Tag: film

Screaming on the Silver Screen

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Opinions

Screaming on the Silver Screen

From the Golden Age of Hollywood to recent slasher flicks, cinema history is full of screams. But the Wilhelm Scream might be its most famous.

Jakub Mejer

Crazy, Real, Supernatural!

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Experiences

Crazy, Real, Supernatural!

In their games, explorations, and art, the Surrealists embraced the land of imagination—and showed precisely why it is so powerful.

Agnieszka Taborska

The Dream Factory on the Vltava

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Experiences

The Dream Factory on the Vltava

Barrandov Studios is the largest film studio in the Czech Republic. Today, it is used for blockbuster Hollywood productions, but how did it all begin?

Cinematherapy for Testing Times

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Experiences

Cinematherapy for Testing Times

When we our struggling—as individuals or as a society—a dose of therapy delivered through the medium of cinema can do wonders.

Jakub Popielecki

We Could All Use an Octopus Teacher

World + People

Nature

We Could All Use an Octopus Teacher

After the 2020 Netflix documentary "My Octopus Teacher" gained international acclaim, a biologist writes about just how clever cephalopods really are.

Mikołaj Golachowski

Master of the Emotional Trap: An Interview with Krzysztof Kieślowski

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Art

Master of the Emotional Trap: An Interview with Krzysztof Kieślowski

On the 80th anniversary of his birth, we share an interview with the Polish film director Krzysztof Kieślowski from the “Przekrój” archives.

Izabella Bodnar

Ten Great Films About the Afterlife

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Ten Great Films About the Afterlife

What comes after death? From “Orphée” to “Beetlejuice”, these 10 films imagine the unknowable.

Leigh Singer

In the Valley of the Gods

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Fiction

In the Valley of the Gods

Director Lech Majewski talks about his experiences with the Navajo people, the importance of artists in cinema, and his latest film “Valley of the Gods”.

Jan Pelczar

Together We Stand

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Experiences

Together We Stand

Hungarian director Kristof Deák talks about his short film “Sing”, a powerful reminder of the ever-increasing need to educate people on preventing social injustice.

Halik’s Many Faces

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Experiences, Opinions

Halik’s Many Faces

Marcin Borchardt, director of the documentary film “Tony Halik”, talks about myths and realities across the life of one of Poland’s most loved journalists.