Filmmaker Retrospective: The Illustrative Cinema of David Lynch

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From the organic mulch mosaics to the dissonant hum of faulty strobe lights, the films of David Lynch are a collective surreal tapestry of growth and decay, both in nature and in technology. This language is not without purpose, as Lynch’s origins lie in painting. His first short film, Six Men Getting Sick, was an […]

15 Famous Filmmakers Who Gave Terrific Performances In Their Own Movies

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Filmmakers work based on a vision. To make that vision work, it’s necessary to share with a crew that understands it to work towards that vision as a goal. While many filmmakers occupy themselves exclusively to work behind the cameras, there are many who also happen to be terrific performers, or at least the rightperformers […]

20 Essential Films For An Introduction To The Cannon Cult Films

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“We’re Cannon Films and we’re dynamite!” – Quote from promotional trailer. Formed in 1967, American film production company Cannon Films specialised in under the radar cult movies and the type of cinema that big league Hollywood wouldn’t touch. One of their most popular and profitable films was “Joe”, directed by John G. Aviledson, who would […]

20 Essential Films For An Introduction To Polish Cinema

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With the Polish cinema, one associates a wide variety of different genres, creative styles and technical innovations. This artistic creation can be described accordingly by the big three P’s: Politically, Poetic, Polarizing. This list includes the names of significant representatives of the cinematic craft such as Krzysztof Kieslowski, Roman Polanski and Jerzy Kawalerowicz. They have […]

The 25 Best Disney Animated Films You Need To Watch

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If external (and internal) competition has marred their golden mouse ears in recent years, Disney’s reputation argues they will emerge from their ashes soon enough. Over the long haul, few companies can match Disney for number of revolutionary films, or joy brought to yet-unsullied minds. For several generations now Disney has been the premier name […]