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The Queue
The Queue is an oft-recurring column in which Meg Shields provides you with a distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web.
If you’re new to The Queue, start here:
- Jackie Chan and the Fine Art of Taking a Hit
- The Power of Sound: Why a Hayao Miyazaki Film Feels Alive
- The Cruel, Cool World of Ralph Bakshi
Explore the full archives for The Queue below
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Anatomy of a Suspense Scene: Alfred Hitchcock’s 4-Part Formula
Or: how to make a scene go off without a Hitch.
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How A24 Revived Studio Loyalty
The studio system be like “I lived bitch.”
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Can We Have More Solarpunk Movies, Please?
Be right back, I’m off to find some overalls and my gardening gloves.
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Why “Day for Night” Is So Hard to Pull Off
Lights out! I mean on! Wait, uh —
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Behind the Scenes: How they Filmed ‘The Last of Us’
A deeper dive on the HBO show that’s spore than meets the eye.
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Let Them Film Cake: A Confectionary Montage
Make a wish!
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How Filmmakers Make Cameras Disappear in Mirror Shots
Mirror, mirror on the wall … why don’t you reflect the movie camera that is obviously pointed at you?
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Hallowed Ground: Why You Should Watch ‘The Borderlands’
Hope you like the words “cave” and “acid” in the same sentence.
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A Beginner’s Guide to the Cinematography of Bill Pope
We have a [Bill] Pope!