There are two kinds of dangerous movies in the world. Those are dangerous to watch, and those are dangerous to a certain group of people or even the whole society. Today we are talking about the latter, or sometimes both. The movies on this lists are so real, so convincing and so encouraging that they made some audiences think waaaay… Read more »
A common complaint of movie critics and some viewers is that heroes and villains in film often lack in motivation. Villains often can get away with megalomania or some sort of disorder, but heroes usually don’t. This problem has plagued storytelling since the beginning, and it’s usually solved with the introduction of what we now know as a macguffin. Sir… Read more »
Ever since Psycho and its revolutionary use of a bathroom unit, and no it’s not a shower, it was a toilet for no film ever had shown a toilet at all, certain film have come across with bathroom scenes that stand out to most as defining said film. Now for this list, I’m covering all areas of the conventional bathroom,… Read more »
Once in a while a talented director and actor will hit it off and continue working together on multiple films. A certain trust and bond develop and the multiple collaborations result in the pair growing together whilst getting better at the creative process involved in the art of film making, often leading them to make even better films , the… Read more »
Some actors are well-publicized career switchers and use that to promote their directorial efforts. But more actors than you may know have taken the reigns behind that camera to mixed results. Here we find 20 films that were the directorial efforts of some surprising famous faces. 20. Gridlock’d Directed by: Vondie Curtis-Hall The movie: The overcoming drug addiction comedy/drama,… Read more »
Being gay is big news right now! At the same time we have Michael Sam, a college football player entering the NFL draft aiming to become the first openly gay player in that league. Stealing his thunder was Jason Collins who became the first openly gay athlete in the major American sports when he signed with the Brooklyn Nets. While… Read more »
RoboCop (1987) is a classic science fiction film, satirizing the consumerism and the sleazy corporate ethics of the Reagan-era. Wildly popular in its day, it spawned two sequels, a live-action television series, a mini-series, and several video games, comic books, cartoons and action figures. And countless rip-offs of which the most recent is Fox’s “Almost Human”. Its rightful place in… Read more »
How To Get Nominated for an Oscar: 1. Be Meryl Streep. 2. Be handicapped. 3. Be dying. 4. Be completely alone…. through most of the movie. 5. Be the underdog who nobody thought would win or the person who helped the underdog win. 6. Be in a movie nobody ever heard of before the nominees were announced. 7. Be incredibly… Read more »
Everyone knows Harold Ramis for his role as Egon Spangler in “Ghostbusters”. Actually, he was more than a gifted actor. As an accomplished comedy screenwriter and director, Ramis has a film career that deserves everybody’s veneration. Comedy is a film genre that doesn’t always get proper respect. The truth is, though, if you take away all the jokes, comedy is actually a… Read more »
Oscar is coming tonight! Everybody is saying 2013 is probably the best film year in the last decade, so the expectations for the results should be high. Here are 22 names and faces most of which you will see on TV tonight. Before some of them grab the golden statue and make their names into Oscar history, here are 22… Read more »
The Academy Awards, as we’ve seen recently with the addition of 10 best picture spots, hasn’t been the most consistent with its nomination categories. Which makes sense as the ever-changing climate of movie making starts to reveal new aspects of technology and creative achievements to honor. Here is a trip down Oscar memory lane with award winners for statues that… Read more »
As we have seen time and time again, the Academy of Arts and Sciences is not infallible. Made up of human beings (often with somewhat questionable agendas), the Academy has had its fair share of mis-steps and baffling snubs over its 86 year history. Fortunately, they do recognize talent, even if they generally pass it up for something safer. Proving… Read more »
If I had a dollar for every local band version of “Living After Midnight” I’ve heard in my life… I’d have about $15.30. Ba-dum-pum (spelling?) Almost every teenager with a dream and a pick (or a drumstick) has wanted to be in a band. That is why movies depicting dreams not deferred, but realized, are so incredibly appealing. So break… Read more »
It goes without saying that Alfred Hitchcock is one of the greatest directors in the history of cinema. Known as the Master of Suspense, Hitchcock had a special touch to each of his pictures that made him stand out as a director. This list represents the techniques and methods he used that made his movies stand out. It’s these little details that stood… Read more »
It is an inevitability of show business-and especially the movie business-that at one point or another you will make an awful, ghastly, earth-shatteringly terrible choice. Every actor and actress does it, regardless of stature, wealth, or level of stardom. It’s almost a mathematical certainty. Put out enough movies, and one or two of them is bound to be a train… Read more »
Everyone loves a twist in a film, so why not have the twist in realising: “Hey, we never found out their name!” The common link which ties these movies together is that their main characters’ real names are actually never mentioned. This leaves the character void of an identity and creates an aura of mysteriousness. So without further ado, here are 20 great… Read more »
Financing is not a filmmaking technique, but it’s crucial for movie directors to raise the fund for their own movies, especially at the very beginning of their careers. The most well known example is Tarantino had to sell his True Romance script to fund his debut film Reservoir Dogs. Even you are a household name, it’s still hard to get… Read more »
Ever been impressed by the set design of a film? Italian design artist Federico Babina certainly loves some of the interior designs of classic films, and puts them into his design of great geeky movie posters. You will love these especially if you are a Kubrick and(or) Hitchcock fan. Suggestion: they should look nice as Facebook cover photo! 1…. Read more »
