The documentary has greatly evolved from its humble beginnings in educational and travel films. During the last hundred years the genre has played a key role in revolutionizing filmmaking as a whole. They have been used as tools of propaganda, observation, and a means to study many aspects of the world big and small. Documentarians […]
Month: August 2015
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15 Great Movies That Could Change Your Perspective on Life
Movies have a way of playing us like pianos. They can have us wrapped in laughter one minute while the next we’re wiping away tears of sorrow. Films should evoke some kind of response from their audiences. In today’s world of super hero franchises and endless sequels, it has become increasingly rare to find stories […]
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20 Essential Films about Summer
As August reaches its end, and September inches closer and closer, perhaps now is as good a time as any to reflect nostalgically on some particular images and memories that help make summer so memorable. Memories like family barbeques, sparklers on the Fourth of July, swimming in cool water on the hottest day of the […]
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12 Non-Horror Films That Are Steps Away from Being Horror Films
Since the gangly Count Orlock crept up those stairs in F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu (1922), horror cinema has relied on stylistic efforts to cause terror in its audience. Contrasts between light and darkness, depiction of true evil, menacing pursuits through confined spaces and stories that convey the supernatural and abnormal have been staples of horror classics […]
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The 15 Best Latin American Films of The 21st Century
20th century Latin American Cinema established a movie language of its own with important classic movies like The Forgotten Ones (Los Olvidados, 1950), Memories from Underdevelopment (Memorias del Subdesarrollo, 1968), The Snail Strategy (La estrategia del Caracol, 1985), The Official Story (La Historia Oficial, 1985) and Oriana (1985). They all come together as different landmarks […]
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The 10 Worst Best Pictures of The Last 35 Years
It is arguably the most covered award in the cinematic world, so it is no surprise when hundreds of bloggers globally post their predictions online for who will win the Best Picture category at the Academy Awards. Earlier this year, Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu’s ‘Birdman’ snatched the top prize, pleasing some and upsetting others. Many thought […]