“But the question that everyone wanted answered was whether I would have the nerve and the strength to start the whole process from scratch. I said yes; otherwise I would be someone who had no dream left, and without dreams I would not want to live.” From Conquest of the Useless: Reflections from the Making […]
Month: January 2015
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The 15 Best Movies About Real Life Musicians
Telling a story about success through a biographical account of someone famous and contextualizing influences on their work with a backstory can be a difficult task. Making films about distinguishing musicians is no exception, with their delicate personalities and powerful impact that complex mechanisms of show business have on them. Combining visual with auditory in […]
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10 Successful Filmmaker Transitions Between Independent and Blockbuster Filmmaking
Would one be excited at the prospect to point out their newfound discovery toward a modern Hollywood trend, exclusive to this contemporary climate of elongated, convoluted theatrical video game cut scenes and roundtable marketing morning meetings to determine what a 2010’s audience will lap off many a cinematic artist’s coveted silver screen? How about the […]
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The 10 Best Movies That Show The Dark Side of Hollywood
Hollywood is a glamour machine that spews out our greatest hopes, our highest ambitions, and our most personal dreams. More often than not, Hollywood films show us the world as we want it to be, ignoring the harsh realities that might leave us depressed or, even worse, leave producers with poor ticket sales to their […]
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The 10 Best Tom Hardy Movies You Need To Watch
Since winning the Rising Star Award at the 2010 BAFTAs, Tom Hardy has been gaining international exposure best known for playing dark, sinister characters, mostly villains, in action and sci-fi films. After a brief modeling stint at age 21, Tom Hardy joined the Drama Center London and got his first acting debut in 2001 in […]
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15 Internationally Acclaimed Indian Films Not Directed by Satyajit Ray
For the past 100 years, Indian cinema has been a mirror of its vast culture and has partially, if not completely reflected the way the Indian society has transformed in terms of its culture, traditions and the general way of life. While films in Hindi (the primary language) have made waves across the globe, films […]