Sound And Vision: Ridley Scott

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we take a look at Roxy Music's Avalon, directed by Ridley Scott. Ridley Scott started out as a director of television...

Sound And Vision: David Fincher

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we take a look at Madonna's Express Yourself, directed by David Fincher, as well as several other of his videos. If...

International Documentary Festival Amsterdam Review: GASOLINE RAINBOW

They say drunk people, children and fools always speak the truth. No word is truer than that of a drunk foolish kid, as Gasoline Rainbow proofs. The docu-drama hybrid is a warm-hearted look at five naive teens going on a...

Sound And Vision: Francis Lawrence

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we take a look at Britney Spear's I'm A Slave 4 U and Lady Gaga's Bad Romance, both by Francis...

International Documentary Festival Amsterdam Review: THE TUBA THIEVES

The Thuba Thieves is ostensibly a film about the theft of tuba's from schools in Los Angeles during 2011 and 2013, a series of heists that remain unsolved to this day. It is so much more than that, though: an...

International Documentary Festival Amsterdam Review: TIME BOMB Y2K

Sometimes you get a documentary film which on paper sounds interesting, yet not exciting, but that elevates its central premise by how well it was made. Time Bomb Y2K is that sort of film. Time Bomb Y2K tells the story...

International Documentary Festival Amsterdam Review: CITIZEN SLEUTH

Often a film is as good as its protagonist. Sometimes it isn't. The latter is the case for Citizen Sleuth, a documentary that has a very compelling central character in Emily Nestor, but that fails to really capitalize on the...

Sound And Vision: Peter Jackson

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we look at The Beatles' Now and Then, directed by Peter Jackson. It was big news recently: the final Beatles song...

Sound And Vision: John Maybury

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we take a look at two music videos by John Maybury. John Maybury is an actor's director. He might have...

Sound And Vision: Sylvain Chomet

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we take a look at Stromae's Carmen directed by Sylvain Chomet. Sylvain Chomet made a big impression with his first...

Sound And Vision: Craig Gillespie

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we take a look at Kid Cudi's No One Believes Me, directed by Craig Gillespie. The films of Craig Gillespie,...

Sound And Vision: Grant Singer

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we look at Sam Smith's How Do You Sleep?, directed by Grant Singer. Grant Singer made his feature debut with Reptile,...

Now Streaming: The Unavoidable Cinema Of Cyrus Frisch

The films Dutch director Cyrus Frisch has made thus far are controversial, erratic and politically engaged. With the recent re-release of his films Dazzle (original title: Oogverblindend), Blackwater Fever, and Why Didn't Anybody Tell Me It Would Become This Bad...

Sound And Vision: David Lynch

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we look at several music videos directed by David Lynch. When you look at the filmography of David Lynch on imdb...

Gent 2023 Review: 2 X 25

Film Festival Gent is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and celebrating it in style. One part of the festival is catered to cinematic music and film scores, so to celebrate an often under-appreciated part of the art form, the...

Sound And Vision: Kristian Levring

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we take a look at Oh Land's Love You Better, directed by Kristian Levring. The music video of this week's Sound...

Sound And Vision: Marco Brambilla

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we take a look at Kanye West's Power, directed by Marco Brambilla. Marco Brambilla is a curious director, in that...

Sound And Vision: Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we take a look at The Red Hot Chilli Peppers' Otherside and The Smashing Pumpkins' Tonight, Tonight by Jonathan Dayton and...

Sound And Vision: Sam Taylor-Johnson

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we take a look at R.E.M's ÜBerlin, directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson. Ostensibly, this edition of Sound and Vision will be about...

Sound And Vision: Claude Lelouch

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we take a look at Françoise Hardy's Tous les Garçons et les Filles, directed by Claude Lelouch. I have to admit...