Since their heyday in classic Hollywood, western genre films have seen a marked decline in their popularity at the box office, along with the corresponding accompanying decline in production. The western genre arguably did more to write the rules of classic Hollywood than any other, serving as a proving ground for countless directors, actors, writers, […]
Month: March 2016
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The 24 Best Single-Movie Efforts in Cinema History
Cinema is truly a unique medium. In addition to being an art form, it’s also a product that requires money and other resources to be made. Nowhere is it illustrated so well as in the strange phenomenon of “one-picture directors”. A live-action feature usually costs in seven figures or more, and unless you’re Ed Wood-takes […]
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10 “Based on a True Story” Movies That Really Aren’t
Some say there isn’t a fictional story that hasn’t happened first, in some way, in real life. From the union of world armies to fight against an evil regime (Lord of the Rings) to the complex interactions between Parisians and immigrants in 21st century France (Code Unknown), it is possible to find an example throughout […]
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The 10 Best Performances in The Movies of Steven Spielberg
Who would have thought the son of a pianist and an electrical engineer would grow up to be one of Hollywood’s most powerful, influential and popular film directors of all time? Spielberg attended the California State University, Long Beach, where he wrote and directed a 26-minute short film called Amblin, a quirky 1960s love story […]
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The 30 Best Japanese Cult Films of All Time
One of the lengthiest and most obscure debates among cinema fans is regarding the topic of what is cult, what is art-house, and what is mainstream. Usually, discussions like that do not reach a definite conclusion. However, there are some themes, notions and events that define what is cult, which is the point of interest […]
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The 10 Best Hard Sci-fi Movies of All Time
Hard science fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction, containing movies that while not losing their fiction status, largely emphasizes on the scientific accuracy and/or the technical detail of the movie. While most science fiction movies especially in earlier years were all about alien invasions and action, or were giving a more comedic approach to […]