Fears about the closure of the highly respected anime house, Studio Ghibli, began a year ago with Hayao Miyazaki’s confirmation of a rumor scattered at Venice Film Festival about his retirement. Recently—as the celebrations and controversies about Miyazaki’s The Wind Rises (2013) simmered, and after the premier of Hiromasa Yonebayashi’s When Marnie Was There (2014)—Toshio […]
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15 Essential Films Every Aspiring Screenwriter Must Watch
Even if you’re not an aspiring screenwriter and have general interest in extremely good screenplays, these are the basic films whose narrative construction, character development, solid yet mind-blowing plotlines, etc., make for terrific readings and life-changing experiences. Any good screenwriter should keep in mind the work already done by masters of this craft throughout film […]
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The 9 Greatest Roles Of Michelle Monaghan On Screen
Born in Iowa in 1976, Monaghan started modelling shortly after leaving high school, where she went on to study Journalism in Chicago. But after leaving college one semester short of graduation to pursue an acting career, Michele Monaghan has never looked back, with a respectable number of movie roles under her belt. In fact, according […]
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The 20 Best Horror Films Made By Non-Horror Directors
More than perhaps any other genre, horror cinema is associated specifically with a collection of talented (and not so talented) film-makers who produce the films which call the genre home. The so-called “masters of horror,” or any other name that fits your fancy. When it comes to fear, dread, and a spine-tingling chill, there are […]
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16 Famous Filmmakers Who Succeeded In Widely Diverse Genres
The relationship between a filmmaker and his or her style is a complex one. Many of them, as it can be seen on art in general, tend to have certain specific interests, techniques and genres they learn to feel comfortable with and adopt as their own. On one hand, this can be beneficial since it […]
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10 Essential Howard Hawks Films You Need To Watch
Lesser known than many of his Golden Age contemporaries, Howard Hawks was a genre pioneer and maverick. His legacy is one of exceptional versatility and range; however, Hawks didn’t simply work across many genres – comedy, western, noir, drama, romance, adventure, musical, and science-fiction are all present within his oeuvre – he was perhaps Hollywood’s […]