Now playing in theaters is Oppenheimer, the 12th movie from the iconic filmmaker Christopher Nolan. In honor of the movie's release worldwide, editor Luís Azevedo has created a new supercut video called The Sounds of Christopher Nolan - also known as "Hearing Nolan". The two-minute video features nothing but sound FX shots from Nolan's movies, all 12 of them he has made so far, edited together to show us how important sound design is. It's a mesmerizing watch, even without any dialogue. Our own critic Msb talked about the outstanding sound work in his Oppenheimer review from yesterday: "In the first few seconds, I could feel the ground shaking, my body vibrating, and my heart pounding." It's so integral to the cinematic experience. There's also a really beautiful moment in this video of silence, reiterating how important silence is in the right scenes. And yes there's a riveting moment of silence in Oppenheimer as well.
- 7/21/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
"I don't want you to tell us what you do, I want you to tell us who you are..." The great Jack Nicholson just turned 86 this year. In celebration of most recent birthday, Little White Lies debuted this terrific video retrospective looking back at his illustrious career in cinema. A five-minute-long journey through his many iconic characters. The Transformation of Jack Nicholson is the latest video made by Portuguese editor Luís Azevedo (who we've featured many times before). It contains footage from many of Jack Nicholson's best roles throughout his five decades in movies. In 1970, he starred in Five Easy Pieces in what became his persona-defining role. Aside from The Shining, clips in this are from his best films including The Departed, A Few Good Men, Hoffa, Chinatown, Anger Management, Mars Attacks, The Two Jakes, About Schmidt, Easy Rider, and of course One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. As always,...
- 4/24/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Who doesn't enjoy videos that offer us a closer look at the many colors filmmakers use in their films? As a cinematography / photography geek myself, these kind of videos fascinate me - breaking down how colors can affect the tone of the film, and affect the mood of the audience. The Colours of Jordan Peele (with a British spelling of "colors" for UK-based Little White Lies) is a new video made by editor Luís Azevedo – it's a simple, two-minute mashup of footage from Peele's films with color bars on the top and bottom. This isn't as deep as I wish it was (save that for another video essay!) but it's nice to watch nonetheless. Jordan Peele's latest film Nope opens in theaters nationwide this week. It seems to be his most ambitious film yet, following his thriller Us. Thanks to Little White Lies for the tip on this ...
- 7/19/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
It's that time of the year again - time to discuss everyone's favorite films of the year, all the best of the best that cinema brought us in 2021. The UK-based film magazine Little White Lies has published their The 30 Best Films of 2021 list, made up of selections from all of the various critics that write for them. Included with this end of the year reveal is a video countdown, edited together by Luís Azevedo (we've featured many of his video essays). This countdown contains footage from all 30 of the great films featured on their list, including many of our faves - Titane, Summer of Soul, Annette, The Lost Daughter, Dune, C'mon C'mon. Even if the films on here aren't your jam, it's still quite lovely to see a visual recap of the last Year in Film. It's always a terrific way to process and admire all we've been graced with as cinephiles over these 12 months.
- 12/22/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Time for a lesson in movie title design! One of the latest must-watch cinema video essay creations from the outstanding Portuguese filmmaker / editor Luís Azevedo is a two-part examination into the The Art of Movie Title Design. These focus specifically on two famed designers: the iconic Saul Bass, an American designer who created titles for filmmakers including Alfred Hitchcock, Otto Preminger, Billy Wilder, Stanley Kubrick, and Martin Scorsese. And also Pablo Ferro, a young Cuban designer / editor who worked on many Stanley Kubrick movies as well. You definitely know the titles these two designed, but Luís also delves into their influences and techniques. This kind of breakdown of cinema history is remarkably fascinating, not only to learn how these films from the past were created, but to see how it has all evolved. Watch below. Thanks to Little White Lies for commissioning these essays. Description from YouTube for the first...
- 6/23/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The fact that all of Quentin Tarantino’s films exist in the same universe is hardly news; the director himself confirmed this long-standing fan theory earlier this year. That said, a recent video exploring the interconnectedness of Qt’s filmography definitely warrants attention. Assembled by Luís Azevedo of Beyond the Frame, this compilation of various easter eggs that bridge titles as seemingly distant as Inglourious Basterds and The Hateful Eight is impressively meticulous. Indeed, many of Azevedo’s observations will probably surprise even the most ardent Tarantino buffs, while casual fans will find the video to be a treasure trove of revelations. From the relatively well-known tidbit that Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2 are the films that other Tarantino characters watch to the more obscure factoid that the ill-fated cop from Reservoir Dogs is related to a policeman briefly mentioned in Natural Born Killers (for which Tarantino wrote the story), Azevedo...
- 11/2/2016
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
We all know that the films of Quentin Tarantino are all in some strange way connected with each other. This is something that the filmmaker has talked about in the past. I've seen a few infographics and explanations of how this Tarantino universe connects with each other, but today I have a great video breakdown to share with you. It's was released as a part of Luís Azevedo's Beyond the Frame series and this is what the creator had to say about it:
Ok, here it is. Quentin Tarantino confirmed that his movies exist in two different universes: The Realer than Real World Universe and the Movie Universe (they're separated in the credits of the video). Since they inhabit the same world, I tried to acquaint, or reacquaint them (see Vegas Brothers) with each other. To do that I made tons of different connections, with two biggest threads: phone calls and the radio.
Ok, here it is. Quentin Tarantino confirmed that his movies exist in two different universes: The Realer than Real World Universe and the Movie Universe (they're separated in the credits of the video). Since they inhabit the same world, I tried to acquaint, or reacquaint them (see Vegas Brothers) with each other. To do that I made tons of different connections, with two biggest threads: phone calls and the radio.
- 10/30/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
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