10 Filmmaking Lessons You Can Learn from Antonioni’s Cinema

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Not only in his time but in present day, Michelangelo Antonioni’s style of narration is considered unique and inimitable. There is something about his films that make all the different narrative spaces of his stories recognizable, regardless the language the characters are speaking or the landscapes they are roaming. Whoever the actor, whether it’s Jack […]

The 10 Best Takeshi Kitano Movies

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One of the foremost prolific artists and individuals in his field, Takeshi Kitano has established himself as a global star and one of the most celebrated persons in his native Japan, He is a director, actor, film editor, screenwriter, show host, presenter, author, poet, painter, video game designer, entrepreneur and professor of visual arts. He’s […]

25 Great Jidaigeki Films That Are Worth Your Time

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Jidaigeki is the incomparable genre of world film history that Japan has given the world. Samurai, geisha, Shogun, sword fights, zen culture, craftsmen and more are common themes in Jidaigeki films. Samurai film is the subgenre of Jidaigeki, which is why the two genres can’t be separated. However, there are so many great samurai films […]

The 15 Best Movies Influenced By Henry David Thoreau

One of the most influential American writers and philosophers, Henry David Thoreau is praised by activists, environmentalists, hippies, conservatives, and idealistic college freshmen alike. Born in Concord, Massachusetts in 1817, Thoreau wrote extensively about the environment, the abolitionist movement, civil disobedience, government, and spirituality. He is also cited as one of the leaders of the […]