Cameron Olsen has a boundless passion for the art of cinema, and loves nothing more than to closely examine the great works thereof. He has a bachelor’s degree in film from the University of Utah, and ...

“Mon Oncle,” the 1958 film by Jacques Tati, is by far my favorite movie of all time; it inspires me on a regular basis. Tati was a comedic genius. His work references Western society’s obsession with ...

I treasure the ardent belief that the films of Jacques Tati are absolutely perfect: modest, precise, warm, clever, funny, dear. 1958’s Oscar-winning “Mon Oncle” is one of the movies that gave me that ...

In Paris, in May, I visited the Cinémathèque Française’s exhibition devoted to Jacques Tati. The partitions of the upstairs galleries had been removed to allow for unusually open spaces, which were ...

Alain Becourt and Jacques Tati in a scene from Mon Oncle. Photo/Supplied Whanganui Film Society's Monday night screening is another offering from the Architecture in Film: Designing the Future ...

Jacques Tati’s comedies are divisive, not because they contain sex or violence (they don’t), but because some viewers wonder what’s supposed to be funny. Emphasizing visuals over plot, dialogue and ...