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Have you ever wondered what it would look like if your favorite Dark Knight rises in some of the classic movies? No? Fellows at YouTube comedy channel Pistol Shrimps apparently have the answer for you. If you thought movies like “Star Wars”, “Harry Potter” and “The Wizard of Oz” were great before, see this video below because they could be better… Read more »
Where would horror films be without log cabins? They are ubiquitous and appear in everything from the tongue in cheek comedy horror, to the clichéd classic and everything in between. But what is it about the humble log cabin that lends itself so perfectly to the horror genre? How did it come to be the classic horror icon, so ripe… Read more »
In Tim Burton’s Batman Retunrs, a group of Penguins are dispatched to the City surface to fire a battalion of missiles and destroy Gotham City after the Penguin’s rallying ‘Patton’-esque speech. Of course, the plan was stopped by our superhero Batman. Conceptual illustrator Tim Flattery, who had the pleasure of working on Tim Burton’s Batman Returns and Joel Schumacher’s Batman… Read more »
Despite the brilliance of stars, awards and records in the past 84 Oscars, many interesting facts remain in oblivion. It’ll be fun to dig out some trivial but memorable details about the pageant. Below are 20 things that might broaden your knowledge of the Oscars. 1. The male who has won the most Oscar awards is Walter Disney (26), the… Read more »
Recently, Canadian artist and illustrator Phil Postma gave some of the casts of Star Wars: The Original Series the animated treatment in Pixar style. I believe Star Wars fans would love the hypothesis that Pixar remade Star Wars: The Original Series with characters like this. The previous animation Star Wars: The Clone Wars was a total disaster. PRINCESS LEIA HAN SOLO… Read more »
Leos Carax returned to his audiences with the mind-blowing Holy Motors after a 13-year repose. The film became an instant favorite on many cinephile’s 2012 list. On January 10th, Wong Karwai, another auteur whose films have disappeared from the big screen for 6 years, brought back his new work The Grandmasters, which is destined to be the same masterpiece as… Read more »
For non-comicbook geeks out there, it’s important to understand the chasm between Marvel and DC if you want to follow some of the decisions that are being made by big film studios. These are the two big forces in comic books, and the two main publishers of the actual books themselves. On the one hand you have DC (owned by… Read more »
Today marks the 1st anniversary of Taste of Cinema,here I want to thank you guys,my loyal readers.To be honest,I had no idea how far I could go when I first started this site exactly a year ago,without all your support,this site could be like any of those sites that dies in a couple of months after foundation.With your passion and… Read more »
If you’ve ever tried to look up where some of your favorite movies have been filmed, you might have ended up disappointed. As you have probably discovered, the majority of movies are filmed in studios in LA, NYC, or London. Even though you probably can’t see the inside of the studios where your favorite movies were shot, not all hope… Read more »
To dismiss the films of Wes Anderson as cutesy or kitsch based on their stylised nature is to miss their point completely. Bubbling just underneath the sunshine-coated surface are always themes of a very dark, twisted and wholly adult nature. Placing a high importance on the visual aesthetic of his films, more can be revealed about the characters that Anderson… Read more »
Wes Anderson Film Color Palettes Antonioni Film Color Palettes See? Some director uses color to define his style,some director uses color to express emotions and tell stories.Which one is better? You decide!
Anyone who has been a regular reader of my blog knows that I haven’t posted consistently for a long while,until I “suddenly” came back and wrote again half a month ago.I owe my readers a late apology that I didn’t write a post for notification about my vacation,I also felt guilty for being too careless about the host status of… Read more »
Admit it or not,Chinese language films have never been fully valued by the Western audience and critics until this day.Many viewer’s impressions on Chinese films still stay at the level of the superficial Hong Kong Kungfu movies.The critics are not much better,in the latest Sight & Sound poll,only 3 Chinese-language films make it to the top 250,and the best rank… Read more »
Half a year ago,I was introduced to an fascinating photo essay about a Wong Karwai fan’s Hong Kong tour by the author himself,who’s also a regular commenter here,Michael G. Smith.In that essay he excellently compared the real film location with the stills from two Wong Karwai films(Chungking Express and Fallen Angel),it was such an exciting read that it made me… Read more »
During my vacation,I accepted this award twice from two of my fellow LAMBs(glad to be one myself!) : Steve from 1001plus,and Tyler from Southern Vision.It consists of 3 parts:1.tell your readers 11 things about you.2.Answer 11 questions your friend passed to you.3.Ask another 11 questions and pass it to other 11 people. I’m not gonna do 1 and 3,because I’m… Read more »
Let’s finish the film report before posting another couple of interesting ones. 8 1/2 Seeing this film in Criterion Blu-ray is something quite like The Leopard,this format really gave a new life to one of the most beautifully shot black&white films ever.As I proceeded an hour into the film,I suddenly realized this is the sister film of the master’s another… Read more »
