Resources that will allow you to spend even your leisure time with cinema
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The Short Story of Film: A Pocket Guide to Key Genres, Films, Techniques and Movements (2020) - by Ian Hayden Smith
Despite not being oversized (swh), it is my favorite coffee-table book on cinema and its name explains quite a lot -in a compact way- about the intriguing content.
The late Pulitzer Prize-winning Roger Ebert significantly contributed to my love for cinema through his critiques as a film critic. On this site, you can access both his past film reviews and articles by contributing film critics that also cover the most recent films.
A content creator who produces highly valuable content by looking at films in depth and from different perspectives. After watching a movie, you can complete your enjoyment and understanding process by watching the relevant video here as if you've watched it for the second time.
As the name suggests, the channel prepares inspiring and nourishing content focused on the cinematography and art direction of beloved films, film series, and national or directorial cinemas.
Quoting from their self-definition, "aspires to promote critical thinking and improve people's relationship with art and the world around them". They produce meticulous content that delves deep into films, covering the technical aspects of cinema as well as national and directorial cinemas.
Kubricklynch - Film History by Evan Chester|YouTube Channel
'The channel is devoted to film history with a focus on world cinema, art house, and experimental.' definition actually summarizes everything. Its hallmark is producing quality content across a truly wide spectrum, ranging from grindhouse and postmodernism to the ethics of historical accuracy in Film in cinema.
Expands horizons with informative visual and verbal explanations about known films, movements, directors, and approaches, they produce rich and timeless content.
Experienced British broadcasters Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo's podcast channel provides compact, dynamic, enjoyable, and nourishing content about films in theaters and on platforms.
As expected, the British Film Institute has extremely wide content on cinema and its background. For me, the most important aspect is their comprehensive director screen talks and Q&A sessions, making it a channel I enjoy with pleasure.
My favorite movie database as it is pretty user friendly and includes all the necessary fundamental information as well as where each movie is streamed on. Also and most importantly, I love their one liners.