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Cinema Body Cinema Mind is a home for thinking and feeling our way through film. I explore how movies work on us—not just in our heads, but in our senses, memories, and everyday lives through essays, podcast episodes, and video lectures.

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  • Dario Llinares

    Words, written and spoken, on film, culture, art, education, with a philosophical inflection.

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  • Mel Starker

    Roving cinevangelist & professional word nerd, on a quest to build a real film culture in Columbus, OH.

  • Alex Bhat

    Actor, Londoner, Dad. In that order. Expert in men chasing status whilst overcompensating for their deep routed insecurities. grew up in a Blockbuster

  • Christer Emanuelsson

    A cinephile for decades, with an emphasis on European arthouse cinema. I write about films from festivals (mostly) on The Disapproving Swede webpage and other outlets. https://www.disapprovingswede.com/

  • Amanda Sweikow

    Cinema-maker. Former Co-Executive Director of Filmmakers Alliance.

  • Tom Violett

    I'm making my first documentary at 62, Voices for Change, with my kid Ray, a talented filmmaker at 19. I'm writing about this journey here.

  • Sara's Soliloquies

    Expect lots of FilmStack and then random thoughts on tv, movies, theater, books, and life

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  • Taylor Lewis

    one more time with feeling.

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