For this list, the focus is on films that have lost track of the tone, the soul or simply the point of the original. Cinema is a different idiom to the written word, to theatre and to television, so of course, some changes must be made. Even when re-making an existing film, shooting in a […]
Month: May 2016
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The 15 Best French Films Set in Paris
Paris is the perfect city for filmmaking. The City of Lights has many souls, and as easy as it is to stereotype it, those who appreciate it know that its spirit cannot be reduced to a single definition. Filmmakers have often chosen Paris as the best city to set their stories, and this has led […]
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10 Movies That Are Both Philosophically Profound and Visually Stunning
In this list, I present 10 films that are both philosophically profound and visually stunning. It is difficult to choose just 10, and many of the directors whose films make it onto this list deserve more than just one mention. However, I limit myself to one film per author. I welcome suggestions or additions. […]
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The 25 Best Sci-Fi Movies of The 1970s
For science fiction cinema the 1970s, particularly the films pre-1977––when Star Wars was released and shifted the popcorn paradigm for better or worse––was a golden age. Diverse filmmakers like Woody Allen, Robert Altman, John Boorman, John Carpenter, and Andrei Tarkovsky, as prime examples, took great risks, combined arthouse urges tempered with genre tropes, and cultural […]
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The 10 Best Paul Dano Movies You Need To Watch
One look over Paul Dano’s filmography and one will quickly realize that the man has undeniable talent. Despite his lack of big starring roles, Dano nevertheless stands out in each and every film he appears in. This list is a combination of both Dano’s performances and the films themselves. In other words this list is […]
Blood Bath Arrow Video Blu-ray Review
New from Arrow Video is the Blu-ray/DVD release of the box set titled Blood Bath, which is a wild tale of how Roger Corman turned one foreign film purchase into four different motion pictures. Corman purchased the rights to a Yugoslavian movie before it began production and insisted that it be in English and feature […]