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Kent Jones (critic)
Kent Jones (born 1960) is an American film critic and filmmaker. Biography Kent Jones grew up in Berkshire County, Massachusetts before attending McGill University in the late 1970s. He then transferred to New York University where he studied filmmaking. Jones later recalled, "I had a very romantic notion of studying film with Nick Ray, who was a teacher at NYU, but Nick died before I had the chance to take his class and I eventually dropped out of school." He worked at New Video, the first video store in Manhattan, before writing professionally as a film critic. He would later become a correspondent for '' Cahiers du Cinéma'' and his criticism would later be published in ''Bookforum'', ''Artforum'', and ''Cinema Scope''. His writing would also appear in ''Film Comment'' beginning in 1996, and he later became the publication's editor-at-large. A collection of his work was later published as ''Physical Evidence: Selected Film Criticism'' in 2007. In the early 1990s, Jones work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Critic
Film criticism is the analysis and evaluation of films and the film medium. In general, film criticism can be divided into two categories: Academic criticism by film scholars, who study the composition of film theory and publish their findings and essays in books and journals, and general journalistic criticism that appears regularly in press newspapers, magazines and other popular mass-media outlets. Academic film criticism rarely takes the form of a review; instead it is more likely to analyse the film and its place in the history of its genre, the industry and film history as a whole. Film criticism is also labeled as a type of writing that perceives films as possible achievements and wishes to convey their differences, as well as the films being made in a level of quality that is satisfactory or unsatisfactory. Film criticism is also associated with the journalistic type of criticism, which is grounded in the media's effects being developed, and journalistic criticism r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man In The Shadows
''The Man in the Shadows'' (US/UK video release: ''The Shadow Man'') is a 2015 Canadian supernatural horror film, the first feature film directed by Joshua Fraiman and written by co-star and co-producer Adam Tomlinson, based on a personal experience, as well as on reports by "millions of people around the world" of so-called shadow people, a phenomenon associated with sleep paralysis. The plot centres around a prescription drug-addicted newlywed photographer (Sarah Jurgens) who appears to be stalked by a dark man in a brimmed hat who follows her from her nightmares into reality. Rachel is aided by William (Adam Tomlinson) who has been investigating the "Hat Man" phenomenon. Plot Rachel Darwin, a pregnant woman going through a career crisis, has recurring dreams in which a shadow man wearing a fedora forcibly removes a deformed baby from her womb. Searching online, she discovers a world of night sufferers like herself, visited by watchers while they sleep. Her husband Scott beli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diane (2018 Film)
''Diane'' is a 2018 American drama film written and directed by Kent Jones in his narrative directorial debut. It stars Mary Kay Place in the title role, with Jake Lacy, Deirdre O'Connell, Andrea Martin, and Estelle Parsons in supporting roles. It revolves around a selfless woman whose unwavering service to others hides a lifelong secret. The film had its world premiere at the 17th Tribeca Film Festival on April 22, 2018, where it won three prizes, including the Founders Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature. It was released in select theaters and on VOD on March 29, 2019, by IFC Films. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised Place's performance and Jones' direction and screenplay. At the 35th Independent Spirit Awards, the film earned two nominations: Best First Feature and Best Female Lead (for Place). Plot Diane Rhodes is a sixtysomething widow living in Pittsfield, Massachusetts whose days are taken up through service to others. She makes a to- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 feature films, many of which are still widely watched and studied today. Known as the "Master of Suspense", Hitchcock became as well known as any of his actors thanks to his many interviews, List of cameo appearances by Alfred Hitchcock, his cameo appearances in most of his films, and his hosting and producing the television anthology ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' (1955–65). His films garnered 46 Academy Award nominations, including six wins, although he never won the award for Academy Award for Best Director, Best Director, despite five nominations. Hitchcock initially trained as a technical clerk and copywriter before entering the film industry in 1919 as a title card designer. His directorial debut was the British–German silent film ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitchcock/Truffaut
''Hitchcock/Truffaut'' is a 1966 book by François Truffaut about Alfred Hitchcock, originally released in French as ''Le Cinéma selon Alfred Hitchcock''. First published by Éditions Robert Laffont, it is based on a 1962 dialogue between Hitchcock and Truffaut, in which the two directors spent a week in a room at Universal Studios talking about movies. The book walks through all of Hitchcock's films, from his early British period to '' Torn Curtain''. After Hitchcock's death, Truffaut updated the book with a new preface and final chapter on Hitchcock's later films ''Topaz'', '' Frenzy'' and ''Family Plot'', as well as his unrealized project '' The Short Night''. Background In the preface to the revised edition, Truffaut explains that "In 1962, while in New York to present ''Jules and Jim'', I noticed that every journalist asked me the same question: 'Why do the critics of '' Cahiers du Cinéma'' take Hitchcock so seriously? He's rich and successful, but his movies have no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Truffaut
François Roland Truffaut ( , ; ; 6 February 1932 – 21 October 1984) was a French filmmaker, actor, and critic. He is widely regarded as one of the founders of the French New Wave. He came under the tutelage of film critic Andre Bazin as a young man and was hired to write for Bazin's ''Cahiers du Cinéma'', where he became a proponent of the auteur, ''auteur'' theory, which posits that a film's director is its true author. ''The 400 Blows'' (1959), starring Jean-Pierre Léaud as Truffaut's alter-ego Antoine Doinel, was a defining film of the New Wave. Truffaut supplied the story for another milestone of the movement, Breathless (1960 film), ''Breathless'' (1960), directed by his ''Cahiers'' colleague Jean-Luc Godard. His other notable films include ''Shoot the Piano Player'' (1960), ''Jules and Jim'' (1962), ''The Soft Skin'' (1964), ''Two English Girls'' (1971) and ''The Last Metro'' (1980). Truffaut's Day for Night (film), ''Day for Night'' (1973) earned him the BAFTA Awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitchcock/Truffaut (film)
''Hitchcock/Truffaut'' is a 2015 documentary film directed by Kent Jones. Summary It is about François Truffaut's 1966 book on Alfred Hitchcock, ''Hitchcock/Truffaut'', and its impact on cinema. Truffaut had interviewed his fellow film director Hitchcock and recorded said interview over the course of eight days in 1962 at the latter's offices at Universal Studios, Hollywood, to write his book. The documentary features reflections from directors including James Gray, Martin Scorsese, Paul Schrader, Wes Anderson, David Fincher, Arnaud Desplechin, and Olivier Assayas, and is narrated by Bob Balaban, who co-starred with Truffaut in ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' (1977). Cast * Alfred Hitchcock * François Truffaut * Wes Anderson * Olivier Assayas * Peter Bogdanovich * Arnaud Desplechin * David Fincher * James Gray * Kiyoshi Kurosawa * Richard Linklater * Paul Schrader * Martin Scorsese Release ''Hitchcock/Truffaut'' premiered at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival and was show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychotherapy Of A Plains Indian
Psychotherapy (also psychological therapy, talk therapy, or talking therapy) is the use of psychological methods, particularly when based on regular personal interaction, to help a person change behavior, increase happiness, and overcome problems. Psychotherapy aims to improve an individual's well-being and mental health, to resolve or mitigate troublesome behaviors, beliefs, compulsions, thoughts, or emotions, and to improve relationships and social skills. Numerous types of psychotherapy have been designed either for individual adults, families, or children and adolescents. Some types of psychotherapy are considered evidence-based for treating diagnosed mental disorders; other types have been criticized as pseudoscience. There are hundreds of psychotherapy techniques, some being minor variations; others are based on very different conceptions of psychology. Most approaches involve one-to-one sessions, between the client and therapist, but some are conducted with groups, inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
