The Hollywood Western was once one of the most popular of genres. Set in the late 19th century, attentive to Old West myth-making, folk heroes, and morality tales, it was an altogether American invention. Tying these familiar genre trappings with those of horror and fantasy is also a long tradition, one that goes at least […]
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10 Movie Sequels That Suffered From Losing The Main Character
Modern audiences are used to sequels, reebots, remakes, and other forms of non-original filmmaking. In fact, sequels now seem the blandest kind of “film linked to another film”, especially since shared cinematic universes have shattered the idea of regular sequels: movies can now be linked among them, partly telling their own story, partly continuing a […]
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10 Great Movies That Flopped Because of Bad Marketing
Editing is perhaps the most important part of filmmaking – it’s what sets the medium apart from theater or photography. Movie trailers are an attempt to edit a film down into a bite-sized pieces which will leave audiences wanting more. In an effort to make a movie look as attractive to as many people as […]
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The 10 Darkest Serial Killer Movies of All Time
Media is obsessed with serial killers. From Jack the Ripper to Zodiac killer, from Ed Gein to Jeffrey Dahmer. Somehow we find ourselves deeply interested in serial killers. We like watching documentaries about them. Biopics about famous serial killers are also often met with much of interest. We prefer watching films about fictional serial killers […]
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The 10 Most Realistic Gangster Movies of All Time
Cinema has imposed a specific and stereotyped version of gangsters. Big house, big cars, expensive clothing, expensive jewelry. Even though some real-life mobsters might follow these predetermined characteristics, reality is sometimes more complex. These 10 movies try to give a different and alternative version, with bold and gritty portrayals of the modern outlaw lifestyle. Public […]
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10 Famous Movies That Are More Profound Than You Think
This list can technically go forever. There are so many films that can be analyzed and reanalyzed. Mainstream films usually just please common film goers in just the right way. You then get academic dorks like me that read into things too deeply (or so we are told). Well, despite the fact that we can […]