Notebook #9
Notebook is dedicated to the art and the culture of cinema. Created by MUBI as a design forward print companion to their indie streaming platform, Notebook is packed with in-depth articles, interviews, visual essays, and experimental approaches to film journalism. Each thematic issue features unconventional, immersive, and visual rich layouts, with playful tactile elements, and unique design touches.
In this issue: Smoke And Mirrors
And now, for Notebook's next trick! Issue 9 invites readers to journey through the intertwined histories of magic and cinema, uncovering screen wonders both spiritual and secular. Filmmaker Kamal Swaroop’s kaleidoscopic collages showcase a foundational figure from early Indian cinema. Four visionaries reveal how magic and mystery factors into their different films, Hollywood consultants behind productions including Sinners and Hugo break down how witchcraft, Hoodoo, and performance magic is represented onscreen, and a panel of dynamic filmmakers, programmers, and scholars reflect on how genre cinema—from Showgirls to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre—can open up valuable explorations of gender, sexuality, and identity. Also inside; ethereal poetry, profiles of film magicians, and an essay tackling television trickster Nathan Fielder by Adam Nayman.
New York, United States; 21x26cm; 144 pages, Semi-annual, Fall 2026