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TV as Art Highlight: Roots

In 2016, This Is Us debuted, and it was a magical experience, telling the story of a family over several generations. We got attached to the characters as we…

AFI film school #65: Bringing Up Baby -- An Original Hangover

“There’s a criticism often thrown at the AFI list that there are too many older movies on it. Some believe that a release year beginning with 193 or 194 will yield a much higher chance of a movie making it than one beginning with a 200…”

AFI film school #64: Spartacus -- I am Kubrick

“When looking at this movie, what’s the first thing that comes to mind: Kubrick or cinematic epic? Both might come eventually, but usually one of these two is dominant as the first thought. And the follow-up question might be:…”

TV as Art Highlight: Mad Men

These TV as Art Highlights will present the most awesome pieces of TV content. These are the ones that go beyond being just mere television and instead are full works of art. I’m starting with what I think is the best TV show of all time, Mad Men

AFI film school #63: Goodfellas -- Prestige comfort

“After doing a couple of war movies, I’m happy to be with something fun. Well, it’s still people killing each other and ruining lives, but at least…”

AFI film school #62: Apocalypse Now -- Hell Continues

“Now that we’re deep into the trenches of war movies, we might as well get to what might be the darkest of them all…”

Optimistic Punk -- Creating a hopeful subversion

What do you think of when you hear the word punk? A dude with a mohawk, wearing a Bad Religion T-shirt, stuck somewhere in the 1970s? A straight-edge kid with face piercings? Someone at any age bucking authority…

AFI film school #61: Platoon -- Hell Begins

“So here we go. I’ve been avoiding the American war movies on this, not because they’re so heavy and depressing, but because… yes, actually, it’s exactly because they’re heavy and depressing…”

Why Candie Does TV

I’d like to share something important about Candie TV that I don’t think I’ve shared before, and it has to do with the TV part of it: why are we focusing only on television shows for the time being…

Indie Filmmaking and AI Ethical Dillemas

In the last article, I asked what others thought about the ethics of AI and indie filmmaking, and I received a range of answers—from “anything goes, it’s the wild west” to “ethical AI use is an oxymoron…