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Since we can all be a little pretentious about the films we have seen, here is a list of films you can really turn your nose up to other film buffs about. “Oh, you haven’t seen this? Are you serious? Wow. I thought you loved movies.” These are all remarkable films without getting the attention they deserve. Films that have… Read more »
Franchises are a way of life in cinema. They’ve been around since the earliest days of cinema, but they’ve become more important to studios since “Star Wars” was birthed in the 70s. The usual thinking with franchises is that the first movie is usually the best and there is a case of diminishing returns as they go on. But these… Read more »
Before the advent of the star system, the best marketing argument for a film was its plot. Did the story promise incandescent romance, heart-stopping adventure or an expedition to the most far-flung corners of the world? Then it attracted audiences without further hesitation. But the star system slightly changed the rules of the game. The plot still played an important… Read more »
As the second decade of the 21st century gets closer to its end, a clearer idea of its main characteristics is forming among movie viewers and experts. The last eight years have been the years of Netflix and others streaming platforms. Movies are not something you can see either in theaters or television anymore: they have become a much more… Read more »
The relatively short history of cinema makes it both challenging and exciting to study. Because film is a fairly modern art form, its repository of instructional material is naturally limited. We have no archaic, impenetrable texts to preserve under lock and key in museums, and though there are schools of film they are mostly first generational. Most of its sages… Read more »
Many productions are marketed as “a cult film in the making”, and the term has come to mean something much broader to modern audiences. However, there are still many films released that certainly possess the potential to cultivate a loyal and cult audience. There are many films that could have made this list, and the ones listed are the ones… Read more »
There are many beautifully shot films out there where the cinematography immerses the viewer into the universe and stuns with encapsulating visuals. This list will try and honour some of those films. However, instead of focusing on overall great cinematography, this list will try and narrow it down to films that have visuals similar to paintings. This means that they… Read more »
The presence of the femme fatale (or fatal woman in English) in contemporary American cinema is not as prominent now as it once was in the Golden Age. Regardless, the notion of the beautiful, empowered, and deadly woman, remains a profound one when executed well. Modern incarnations of the architype, such as Denise Richards’ seductive portrayal of Kelly Van Ryan… Read more »
We all have a fascination with what we dream up when we sleep. Some people go as far to interpret their dreams. Others find parallels between their imaginations and their daily lives. Some people even shrug these images off as just something weird they dreamt that previous night. Either way, we are always aware of our dreams, even when we… Read more »
There are a great many things to take away if you were to sign up for a course in film school. The experience is most definitely going to enrich you with the fundamentals of film form, enabling you to create works of cinema alongside like-minded individuals. With that being said, regardless of the many benefits to come with a formal… Read more »
Good films often tend to find an audience and receive the praise they deserve, however, that isn’t always the case. Some films fail to resonate, even with the majority of the demographic they set out to target, and that is arguably the case for the films on this list. While these may not necessarily be great films, they do deserve… Read more »
Yeah, Mark Wahlberg, you can be as happy about this new category as you’d like, but almost everyone else reacted negatively when the Academy announced that some changes were to take place in the near future. In what seems to be a desparate attempt to get ratings back up, the Academy has stated that a new “popular film” nomination category… Read more »
It can be hard to break out of being type-casted in cinema. You audition for a part again and again, only to be told no each time. You keep trying, and you learn to be the part that a production is looking for. Finally, you nail that audition. You do well in the film, let’s say, and you finally get… Read more »
2018 has been proved to be a banner year for documentary films with the likes of “RGB”, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor”, and “Three Identical Strangers”. Additionally, Netflix has become an outstanding resource for finding great documentary films and series. What better time to revisit some of the great documentary’s the 21st century has provided. The following is a listing… Read more »
What makes someone say ‘WTF’? It’s a surprisingly broad category – a scene can be shocking and out of nowhere, contributing nothing and leaving only confusion in its wake. A scene can carry the plot forward or drive home a point, but still be executed in such a way that leaves one more alarmed about the telling than what was… Read more »
Venice, Toronto, Telluride, San Sebastian, New York – some of the major festivals are coming soon. It’s the fall season. As usual we’ll get different kinds of movies; including a lot of Oscar hopefuls. There are so many interesting titles from all over the world that sounds interesting and here are the 15 of some of the most anticipated features… Read more »
