Montage is one of the main (if not the one) traits of film form. It a tool that has puzzled filmmakers from Edwin S. Porter to Joshua Oppenheimer, and it is because montages enable them to structure time and space in forms that, while different from reality, express a deeper version of it. Thus, it […]
Author: German Torres Ascencio
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10 Movie Directors Whose Films Have Great Dialogues
Conversations are some of the most common scenes in films, and when done well they can be extremely powerful. There are many ends that a conversation can fulfill; whether it’s a silent or loud confrontation, the revelation of a hidden intention, or a subtle manipulation, the potential of a conversation is limited only by the […]
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The 10 Most Difficult Movies To Understand
Sometimes films are so challenging and mysterious that they haunt us for weeks, sometimes months, and in some refined times they haunt us forever. These films have some elements that puzzled us and that we never really understand. Much of the time, filmmakers craft these film in order to create this sensation of mystery that […]
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10 Movies That Defined Cinema History
Cinema is one of the youngest art forms in the world, and yet it is subject to a very complex history where its form and conception has constantly changed. It started as entertainment novelty and eventually evolved into an art form as respected as the other arts. The history of cinema has been shaped by […]
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The 10 Most Influential Cinematographers of All Time
The cinematographer, or director of photography, is one of the three main collaborators of a director; it is the head of a whole department, and his or her work is sometimes hard to tell apart from the director. Thus, it’s hard to define what a cinematographer does and what they don’t do, since there are […]
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The 10 Greatest Actresses of All Time
Acting is one of the main aspects of a certain kind of filmmaking. It is so powerful that some filmmaker’s careers and even certain movements are profoundly shaped by the actresses and actors that appear the films. Some actresses and actors have become idols and figures that represent and shaped entire generations. Sometimes we see […]