“For everyone lost in the endlessly multiplicating realities of the modern world, remember: Philip K. Dick got there first.” — Terry Gilliam Today considered one of the most favored and influential American sci-fi writers of all time, Philip K. Dick (1928-1982), has, since his death, been the focal point of a rare and deserved reappraisal. […]
Month: June 2015
The Dinosaurs Are Back: Celebrate The Jurassic Park Success Story
Steven Spielberg’s first Jurassic Park movie starring Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, and Richard Attenborough was released back in June 1993. It very quickly became the highest-grossing film worldwide and it made over $900 million in its original theatrical run. Eventually it had to give up that title when Titanic (1997) was released, but […]
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The 20 Best Movie Soundtracks of The 1990s
The 1990s will always be remembered as the decade where the alternative became the mainstream. The story of Nirvana and The Year Punk Broke is well known to anyone even remotely interested in pop culture. The explosion of Nirvana, grunge and then ‘alternative’ music affected more than just the music scene. That whole explosion practically […]
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The 10 Best Kevin Spacey Movie Performances
Kevin Spacey has established himself as a “chameleon” of the acting world, proving in every role that he has the capability to transform into completely contrasting characters. He began his acting career on Broadway in 1981, although he didn’t make his way into film until Heartburn (1986), where he obtained a minor role as a […]
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30 Great Movies That Are Under 90 Minutes
When it comes to watching great films, duration frankly should not matter. A great movie is great no matter its length. But let’s face it, busy schedules these days can keep us from tackling epics. As our attention spans get ever shorter, an 85-minute runtime might look at a whole lot sweeter than a 145-minute […]
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The 25 Greatest Directorial Debuts by Actors-Turned-Directors
Art is not an exact science. Artists are not people that can be tied down to a single spot and execute a job according to some fix parameters. Artists need to explore, push their boundaries and go places they’ve never gone before. In cinema the ultimate goal seems to be directing. A lot of screenwriters, […]