The Academy Award has long been the ultimate recognition for almost every aspect of cinema, especially when it comes to acting. Throughout the years, despite there being many controversial wins like Gwyneth Paltrow winning over Cate Blanchett during the 1999 Oscars, it’s still no denying that the many Academy-Award winning performances were at least somewhat […]
Day: August 22, 2017
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10 Great 1980s Action Movies You May Have Missed
The 1980s may have perfected the action movie genre: with censorship having been relaxed throughout the 70s and audiences becoming more accustomed to darker and edgier content in their films, action movies of this decade took a decidedly more violent turn. Although this decade produced some of the most beloved action films of all time–Die […]
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The 15 Most Rewatchable Movies of the 21st Century
Rhythm is one of the most important elements of cinema. Every movie has recognizable beats, whether narrative or visual. The way in which they are constituted and ordained will determine the pace of a film. For this reason, Michael Haneke has said that cinema is more similar to music than it is to literature. A […]
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10 Movies Made To Frustrate Its Audience
For as long as full-length film has been available to the public, the goal of the filmmaker was normally to send all of their audiences home happy. Sounds like pandering, yes, but it makes sense. Viewers dedicate their time to a hard day’s at work and use whatever money they can scour from their check […]
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5 Reasons Why “The Conformist” is a Masterpiece of Italian Cinema
After the French premiere of his film “The Conformist”, Bernardo Bertolucci waited patiently outside of a local drugstore in France for his mentor and legendary film director Jean-Luc Godard to arrive with his opinion about his new film. Bertolucci held Godard in such high regard that he considered there were two eras of cinema – […]