Spider-Man: Into the Art Film

Spider-Man: Into the Art Film

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is unmistakably an art piece, with six different animation styles folded around each other to evoke layered worlds. It’s also definitely a comic-book romp, adventurous and thrilling, joyful and thoughtful. None of those things...
Hollywood Strike Write Now

Hollywood Strike Write Now

A Hollywood strike is underway, the first in 15 years, as the Writers Guild of America leave their desks for the picket lines. According to the 11,500 members of the WGA, the streaming boom has hit their industry hard. Pay has not kept up with profits, and networks...
Time is Running Out to See ‘Dreamlands’ at the Whitney

Time is Running Out to See ‘Dreamlands’ at the Whitney

The Susan and John Hess Family Theater on the third floor of the Whitney Museum of American Art looks like a set for the holodeck in Star Trek. The room is glossy black with a grid of luminous blue lines. It is sparsely furnished and meant only as a backdrop for the...
How Social Roles Have Changed Throughout Film History

How Social Roles Have Changed Throughout Film History

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is examining the effect that film has on social, political, and cultural norms. The exhibit is titled Making Faces: Images of Exploitation and Empowerment in Cinema and is on display now through April 30, 2017. The exhibit will feature...
Dreamlands: Immersive Cinema and Art, 1905–2016

Dreamlands: Immersive Cinema and Art, 1905–2016

From October 28, 2016 – February 5, 2017, the Whitney Museum of American Art will be hosting Dreamlands: Immersive Cinema and Art, 1905–2016. The exhibit will explore the evolution of film throughout history, primarily as it relates to changes in technology and...