Three things 12.
• 10 great modern films shot in Academy ratio: Leigh Singer for the BFI makes a choice that is exactly what it says on the tin – and does so really well.
• The Angelic Cinema of Manoel de Oliveira: a beautiful video essay by Kevin B. Lee for Fandor about the cinema of the director who died very recently, taking its inspiration from the film de Oliveira made at the age of 102, The Strange Case of Angelica (2010, above); go here for an excellent tribute to the filmmaker compiled by David Hudson.
The Angelic Cinema of Manoel de Oliveira from Fandor Keyframe on Vimeo.
• The law of the frame: Jean-Pierre Gorin and Kent Jones riff on the work and ideas of the late great film critic Manny Farber.
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