When 70s American and French cinemas were overtaken by worlds of gangsters and crime, you bet Italy had to make their own! Italy was in a time of extreme political tension and unrest. It was a bloody time in Bel Paese. The country was overrun by real life gangs, crimes, and assassinations boiled into the […]
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10 Great Arthouse Films Set In A Single Location
Locations have the ability to define the momentum of movies. They can be both advantageous and disadvantageous; the way the director and crew use a location available to them completely shapes the nature of a film. That is the reason why specific spots have to be chosen carefully with just enough scrupulosity and sense of […]
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10 Great Italian Films You May Have Never Seen
When people speak of Italian cinema, usually the great directors such as Fellini, Rossellini, Pasolini, and Antonini; or great films such as “Bicycle Thieves,” “The Leopard,” “Life is Beautiful” or “Cinema Paradiso” come to mind. These films and directors have entered into the worldwide vernacular of cinema along with the greatest every other country has […]
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10 Great Movies Influenced By Alfred Hitchcock
To state the obvious, Alfred Hitchcock has influenced more filmmakers than almost any artist in the history of film. From his stories, to his directing style, to the types of actors he cast, the screenplays he supervised, editing, his camera style, costume choreography (He wasn’t a designer, but more a conductor), to any other element […]
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All 29 Alfred Hitchcock American Movies Ranked From Worst To Best
When the editor of this website suggested this post, I thought he was insane. I am an Alfred Hitchcock scholar, with 30 years of experience behind me. I have studied with one of the greatest Hitchcock scholars of the 20th Century: Marian Keane. And even after all of that, I found this a daunting task. […]
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The 10 Best Cult Comedy Movies of The 21st Century
The loosely defined term “cult comedy” often brings to mind obvious titles like The Big Lebowski and Clerks. These choices are so time-tested, they almost transcend their cult status into a simpler pantheon of comedy classics. Propelled by midnight showings and VHS and DVD rentals, these comedies were appointed to cult status by traditional word-of-mouth […]