For moviegoers, the past 17 years have been rather generous in terms of blood thirsty monsters. If, by the end of the ‘60s and ‘70s, the standard Hollywood vampire had become almost human and most definitely sexualized, the ‘80s and ‘90s veered the current by adding an extra dose of “coolness” and some savagery to […]
Month: May 2017
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A Brief History of The F-Bomb in 10 Movies
It’s the first word out of Paul Dano’s mouth the moment his character realizes he’s color blind and couldn’t be a pilot, thus breaking his vow of silence in the movie Little Miss Sunshine (2006). The same word that Emma Stone blurts out after Ryan Gosling takes his shirt off in Crazy Stupid Love (2011). […]
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10 Great 2016 Movies You May Have Missed
One might say that 2016 is one of the weaker film year of this decade, and I have to agree to that. But that doesn’t mean the year lacks cinematic gems that are worth discovering. If you are a film buff who pays attention to new films around the world, it’s not difficult to find […]
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All 6 Movies from the “Alien” Franchise Ranked from Worst to Best
In 1979, director Ridley Scott helmed a revolution in the sci-fi genre: “Alien”. With a few TV series and only one feature film on his résumé at the time, this revolutionary masterpiece had mixed reviews at the beginning, but ultimately became a landmark in horror and science fiction and one of the biggest franchises in […]
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10 Famous Movies Ruined By Studio Interference
We hear the phrase often: the director’s vision of his movie was changed because of “studio interference.” In the day and age where big-budget movies are often more of a brand than a film, executives are known to meddle in the creative side. No amount of success and experience can save a director and his […]
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The 10 Best Edited Movies of All Time
Not too long ago on Taste of Cinema, a list that ranked the worst editing jobs in film history was posted. It was an easy list to create, because all of the offenders were impossible to forget. Good editing was brought up in that list, because it is something that can be overlooked in a […]