen Aydınlatırsın Geceyi (2013): Hem Siyah-Beyaz, Hem Rengarenk
wrote 1 week ago: “Sergei Eisenstein’a göre siyah beyazın anlatım gücü sonsuzdur. Bunu kanıtlamak için müz … more →
Pity the Poor Editor
wrote 1 week ago: Sergei Eisenstein thinks to himself, “Fucking uncontinuity actors.” I spent the weekend … more →
Battleship Potemkin 1925
wrote 2 weeks ago: Considered one of the most important films in the history of silent pictures, as well as possibly Ei … more →
#11 - Battleship Potemkin (1925), dir. Sergei Eisenstein
wrote 1 month ago: Comrade overboard! Potemkin sailors leap into the water to save the leader of the mutiny against tyr … more →
Sinema Kuramı (Ya da Afili Adıyla Söyleyecek Olursak: Film Teorisi)
wrote 1 month ago: Kuram her ne kadar soyut bir kavram olsa da, yaşadığımız dünyadan kopuk açıklamalar olarak görülmeme … more →
La Hora de los Hornos (1968): Her Sömürgeci Bir Gün Anti-Emperyalist Devrimi Tadacaktır
wrote 1 month ago: Fernando Solanas sadece yaptığı filmlerle değil, sinema anlayışını yansıtan kuramsal manifestosuyla … more →
The hidden meanings of birds in the movies
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wrote 1 month ago: Tippi Hedren, The Birds Aliya Whiteley, Feature, Mar 21, 2013. Madness. Freedom. Vanity. Aliya looks … more →
İz - Rêç (2011): Kürt Sineması Diye Bir Şey Var, Duymayan Kalmasın!
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wrote 2 months ago: Türkiye’de her yıl milyonlarca kişi tarafından seyredilen ana akım filmlerden arda kalan birka … more →
Drag-Racing in the Desert of the Real
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wrote 2 months ago: I had an argument with some friends of mine recently about Dexter. Personally, I think that is a sho … more →
Dinner Party Knowlege: Eisenstein and Sartre
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wrote 2 months ago: Today I had a strange experience. I was the only person in a room of 15 university graduates who ha … more →
Castles: Siege and Conquest (1992)
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wrote 2 months ago: Released previously for IBM-PC and compatibles (as the parlance once dictated), Castles: Siege and C … more →
Que Viva Mexico (1979) - Sergei Eisenstein
wrote 2 months ago: “Colorful symphony of Mexico”, a country changed and unchanged. Guided by Mexican murali … more →
The Incomplete Masterpieces You Didn't See...and maybe never will
wrote 2 months ago: Imagine if Stanley Kubrik had been able to make his Napoleon movie! If one were to compile an abridg … more →
October 1917 Ten Days That Shook The World (1927)
wrote 2 months ago: Not as successful as his earlier film ‘Battleship Potemkin’, Sergei Eisenstein’s ‘ … more →
Battleship Potemkin (1925)
wrote 2 months ago: Directed by Sergei Eisenstein, ‘Battleship Potemkin’ dramatizes the 1905 mutiny on board that … more →
Almanac - February 11
wrote 3 months ago: 1858 – Fourteen-year old Bernadette Soubirous, collecting firewood near Lourdes, saw a “ … more →
A Sound-Era Soviet Cinema Primer
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wrote 3 months ago: This is meant as a companion piece to my silent Soviet cinema primer from last year. It covers Sovie … more →
What are a few Maggots?
wrote 3 months ago: The Battleship Potemkin Battleship Potemkin 1925 Sergei Eisenstein I did it. It is THE Russian Revol … more →
