The Moving Arts Film Journal
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The Moving Arts Film Journal is an online film journal known for its academic essays on the cultural and societal relevance of film
, often offering scathing reviews of movies perceived to be low-brow, while at the same time recognizing all forms of cinema as note-worthy including often neglected B-movies, genre films, and other low-budget exploits. The Journal is based in Wichita, Kansas
, United States
, and is the flagship artistic cinema publication of the Midwest. It is edited and published by Eric M. Armstrong, member of the Online Film Critics Society.
The Moving Arts is most prominently known by general audiences for its lists of the best movies ever made. The most recent list, TMA's 100 Greatest Movies of All Time, received wide coverage and featured Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey in the top spot.
The journal is also noted for its in-depth feature stories, which often report on odd and forgotten elements of film subcultures. The August 16, 2010 article Krull Weddings: The Awkward Teenage Years of Movie Marketing, which received wide press in both print and online publications, typifies the journal's style.
Originally conceived as print only publication in 2004, the Journal later evolved into an online only daily by 2006 and has continued publication in that medium ever since.
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, often offering scathing reviews of movies perceived to be low-brow, while at the same time recognizing all forms of cinema as note-worthy including often neglected B-movies, genre films, and other low-budget exploits. The Journal is based in Wichita, Kansas
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
, United States
United States
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, and is the flagship artistic cinema publication of the Midwest. It is edited and published by Eric M. Armstrong, member of the Online Film Critics Society.
The Moving Arts is most prominently known by general audiences for its lists of the best movies ever made. The most recent list, TMA's 100 Greatest Movies of All Time, received wide coverage and featured Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey in the top spot.
The journal is also noted for its in-depth feature stories, which often report on odd and forgotten elements of film subcultures. The August 16, 2010 article Krull Weddings: The Awkward Teenage Years of Movie Marketing, which received wide press in both print and online publications, typifies the journal's style.
Originally conceived as print only publication in 2004, the Journal later evolved into an online only daily by 2006 and has continued publication in that medium ever since.