The dinner scene is a good example of how the mundane can be elevated and transformed into art. It is something familiar; something we all do all the time, either casually or formally, with friends and family. It may aim to celebrate an occasion or be a downright awkward experience that could not be avoided. […]
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The 10 Best Film Scores of Nino Rota
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The score to any film is just as important as the story itself. Without music, the film has no life. Throughout Nino Rota’s career, he has brought a unique approach to each of his films through the clever use of instruments and the music he’s created around the characters. It’s impossible not to think of […]
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15 Great Low-budget Movies with Unexpected Box Office Success
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Is cinema as we know it dangerously close to extinction? This alarming question may seem over the top but it actually expresses a very real possibility; as the average movie costs and allowed budgets get outrageously larger, the relative profit studios make gets understandably lower. When a movie requires a budget of $140 million, as […]