cinema

Empire of Lies: A Case Study of a Micro-Budget Marketing and Distribution Campaign

A deep dive interview with Director Matt Hope and Distributor Jonathan Sadler into the ins-and-outs of getting Matt Hope's new NonDē spirited film…

Jun 4 • David Thomson

Asian Crime Cinema Club™️ #1: Sonatine

This is my response to the first FilmStack Asian Crime Cinema Club pick Sonatine. We will be discussing a new Asian Crime movie each month. Here’s my…

Feb 14 • David Thomson

Autumn Thoughts | FilmStack Monthly Challenge #8

This is a game of fix it in post...

Dec 2, 2025 • David Thomson

HOW WOULD LUBITSCH DO IT? FilmStack Daily Inspiration #99

Steal thinking, not aesthetics: the Billy Wilder approach to inspiration (Stanley Kubrick edition)

Nov 24, 2025 • David Thomson

FilmStack Challenge #7: The Hitman Adaptation Nobody Asked For But Should Exist

How to turn a puzzle game about rubber duck bombs into a paranoid 70s thriller where both sides let a psychotic assassin eliminate their problems until…

Oct 21, 2025 • David Thomson

FilmStack Challenge of the Month #6: Silence on the Staircase, and Missed Opportunities

Hope is a hard emotional chord to play and Linklater makes it look easy.

Sep 30, 2025 • David Thomson

Cinemas Are A Shared Experience. Don't Make Them Non-Places

Cinema isn't dying, it's just badly run; and the technology exists for a take over.

Sep 9, 2025 • David Thomson

Cinema Is Not a Shared Experience. Stop Telling Me It Is.

Going hard on film theory with an essay for those who love to sit in the front row.

Sep 2, 2025 • David Thomson

FilmStack Challenge #5: The Genius Is In The Hustle, Not The Art.

Fear, Desire, Redmond Barry and the legendary Dr Mabuse

Aug 19, 2025 • David Thomson

FilmStack Challenge #4

Fourteen thoughts on the use of sound.

Jul 18, 2025 • David Thomson

Kubrick, Plot, and Six Non-Submersible Units

or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Writing in Sequences

Jul 15, 2025 • David Thomson

Behind The Timeline: Battle Tested Film Editing Gear

A deep dive into the hardware and settings for more fun and efficient video editing.

Jul 8, 2025 • David Thomson

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