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Notebook Magazine #5
Notebook 5: Step 1: hold magazine in your hands
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We believe in your talent and ability to do cinematic things! Have you ever dreamed of being able to draw cartoons? Or wondered how movie blood is made? Or whether film can be made in more sustainable ways? Issue 5 is devoted to making and doing, and expanding your creative capabilities, whether that means learning from a silent-comedy legend how to fall flat on your face (and not get hurt), discovering what it takes to reimagine an old movie theater, or reading about the stars who stuck to their principles and boldly quit show business. Inside, you can find tips on starting a new kind of cinema space and come to better understand what it means to watch a revolution unfold on big and small screens. “How to…” is the theme for part of the issue—including guidance, advice, instructions, and DIY methods—and, fittingly, the Issue’s front and back covers are designed by John Wilson, the creator of How To with John Wilson. Also in the Issue is an expansive essay by Genevieve Yue exploring the intersection of racism, regional history, and Hollywood movie-making in the California foothills, and new contributions by Tacita Dean and Sergei Loznitsa in our ongoing “Things a Filmmaker Should Know” series. In addition, there are never-before-seen drawings by Max Douy from Alejandro Jodorowsky’s legendary but ill-fated adaptation of Dune, and a special, detachable artwork by Rosa Barba.
We believe in your talent and ability to do cinematic things! Have you ever dreamed of being able to draw cartoons? Or wondered how movie blood is made? Or whether film can be made in more sustainable ways? Issue 5 is devoted to making and doing, and expanding your creative capabilities, whether that means learning from a silent-comedy legend how to fall flat on your face (and not get hurt), discovering what it takes to reimagine an old movie theater, or reading about the stars who stuck to their principles and boldly quit show business. Inside, you can find tips on starting a new kind of cinema space and come to better understand what it means to watch a revolution unfold on big and small screens. “How to…” is the theme for part of the issue—including guidance, advice, instructions, and DIY methods—and, fittingly, the Issue’s front and back covers are designed by John Wilson, the creator of How To with John Wilson. Also in the Issue is an expansive essay by Genevieve Yue exploring the intersection of racism, regional history, and Hollywood movie-making in the California foothills, and new contributions by Tacita Dean and Sergei Loznitsa in our ongoing “Things a Filmmaker Should Know” series. In addition, there are never-before-seen drawings by Max Douy from Alejandro Jodorowsky’s legendary but ill-fated adaptation of Dune, and a special, detachable artwork by Rosa Barba.
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Published June 28, 2024
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Mubi
8 books17 followersMU•BI [mōō'bē] Adjective, verb, noun.
1. An online movie theater where you watch, discover, and discuss auteur cinema
2. A city in Nigeria
Five things that were on our minds when we first dreamt up MUBI in the early 2000’s:
1. Why can’t you watch In the Mood for Love in a café in Tokyo?
2. Why is it so hard to meet people who share the same love for Antonioni?
3. Wouldn’t it be great to instantly send Tati’s Playtime to a friend if you think they needed it? (There’s nothing like film therapy!) Why do films on the Internet just look awful (circa 2000’s it was truly bad)?
4. Why do films on the Internet just look awful?
5. Why are we talking as if we were John Cusack in High Fidelity?
And that was that. We simply couldn’t resist the idea of everyone having their own film library… Your own little cinema, anytime, anywhere.
After all, not everyone can make it to the Cannes Film Festival – especially if you are a school teacher or you live in Winnipeg (or both) – but that doesn’t mean you can’t recite all of Kubrick’s films in reverse chronological order, or that you are not desperate to watch the latest Kelly Reichardt film that’s definitely not going to be released in your local multiplex.
And that’s our point: Popular doesn’t always mean good.
MUBI is brimming with visionary films that wouldn’t fill a single cinema in Belgium for a week – not even a day. But if you searched the world (all of it), you might just find an audience of a thousand for these rare cinematic masterpieces. And we don’t think a thousand people should be ignored just because they happen to live in different time zones or far away from Belgian cinemas. If someone needed to make such a precise film, it means that someone, somewhere needs to watch it. More importantly, that someone might be you. Or Martin Scorsese (he happens to be a member too.) You’ll also find Hollywood favorites, from No Country for Old Men to The Royal Tenenbaums, or even The Substance. At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter where films come from, as long as they come from someone’s mind.
MUBI is not just about discovering wonderful new cinema or classic masterpieces. It’s also about discussing and sharing these discoveries – which makes us like a small coffee shop... a place where you can gather and talk about alternative endings, directors’ cuts, and whatever those frogs in Magnolia meant. Heated debates and passionate arguments are welcome.
Are you in the mood for cinema? Welcome to MUBI.
P.S. By the way, we’ve worked hard on the quality of the streaming and we are very proud of it... just wanted to let you know...
What is MUBI
A streaming service? A curator? A publisher? A distributor? A cinema lover? Yes.
Now Showing on MUBI
A place to discover ambitious films by visionary filmmakers. From iconic directors to emerging auteurs. All carefully chosen by our curators.
MUBI Releases
We believe cinema should be viewed on screens of all shapes and sizes. Our curators scour film festivals for the most exciting and original new films, which we bring to the big screen with the same care and attention we give to our curated platform.
Collections
Our hand-picked line-up includes double features, filmmaker retrospectives, spotlights on major film festivals and more.
Notebook
Go deeper into the world of contemporary and classic cinema with Notebook.
The latest news, interviews and criticism.
Community
Rate, review, discuss and you’ll find out very quickly you’re part of a global community of people who love cinema as much as you do.
1. An online movie theater where you watch, discover, and discuss auteur cinema
2. A city in Nigeria
Five things that were on our minds when we first dreamt up MUBI in the early 2000’s:
1. Why can’t you watch In the Mood for Love in a café in Tokyo?
2. Why is it so hard to meet people who share the same love for Antonioni?
3. Wouldn’t it be great to instantly send Tati’s Playtime to a friend if you think they needed it? (There’s nothing like film therapy!) Why do films on the Internet just look awful (circa 2000’s it was truly bad)?
4. Why do films on the Internet just look awful?
5. Why are we talking as if we were John Cusack in High Fidelity?
And that was that. We simply couldn’t resist the idea of everyone having their own film library… Your own little cinema, anytime, anywhere.
After all, not everyone can make it to the Cannes Film Festival – especially if you are a school teacher or you live in Winnipeg (or both) – but that doesn’t mean you can’t recite all of Kubrick’s films in reverse chronological order, or that you are not desperate to watch the latest Kelly Reichardt film that’s definitely not going to be released in your local multiplex.
And that’s our point: Popular doesn’t always mean good.
MUBI is brimming with visionary films that wouldn’t fill a single cinema in Belgium for a week – not even a day. But if you searched the world (all of it), you might just find an audience of a thousand for these rare cinematic masterpieces. And we don’t think a thousand people should be ignored just because they happen to live in different time zones or far away from Belgian cinemas. If someone needed to make such a precise film, it means that someone, somewhere needs to watch it. More importantly, that someone might be you. Or Martin Scorsese (he happens to be a member too.) You’ll also find Hollywood favorites, from No Country for Old Men to The Royal Tenenbaums, or even The Substance. At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter where films come from, as long as they come from someone’s mind.
MUBI is not just about discovering wonderful new cinema or classic masterpieces. It’s also about discussing and sharing these discoveries – which makes us like a small coffee shop... a place where you can gather and talk about alternative endings, directors’ cuts, and whatever those frogs in Magnolia meant. Heated debates and passionate arguments are welcome.
Are you in the mood for cinema? Welcome to MUBI.
P.S. By the way, we’ve worked hard on the quality of the streaming and we are very proud of it... just wanted to let you know...
What is MUBI
A streaming service? A curator? A publisher? A distributor? A cinema lover? Yes.
Now Showing on MUBI
A place to discover ambitious films by visionary filmmakers. From iconic directors to emerging auteurs. All carefully chosen by our curators.
MUBI Releases
We believe cinema should be viewed on screens of all shapes and sizes. Our curators scour film festivals for the most exciting and original new films, which we bring to the big screen with the same care and attention we give to our curated platform.
Collections
Our hand-picked line-up includes double features, filmmaker retrospectives, spotlights on major film festivals and more.
Notebook
Go deeper into the world of contemporary and classic cinema with Notebook.
The latest news, interviews and criticism.
Community
Rate, review, discuss and you’ll find out very quickly you’re part of a global community of people who love cinema as much as you do.
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June 13, 2025
With a variety of topics that pique one’s interest in cinema in various ways, MUBI are doing great work in the people they collate for this issue, the images that they capture, and the themes, concepts, and ideas that are drawn upon, all while tied by its macro subject matter to give forth a cohesive experience.
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