Actors can make or break a movie, whether there are huge star-studded ensemble casts, or just a couple of quality actors who let the script shine for itself. There are not many films that manage to thrive on one actor carrying the entire film alone. Andy Warhol experimented with the concept in his 1963 anti-film […]
Month: April 2016
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The 15 Best Actors of Our Generation
This is a common topic of discussion among cinephiles: who are the greatest thespians working right now? A comprehensive list of such actors would have to include living legends like De Niro, Pacino, Caine and so on, of course, and while there should be recognition and appreciation of the talent of such brilliant professionals, how […]
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The 20 Best Movies Shot on Digital Formats
In the past twenty years, a groundswell of films being produced digitally has solidified into a viable-if not currently dominant-means of creating cinema. Beginning with rogue European Directors and ending up in thousands of American theaters nationwide, digital films have etched out a place amongst the landscape of international cinema. The technology is so pervasive […]
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The 10 Best Films of The 21st Century Shot by Female Cinematographers
There’s a reason that only 14 of the approximately 350 people in the legendary American Society of Cinematographers are women, but it’s not a very good one. If the business has enough trouble in giving opportunities to women directors, then the trouble gets bigger when it comes to a job that involves a certain physical […]
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10 Directors Who Made One Great Film Then Vanished
Every filmmaker wants their output to be successful and well-adorned. Some might claim otherwise – and maybe they’re telling the truth – but in a career where money talks and acclaim generates notoriety and creates opportunities, hits are a sure-fire way to ensure sustainability in a business that remorselessly chews people up and spits them […]
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The 10 Best Uses of Prince Songs in Movies
Prince had an unmistakable influence on music; that much is not debatable. What some might not know about is his work featured in and written for films. With original or cover versions of his songs making over one-hundred appearances in film and television over the past thirty-four years, and music written for films appearing in […]