Library · Literary Adaptation
From Page to Screen: Satyajit Ray's Adaptations of Tagore
Satyajit Ray's adaptations of Rabindranath Tagore's work — from Teen Kanya to Charulata to Ghare Baire — are a masterclass in the
Cinema Studies · History and Theory
The Birth of Cinema: A History and Theory of the Moving Image
From cave paintings to the Lumière brothers to the digital age — the story of how cinema was born, what it is, and why it matters.
News & Analysis · On the Radar
Ramayana: Part 1 Passes 1 Lakh Advance Tickets, and the Premium Screen Is Doing the Selling
Eleven days before its November 5 worldwide release, Nitesh Tiwari’s epic is drawing an outsized share of its pre-sales from IMAX
Artists · Critics
Manmohan Chadha: The Critic Who Gave Hindi Cinema Its History
Indian cinema has produced extraordinary filmmakers whose works have shaped the visual imagination of generations. Yet every artis
News & Analysis · Box Office
2026 at the Multiplex: Box Office Recovering Its Confidence
Project Hail Mary, The Devil Wears Prada 2, and a summer box office recovering its confidence — the numbers tell a story of cautio
World Cinema · Undiscovered
Black Girl (1966): The Masterpiece the Algorithm Never Suggests
Ousmane Sembène's Black Girl is a foundational masterpiece of postcolonial cinema — and it remains absent from most "greatest film
Filmmaking · Editing
Emotion First, Always — The Rule of Six in Film Editing
Walter Murch, one of the greatest editors in cinema history, developed a hierarchy for evaluating cuts. He called it the Rule of S
Artists · Editors
Thelma Schoonmaker: The Editor Who Shaped Martin Scorsese’s Cinema
Thelma Schoonmaker has edited every Martin Scorsese film since Raging Bull, shaping their rhythm, emotional intensity, and narrati
Filmmaking · Stunts & Action Design
Why Great Action Scenes Reveal Character, Not Just Violence
A memorable fight scene is never just about punches or explosions. Through the ideas of Walter Murch, Alexander Mackendrick, Yuen
Library · Script Analysis
Script Analysis: Chinatown and the Architecture of an Argument
Robert Towne's Chinatown screenplay is a masterclass in how plot and argument work together. An analysis of the film's structural