Montage Theory, the staple of college Cinema Studies classes, holds that the juxtaposition of images via editing can make meaning beyond what can be represented visually. Described by Soviet filmmakers in the 1920s, who sought to apply their new country’s philosophy (dialecticism) to this exciting new art form of cinema, montage theory has since found […]
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The 10 Most Influential American Movies of The 1990s
The nineties have been described as the last great decade in America; an overall more optimistic time before the September 11th terrorist attacks, invasion of Iraq and 2008 financial crash that have defined the 21st century thus far. The internet was a rising innovation treated with excitement and intrigue and Donald Trump wasn’t even the […]
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10 Classic Comedy Movies You’ve Probably Never Seen
When comedy is good, it is amazing, and when comedy is bad, it is excruciating to witness. There are only so many times a person can say “that joke was not funny” or “that gag did not land” before wanting to turn off the television and throw the movie at the wall. In other words, […]
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10 Foreign Films That Influenced Popular American Movies
Ever since celluloid emerged, filmmakers have borrowed concepts, from narrative structures to visual styles and camera techniques from each other, applying it to their own creations to the point that it’s impossible to understand cinema without its lending nature. In a way, every director has been shaped by the movies he or she has watched […]
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The 10 Best William Wyler Movies
When thinking about the great directors of the Hollywood Golden age, one name is often overlooked: William Wyler. The likes of Hitchcock, Ford, Wilder and Welles are still revered to this day for their innovation and genius, but Wyler’s name is rarely remembered as keenly. He lacked an obvious style or signature genre. Instead, his […]
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10 Great Horror Movies Recommended By Edgar Wright
At Taste of Cinema we’ve done a lot of lists that looked at the vast film knowledge of director and film buff Quentin Tarantino; maybe the director with the most film trivia ingrained in his brain. In Edgar Wright he has a worthy challenger though, since more and more we come in contact with the […]