Is it possible for a person to not only filter his thoughts through a film, but also to manage something that is “other” from him, unexplainable through the conventional notions of meaning and sense that are common to society? To do the impossible and escape the cages of human perspective and achieve a point of […]
Year: 2016
Female Prisoner Scorpion Box Set Arrow Video Blu-ray Review
New from Arrow Video is the Blu-ray/DVD release of the complete Female Prisoner Scorpion collection, featuring legendary cult movie actress Meiko Kaji (Lady Snowblood and Stray Cat Rock series) as the stoic and deadly prisoner who comes to be referred to as Scorpion. This exploitation series falls under multiple subgenres including women in prison films, […]
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The 30 Best Contemporary Directors Who Have Made 5 or Fewer Movies
A large number of feature films listed on a director’s resume presumably tells you a great many things about them: they are far along in their career, a master of their craft, have expert knowledge in all facets of filmmaking, and, most importantly, there’s just no possibility that they are capable of making a bad […]
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10 Overlooked Movies About Filmmaking That Are Worth Your Time
The very idea of turning the camera around and using it to observe the creation of movies themselves has been utilised since the birth of cinema. Filmmakers since have often explored the behind the scenes as a main source of inspiration in an effort to dissect their own work and examine how the process of […]
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15 Great Movies You Didn’t Know Started as Short Films
Short films are made with various intentions to them, whether it be for festivals, recognition, for fun, for the cast and crew’s CV, or as a sort of prototype or promotion for a feature film. Or maybe they’re made because of all of the above-mentioned reasons. No matter the initial idea, the shorts of this […]
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10 Brilliant Movie Actors Who Are Also Great on TV
(Robert Trachtenberg/NBC) Many people say TV shows are like relationships, and films are like affairs or one night stands. It’s certainly possible to establish a bond with several filmmakers or actors, but this statement is logical and apprehensible. Television series create an intense and close nexus with fans, often replacing facts with beliefs. The advent […]