Michael Hogan picks his top 20 films; including Star Wars, The Terminator, Star Trek and Blade Runner; that star A.I. beings who have challenged what it means to be human
Two exhibitions examine the period of cinema history when filmmaking talent crossed the Atlantic from Berlin, the center of German-language cinema, to Hollywood.
Brigitte Helm, Metropolis (Fritz Lang, 1927)
I purchased this vinyl model back in the 1980s and when I had my shop in the ’90s she stood proudly on display in the front window. At that time I had only given her a quick coat of gold lacq…
Camila Henriques traz a história e os principais filmes de um dos movimentos mais importantes do cinema mundial: o Expressionismo Alemão.
Our fine friends across the pond at DVDuell.de recently found the new cover art that will accompany the upcoming Masters of Cinema release of the newly restored, “complete” Metropolis.
Fritz Lang's 1927 masterpiece Metropolis is greater still in this newly restored version, writes Philip French
From the Buffybot to Gigolo Joe.
Discover the influence of German Expressionism on films by Fritz Lang and Robert Wiene.
Hey folks, I posted this on some other boards, and I thought I would throw it out here as well. If you've seen the latest AFM, you've already seen...
German postcard by Ross Verlag, Berlin, no. 71/12. Photo: Ufa / Parufamet. Brigitte Helm in Metropolis (Fritz Lang, 1927). Collection: Didier Hanson. German actress Brigitte Helm (1908-1996) is still famous for her dual role as Maria and her double the evil Maria, the Maschinenmensch, in the silent SF classic Metropolis (Fritz Lang, 1927). After Metropolis she made a string of over 30 films in which she almost always had the starring role. She easily made the transition to sound films, before she abruptly retired in 1935. For more postcards, a bio and clips check out our blog European Film Star Postcards or follow us at Tumblr or Pinterest.
Brigitte Helm in Metropolis (1927, Fritz Lang) (via)
Fritz Lang’s 1927 movie “Metropolis” is one of those timeless classics that withstand the test of time. Rather than becoming forgotten and obsolete, “Metropolis” is increasingly relevant as many of its predictions are becoming reality. We will look at the underlying occult message of the film and the usage of its imagery in the acts […]
When I look at the harsh dark shadows, the distorted angles, and the magnified expressions on people’s faces in the exhibition Masterworks of Expressionist Cinema: Caligari and Metropolis, I feel at home. What might be disturbing to other viewers seems to be ingrained as a nostalgic memory in me, as part of the German collective subconscious.
Image 3 of 8 from gallery of Films & Architecture: "Metropolis".
Acrylic on board 14" x 20" 2005
1927; poster by Werner Graul.
Ioan Dumitrescu, found on cyberxen.tumblr.com
Hugh Ferriss is one of those people whose work we're all familiar with but whose name most of us don't know.
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Metropolis is probably the film that set a standard for 20th century science fiction. The futuristic urban dystopia depicted by Austrian director Fritz Lang in 1926 is a projection in the year 2026 of contemporary societal tendencies of the Weimar Republic in Germany: the city is shaped...
The art of architectural illustration paints a window into the future and intends to portray a designer's vision or work in its purest, most ideal light. As the art form has progressed from hand mediums to digital, Ernest Burden III and his studio Acme Digital have straddled the industry's dramatic transformation using both computer and manual
Metropolis Drawings (film 1927 Fritz Lang) (7) Otto Hunte 1881-1960 ( designer -art direction)
In this interview with Martino Stierli, the author of the book "Montage and the Metropolis”, discusses montage as a tool for the production of meaning.
When we watch our favorite movies, we rarely think about the huge amount of professionals who create all the iconic superheroes, wizards and other on-screen characters. There’s a different side to the life of these fantasy worlds created on screen that we never see. Here's a collection of rare behind-the-scenes photos of famous classic movies you may not have seen before... Alfred Hitchcock on the set of Topaz (1969). Sophia Loren in The Pride and the Passion (1957). Metropolis (1927, Fritz Lang); photo by Horst von Harbou. Filmed using the Schüfftan Process, a precursor of the bluescreen. The technique used mirrors to create the illusion of live actors in huge sets (which in actuality were miniatures of scenery composed of painted or modeled backgrounds). Sophia Loren and Clark Gable in It Started In Naples (1960). Federico Fellini auditioning in Paris for Casanova, 1975. Notable moments in pre-Code Hollywood: The Sign of the Cross (1932), in which Cecil B. DeMille re-created in sadistic detail the excesses of the “Arena Games” in Nero’s Rome. The leopard whom Susan Vance (Katharine Hepburn) and David Huxley (Cary Grant) chase all through Bringing Up Baby was an eight-year-old female named Nissa. Fiona Fullerton in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972). The Conformist (1970) Tamara Dobson in Cleopatra Jones (1973) Crimefighter/master of disguise “Judex” (Channing Pollock) makes a dramatic entrance in Georges Franju's Judex (1963). Vivre sa vie (1962) James Dean poses for a photo on the set of the Warner Bros film East Of Eden in 1954 in California. Laurence Olivier, Tony Curtis and Peter Ustinov on the set of Spartacus (1960). Peter O'Toole communes with his co-star on the set of Lawrence of Arabia (1962). Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward on the set of The Long, Hot Summer (1958). The Good The Bad and The Ugly (1966). Actors Natalie Wood actor Richard Beymer perform balcony scene in 1961 film West Side Story directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise. Jean Seberg in Breathless (1960). Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Herrmann while filming Psycho (1960). Peter Sellers in The Pink Panther (1963). Kichiemon Nakamura and Shima Iwashita in Double Suicide (1969). Anna Karina in Alphaville (1965).
