From masterpieces to obscure splatter films, the horror genre has always preyed upon the weaknesses of the human mind. Whether it’s the monster under the bed or the monster next door, most horror films share a common currency: fear and its more popular form of exchange, anxiety. However, there are certain titles that manage to […]
Day: February 9, 2017
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The 20 Best Movie Screenplays of the 21st Century (So Far)
Before special effects and editing, set design and directorial decision, comes the conceptual foundation of a film, the screenplay. Screenplays create the world in which the film lives, whether it may be Greenwich Village in the 60’s or the fictional country of Zubrowka. Screenwriters are an often overlooked part of the filmmaking process. However, there […]
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11 Reasons Why “Brick” Is A Modern Classic of American Cinema
Rian Johnson’s directorial debut, Brick, scooped the Special Jury Prize for Originality of vision at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. The film, which he wrote after leaving film school, took him around seven years to gather the funding for and then around twenty days to shoot. It’s a film noir with a difference, set in […]
Pulling Focus: Deliverance (1972)
“[Deliverance] is the best film I’ve ever done. It’s a picture that just picks you up and sends you crashing against the rocks. You feel everything and just crawl out of the theater.” – Burt Reynolds Men without women Savagely compelled to defend themselves as the laws and measures of civilization no longer affect […]
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10 Great Non-English Language Thrillers You Shouldn’t Miss
Compiling a list of overlooked foreign thrillers was a difficult task, simply because there are so many good ones. Represented here are ten carefully chosen, exceptional examples of the genre, each from a different area of the globe. 1. A Lizard in a Woman’s Skin (1971) Lucio Fulci was an Italian filmmaker who rose […]