Apple-produced “Fuzzy Feelings” tell a classic feel-good Christmas story of compassion overcoming nastiness. The project artfully combines stop-motion scenes with live action performances. George Harrison’s “Isn’t It a Pity” provides the music score. Swedish animator Anna Mantzaris reveals some of her secrets in a making-of video (following the main attraction). The four-minute movie was shot…
read more →Homo sapiens sapiens and Canis lupus familiaris share a long history. As “The Invincibles” demonstrates, the story continues to evolve. This 3-minute documentary features 3DPets, an innovative company using the iPhone 14 Pro to create tailor-made dog prostheses. While the technology is astonishing, ultimately this is a tale about hope and joy. The editors of…
read more →Shakespeare’s plays amazingly retain their popularity after more than 400 years. But they’re far from being in first place when it comes to staying power. The Chinese opera “Through the Five Passes” was first performed in the 14th century! Now director Peng Fei gives his take on the classic in an Apple-produced 18-minute film celebrating…
read more →Accessibility is an old idea. Eyeglasses were developed in the 13th century. Hearing aids—ear trumpets—were invented 400 years later, around the time that a paraplegic clockmaker—wanting mobility— built the first wheelchair. In the early 19th century, Louis Braille developed a tactile language system that gave blind people access to the printed word. This kind of…
read more →When an advertiser pays to have its product appear in a movie, the “cameo” typically runs just a few seconds. An exception is the role played by the Ford Mustang in “A Man and a Woman” (1966).There, the Mustang took center stage in several long sequences. But that starring role is nothing compared to the…
read more →In 2002 Aleksandr Sokurov directed “Russian Ark,” a fictional travelogue through the Russian State Hermitage Museum. The 99-minute film was astonishing for its intricate plot and memorable performances. And even more astonishing is that it was shot in a single take. Any glitch in the filming or the performance would have been catastrophic. But the…
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