Dark fantasy is a rare thing to find in the movies nowadays. After a long reign of young adult fantasy, started by the Harry Potter phenomenon, however, a few really great pieces of cinematic art have tried to resurrect this very special kind of fantastic story. They’re preciosities to be cherished and shared with young […]
Month: February 2017
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10 Famous Directors With Notoriously Bad Character
Sometimes, great filmmakers, in order to fulfill their genius, tend to treat their collegues in the worst way possible. Some others can’t hold their peculiar or even mentally disturbed personalities out of the set. Actresses scarred for life, crew members risk their life and even making John Wayne cry (!) are just some of the […]
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The 14 Most Unfairly Hated Hollywood Actors
There’s no shortage of Hollywood stars who deserve the personal and professional criticism they receive. However, some actors are disliked because of outdated opinions about their talent, or personal scandals that it’s time for the public to move on from. Here is a list of some actors who receive more than their fair share of […]
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1990s Best Picture Oscar Winners Ranked From Worst To Best
This is the sixth examination of every Academy Award for Best Picture winner. Sadly, the Oscar Bait years continue, and you will find the majority of the worst offenders of this phenomenon within these ten years. Epics weren’t as epic as they may have seemed, and some of the experiments here fall as flat as […]
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10 Reason Why “The Big Lebowski” is The Coen Brothers’ Best Movie
The Coen Brothers are master storytellers that possess a cinematic and narrative genius that is unparalleled in contemporary American Cinema. Their films are mazes, riddled with irony and brimming with paradoxical narrative elements. They dip their audience into a postmodern labyrinth teaming with abstract meaning. As a result, viewers get caught into a near maddening […]
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20 Great Movies That Cross The Line Between Film And Stage
Cinema is regarded as the sum of all arts, and not mistakenly; since its origins, filmmakers strove to enrich their work by looking at other forms of art – poetry, painting, music, and of course, theater. Sometimes the distinction between the latter and cinema is neat, sometimes not; there is always something the two arts […]