“Yugoslav Black Wave” is a term that defines a number of films in former Yugoslavia ranging from the period of the late sixties to the early seventies. Even though there was never an official manifesto of the movement, there are, undeniably, common characteristics in both form and content that bond the films of notable Yugoslav […]
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Filmmaker Retrospective: The Surreal Cinema Of Alejandro Jodorowsky
“I don’t direct films with my eyes. I direct films with my testicles” -Alejandro Jodorowsky. Born in 1929, Chilean-French director Alejandro Jodorowsky is a truly unique individual in the cinematic landscape. Each and every one of the handful of films he has made, from his surrealist 1967 debut “Fando & Lis”, right through to last […]
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The 10 Greatest Overlooked Directors Of Japanese Cinema
Since Akira Kurosawa’s groundbreaking movie, Rashomon (1950), introduced Japanese cinema to the Western world, the Western film critics’ processes of discovery and evaluation of the Japan’s greatest directorial talents have constantly been both ideologically cloaked and selective. First, humanist critics like Donald Richie hailed filmmakers who demonstrated a unique style and whose work supported a […]
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20 Overlooked 70s Thrillers That Are Worth Your Time
The 1970’s were a great decade for thrillers, as production code restrictions had been lifted in favor of a ratings system, allowing “R” rated films considerable leeway in the amount of sex and violence that could be included. Armed with this new freedom, filmmakers ran wild making movies that titillated and thrilled audiences, resulting in […]
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15 Horror Originals That Need To Be Seen By More People
The subjects of remakes can often be a contentious matter; some audiences can be open to the idea of a remake whereas others may be diametrically opposed to the thought of their favourite film getting the treatment. Whether or not the remake proves to better than the original or not, its existence can sometimes obscure […]
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Filmmaker Retrospective: The Independent Cinema Of John Cassavetes
John Cassavetes’ name and distinctively raw filmmaking style have become synonymous with independent American cinema. A master of creating compelling characters and human conflicts, his work is very much a celluloid version of the Psychological Realism of modern literature, as he shaped his characters’ motives and actions by their interior conditions. As viewers of Cassavetes’ […]