Only the Dead

When characters stare at the camera in the films of Alfred Hitchcock, the look is almost always associated with the threat of death (through the eyes of a victim, a murderer, a witness). This momentary suspension between death and life is partly what makes Hitchcock the indisputable master of suspense.

Filmmaker Kogonada reflects on women and mirrors in the films of Ingmar Bergman.

People constantly appear walking through passageways in the films of Japanese filmmaker Yasujirō Ozu (1903-63). His art resides in the in-between spaces of modern life, in the transitory: alleys are no longer dark and threatening traps where suspense is born, but simple places of passage.

Cleverly conceived and artfully edited, Christian Marclay's 7 1/2-minute video, Telephones, comprises a succession of brief film clips that creates a humorous narrative of its own in which the characters, in progression, dial, hear the phone ring, pick it up, converse, react, say goodbye and hang up. In doing so, they express a multitude of emotions--surprise, desire, anger, disbelief, excitement, boredom--ultimately leaving the impression that they are all part of one big conversation.

In Paul Thomas Anderson's lens, close-ups reveal emotions, unfold secrets, and storytelling power resides in subtle expressions.

A visual essay that highlights top-down shots from Wes Anderson's filmography.

The fragility of Earth's future, the uncertainty of life are among the core concepts director Páraic McGloughlin explores in this video for Kompakt duo Weval.

Found footage supercut, mashup of Hungarian feature films about the 1956 revolution.

Scorsese Mirrors reflect emotions, revealing truths. A cinematic journey through the power of glass.

A raw exploration of unmerciful violence, defining the essence of Tarantino's cinematic world.