Films, in the sentimental human memory, may be portals to another time and space. In the dusting collection of porcelain chinoiserie, in the tangle of billowing lace curtains, or in the neglected wooden cupboard of a cellar pantry, there is an opportunity of temporal teleportation for the nostalgic visionary. Through tactile sensibility, the ghosts of […]
Author: Heather Follette
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The 10 Best English-Language Films by Foreign Directors
The notion of a “foreign cinema” is becoming more and more obscure in the context of vast cosmopolitan production. This is shown through the outlying antiquity that is the foreign language film section at the annual Academy Awards, in which countries are meant to compete for American condescension due to the imperative of rule thirteen. […]
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The 10 Most Pretentious Movies of All Time
When a film fails to be as impressive at it presumes it will be, it is pretentious. A film can seek to be impressive in many telling ways. However, the gossamer of visual effects, the clout of celebrity, or a miscalculated promotional campaign, can fail or work against the visionary objective. Such is the case […]