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"01a0c542-6c4f-72f0-ab3c-3502fc1b2dd5", "title": "Jacques Ledoux, man of the cinema", "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2022/02/28/jacques-ledoux-man-of-the-cinema/", "published_at": "2022-03-01T02:06:06+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c542-6c4f-72f0-ab3c-3502fc99f2aa", "title": "KIMI: She’s here", "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2022/02/20/kimi-shes-here/", "published_at": "2022-02-20T14:53:23+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c542-6c4f-72f0-ab3c-3502fd912b6f", "title": "When the image ruled: Julien Duvivier in the silent era", "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2022/02/08/when-the-image-ruled-julien-duvivier-in-the-silent-era/", "published_at": "2022-02-08T13:01:42+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c542-6c4f-72f0-ab3c-3502fe0e1b77", "title": "Benign fearmongering: Worth a try", "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2022/02/03/benign-fearmongering-worth-a-try/", "published_at": "2022-02-03T18:13:14+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c542-6c4f-72f0-ab3c-3502fe2d3e3f", "title": "A health update, with thanks", "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2022/01/25/a-health-update-with-thanks/", "published_at": "2022-01-25T13:21:33+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c542-6c4f-72f0-ab3c-3502ff26ad46", "title": "Thrills and melodrama from the 1910s", "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2022/01/19/thrills-and-melodrama-from-the-1910s/", "published_at": "2022-01-19T17:16:59+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c542-6c4f-72f0-ab3c-35030010708b", "title": "The ten best films of … 1931", "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2022/01/01/the-ten-best-films-of-1931/", "published_at": "2022-01-01T23:25:32+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54b-653e-71ae-8c1c-1541d94cff61", "title": "An elegant path into modern Asian cinema", "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2021/12/26/an-elegant-path-into-modern-asian-cinema/", "published_at": "2021-12-26T17:47:47+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54b-653e-71ae-8c1c-1541da42e9ec", "title": "An update about our blog", "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2021/12/22/an-update-about-our-blog/", "published_at": "2021-12-22T20:00:49+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54b-653e-71ae-8c1c-1541db35ad6d", "title": "Crime in the streets and on the page", "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2021/10/10/crime-in-the-streets-and-on-the-page/", "published_at": "2021-10-10T14:20:14+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54b-653e-71ae-8c1c-1541db65962e", "title": "70s mixtape hit: Tom Nichols and the Deplorables", "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2021/09/25/70s-mixtape-hit-tom-nichols-and-the-deplorables/", "published_at": "2021-09-25T18:09:06+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54b-653e-71ae-8c1c-1541dc425a14", "title": "Is there a blog in this class? 2021", "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2021/08/25/is-there-a-blog-in-this-class-2021/", "published_at": "2021-08-25T13:18:05+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54b-653e-71ae-8c1c-1541dd03d05c", "title": "Dietrich before von Sternberg and von Sternberg before Dietrich", "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2021/08/20/dietrich-before-von-sternberg-and-von-sternberg-before-dietrich/", "published_at": "2021-08-20T23:43:21+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54b-653e-71ae-8c1c-1541dd7b200a", "title": "Little things", "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2021/08/13/little-things/", "published_at": "2021-08-13T21:00:05+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54b-653e-71ae-8c1c-1541dd9a25c9", "title": "French silents from Il Cinema Ritrovato 2021", "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2021/08/08/french-silents-from-il-cinema-ritrovato-2021/", "published_at": "2021-08-08T21:18:39+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54b-653e-71ae-8c1c-1541dda1d1c1", "title": "Once upon a time in Hollywood, again: Tarantino revises his fairy tale", "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2021/07/10/once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-again-tarantino-revises-his-fairy-tale/", "published_at": "2021-07-10T20:24:17+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54b-653e-71ae-8c1c-1541ddc9fbdb", "title": "Learning to watch a film, while watching a film", "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2021/07/02/learning-to-watch-a-film-while-watching-a-film/", "published_at": "2021-07-02T15:46:08+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c553-bf94-7184-beee-ed2a5192c7ca", "title": "What you see is what you guess", "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2021/06/20/what-you-see-is-what-you-guess/", "published_at": "2021-06-20T14:07:06+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c553-bf94-7184-beee-ed2a51d0dd94", "title": "A tantalizingly anonymous Josef von Sternberg film", "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2021/06/13/a-tantalizingly-anonymous-josef-von-sternberg-film/", "published_at": "2021-06-13T15:19:31+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c553-bf94-7184-beee-ed2a52a6ebea", "title": "Five critics, one of them a killer", "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2021/05/30/five-critics-one-of-them-a-killer/", "published_at": "2021-05-30T12:55:01+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c553-bf94-7184-beee-ed2a536a364e", "title": "Wisconsin Film Festival 2021: Here and there", "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2021/05/19/wisconsin-film-festival-2021-here-and-there/", "published_at": "2021-05-19T20:34:35+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c553-bf94-7184-beee-ed2a536f62ee", "title": "Wisconsin Film Festival 2021: Retrospectating", "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2021/05/18/wisconsin-film-festival-2021-retrospectating/", "published_at": "2021-05-18T21:39:01+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c553-bf94-7184-beee-ed2a5462917d", "title": "Wisconsin Film Festival 2021 visits the Middle East", "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2021/05/16/wisconsin-film-festival-2021-visits-the-middle-east/", "published_at": "2021-05-17T02:23:29+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c553-bf94-7184-beee-ed2a54c341d4", "title": "Wisconsin Film Festival 2021: Streaming goodness", "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2021/05/14/wisconsin-film-festival-2021-streaming-goodness/", "published_at": "2021-05-14T19:10:45+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c553-bf94-7184-beee-ed2a54d3b355", "title": "How the world ended in 1916", "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2021/04/25/how-the-world-ended-in-1916/", "published_at": "2021-04-26T03:15:48+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c553-bf94-7184-beee-ed2a557aa6e7", "title": "Oscar’s Siren Song (A Slight Return): Best Original Song", "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2021/04/22/oscars-siren-song-a-slight-return-best-original-song/", "published_at": "2021-04-23T02:32:24+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c553-bf94-7184-beee-ed2a56507427", "title": "Oscar’s Siren Song (A Slight Return): Original Score", "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2021/04/19/oscars-siren-song-a-slight-return-original-score/", "published_at": "2021-04-20T02:04:53+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55c-3b29-737a-aa3f-3e498fe3e04c", "title": "Merrily he rolls along: A belated birthday tribute to Stephen Sondheim", "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2021/04/10/merrily-he-rolls-along-a-belated-birthday-tribute-to-stephen-sondheim/", "published_at": "2021-04-10T19:54:27+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55c-3b29-737a-aa3f-3e4990cec84b", "title": "Let’s play God, imperfectly: BLOOD SIMPLE on the Criterion Channel", "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2021/03/23/lets-play-god-imperfectly-blood-simple-on-the-criterion-channel/", "published_at": "2021-03-23T14:37:29+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55c-3b29-737a-aa3f-3e49911a637a", "title": "A fast-paced cinematic impeachment trial", "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2021/03/09/a-fast-paced-cinematic-impeachment-trial/", "published_at": "2021-03-09T15:03:31+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55c-3b29-737a-aa3f-3e4991d19af6", "title": "Historical film colors: A guest entry from Barbara Flueckiger", "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2021/02/21/historical-film-colors-a-guest-entry-from-barbara-flueckiger/", "published_at": "2021-02-22T04:21:39+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55c-3b29-737a-aa3f-3e4992254607", "title": "Madalena, Rosalind, and Suzanna: More Rotterdam revelations", "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2021/02/07/madalena-rosalind-and-suzanna-more-rotterdam-revelations/", "published_at": "2021-02-07T16:03:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55c-3b29-737a-aa3f-3e49928c89f1", "title": "Rotterdam surprises", "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2021/02/05/rotterdam-surprises/", "published_at": "2021-02-05T19:15:53+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55c-3b29-737a-aa3f-3e4992a1df11", "title": "Rotterdam starts strong", "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2021/02/02/rotterdam-starts-strong/", "published_at": "2021-02-03T01:20:05+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55c-3b29-737a-aa3f-3e4992c96bb0", "title": "German classics for the pandemic and beyond", "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2021/01/24/german-classics-for-the-pandemic-and-beyond/", "published_at": "2021-01-25T01:13:02+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55c-3b29-737a-aa3f-3e49933ca7dd", "title": "Repost: Our daily barbarisms: Leo Hurwitz’s STRANGE VICTORY (1948)", "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2021/01/19/repost-our-daily-barbarisms-leo-hurwitzs-strange-victory-1948/", "published_at": "2021-01-19T16:11:25+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55c-3b29-737a-aa3f-3e499340519f", "title": "THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7: Aaron Sorkin samples the menu", "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2021/01/16/the-trial-of-the-chicago-7-aaron-sorkin-samples-the-menu/", "published_at": "2021-01-16T16:25:55+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog
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2026

The Film Art of animation: A revieworiginal ↗
24 Aug 2026
Questioning methodology: On the March 2026 issue of PROJECTIONS devoted to David Bordwell’s research. A guest post by Colin Burnettoriginal ↗
9 Aug 2026
Observations on David Bordwelloriginal ↗
11 Jun 2026
John Ford in a whole new lightoriginal ↗
23 Mar 2026
Criterion Takes Us to Romaniaoriginal ↗
3 Mar 2026
THE FRODO FRANCHISE is an audiobook!original ↗
4 Feb 2026
The ten best films of … 1935original ↗
18 Jan 2026

2025

David and Wesoriginal ↗
6 Oct 2025
Amazon Doesn’t Own James Bond—Yet: Making Sense of the 007 Franchise. A guest post by Colin Burnettoriginal ↗
4 Mar 2025
Moana’s roundabout voyage back to the multiplex: A guest post by Nicholas Benson and Zachary Zahosoriginal ↗
23 Jan 2025
The ten best films of … 1934original ↗
11 Jan 2025

2024

Harry Potter and and fabulous making-of touroriginal ↗
24 Dec 2024
A memorial slide show for Davidoriginal ↗
18 Oct 2024
A24: A company of interestoriginal ↗
16 Oct 2024
Where the movie lovers are: A guest post by Matt St. John and Zachary Zahosoriginal ↗
16 Sept 2024
PERPLEXING PLOTS Prizeoriginal ↗
10 Aug 2024
David Bordwell’s Hong Kong Connection: A Guest Post by Li Cheuk-tooriginal ↗
30 Jun 2024
A recording of David’s memorial service is now onlineoriginal ↗
9 Jun 2024
Repost of Vancouver: Three gems from Iran and Indiaoriginal ↗
26 May 2024
Gone but far from forgottenoriginal ↗
3 Mar 2024
Early Hou Hsiao-hsien: Film culture finally comes through (a repost)original ↗
27 Feb 2024
News about PERPLEXING PLOTSoriginal ↗
10 Feb 2024
Women, Oscars, and power (a repost)original ↗
28 Jan 2024

2023

The ten best films of … 1933original ↗
31 Dec 2023
Hark! How Harold’s angels sing (a repost)original ↗
20 Dec 2023
Tracking down Aardman creatures in 2008original ↗
12 Dec 2023
DIE HARD revived: An entry revisitedoriginal ↗
4 Dec 2023
Thank you, Lignanoriginal ↗
3 Nov 2023
Crime spreeoriginal ↗
4 Sept 2023
Another dispatch from Ennui-sur-Blaséoriginal ↗
25 Aug 2023
Art, entertainment, and the hard-boiled mystiqueoriginal ↗
23 Jul 2023
“Best Picture” ≠ “Live Action”original ↗
8 Jul 2023
POKER FACE: Detective off the gridoriginal ↗
26 Jun 2023
ASTEROID CITY adrift in the cosmosoriginal ↗
27 May 2023
BABYLON and the alchemy of fameoriginal ↗
21 May 2023
Calm that camera!original ↗
30 Apr 2023
Older, but wiser?original ↗
2 Apr 2023
Manual laborsoriginal ↗
3 Mar 2023
Catching uporiginal ↗
11 Feb 2023
The reader is warnedoriginal ↗
21 Jan 2023
GLASS ONION: Multiplying mysteriesoriginal ↗
12 Jan 2023

2022

The ten best films of … 1932original ↗
31 Dec 2022
Ellery who?original ↗
18 Dec 2022
Tarantino and the criticism of enthusiasmoriginal ↗
21 Nov 2022
PERPLEXING PLOTS now available!original ↗
17 Nov 2022
You say “formalism” like it’s a bad thingoriginal ↗
24 Oct 2022
A24: the studio as auteuroriginal ↗
10 Oct 2022
Godard: The power of imperfectionoriginal ↗
26 Sept 2022
A Monument to Mystery: Martin Edwards’ THE LIFE OF CRIMEoriginal ↗
5 Sept 2022
HEAT revisitedoriginal ↗
23 Aug 2022
Enter Benoît Blanc: KNIVES OUT as murder mysteryoriginal ↗
4 Aug 2022
Figuring out MENoriginal ↗
21 Jul 2022
Movies by the numbersoriginal ↗
14 Jul 2022
Lie to me: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLEoriginal ↗
30 Jun 2022
Noir x 3original ↗
5 Jun 2022
Streaming media: All you can eat, until it eats youoriginal ↗
22 May 2022
Thompson/Bordwell online books now available for freeoriginal ↗
17 May 2022
How did “prestige horror” come about?original ↗
6 May 2022
PERPLEXING PLOTS: On the horizonoriginal ↗
26 Apr 2022
Wisconsin Film Festival 2022: A return to the theatersoriginal ↗
20 Apr 2022
Oscar’s siren song: The revengeoriginal ↗
24 Mar 2022
Lau Kar-leung: The dragon still dancesoriginal ↗
13 Mar 2022
Sergei Loznitsa and the Ukraine invasionoriginal ↗
6 Mar 2022
Jacques Ledoux, man of the cinemaoriginal ↗
1 Mar 2022
KIMI: She’s hereoriginal ↗
20 Feb 2022
When the image ruled: Julien Duvivier in the silent eraoriginal ↗
8 Feb 2022
Benign fearmongering: Worth a tryoriginal ↗
3 Feb 2022
A health update, with thanksoriginal ↗
25 Jan 2022
Thrills and melodrama from the 1910soriginal ↗
19 Jan 2022
The ten best films of … 1931original ↗
1 Jan 2022

2021

An elegant path into modern Asian cinemaoriginal ↗
26 Dec 2021
An update about our blogoriginal ↗
22 Dec 2021
Crime in the streets and on the pageoriginal ↗
10 Oct 2021
70s mixtape hit: Tom Nichols and the Deplorablesoriginal ↗
25 Sept 2021
Is there a blog in this class? 2021original ↗
25 Aug 2021
Dietrich before von Sternberg and von Sternberg before Dietrichoriginal ↗
20 Aug 2021
Little thingsoriginal ↗
13 Aug 2021
French silents from Il Cinema Ritrovato 2021original ↗
8 Aug 2021
Once upon a time in Hollywood, again: Tarantino revises his fairy taleoriginal ↗
10 Jul 2021
Learning to watch a film, while watching a filmoriginal ↗
2 Jul 2021
What you see is what you guessoriginal ↗
20 Jun 2021
A tantalizingly anonymous Josef von Sternberg filmoriginal ↗
13 Jun 2021
Five critics, one of them a killeroriginal ↗
30 May 2021
Wisconsin Film Festival 2021: Here and thereoriginal ↗
19 May 2021
Wisconsin Film Festival 2021: Retrospectatingoriginal ↗
18 May 2021
Wisconsin Film Festival 2021 visits the Middle Eastoriginal ↗
17 May 2021
Wisconsin Film Festival 2021: Streaming goodnessoriginal ↗
14 May 2021
How the world ended in 1916original ↗
26 Apr 2021
Oscar’s Siren Song (A Slight Return): Best Original Songoriginal ↗
23 Apr 2021
Oscar’s Siren Song (A Slight Return): Original Scoreoriginal ↗
20 Apr 2021
Merrily he rolls along: A belated birthday tribute to Stephen Sondheimoriginal ↗
10 Apr 2021
Let’s play God, imperfectly: BLOOD SIMPLE on the Criterion Channeloriginal ↗
23 Mar 2021
A fast-paced cinematic impeachment trialoriginal ↗
9 Mar 2021
Historical film colors: A guest entry from Barbara Flueckigeroriginal ↗
22 Feb 2021
Madalena, Rosalind, and Suzanna: More Rotterdam revelationsoriginal ↗
7 Feb 2021
Rotterdam surprisesoriginal ↗
5 Feb 2021
Rotterdam starts strongoriginal ↗
3 Feb 2021
German classics for the pandemic and beyondoriginal ↗
25 Jan 2021
Repost: Our daily barbarisms: Leo Hurwitz’s STRANGE VICTORY (1948)original ↗
19 Jan 2021
THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7: Aaron Sorkin samples the menuoriginal ↗
16 Jan 2021
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