Audrey Hepburn was born Audrey Kathleen Ruston in Brussels in 1929. The daughter of a Dutch Baroness and a one-time honorary British consul in the Dutch East Indies, she spent her early life in Belgium, England and the Netherlands, where she lived in Arnhem under German occupation during World War II. After the war she […]
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10 Films That Had The Biggest Influences On Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs
When explaining why he dropped out of film school, Paul Thomas Anderson said “My film making education consisted of finding out what filmmakers I liked were watching, then seeing those films. I learned the technical stuff from books and mags…Film school is a complete con, because the information is out there is you want it.” […]
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The 15 Best Robert De Niro Movies You Need To Watch
Having recently written a piece on Al Pacino, considered by many as one of the heavyweights of acting in cinema, it would be a great disservice not to write a piece on Robert De Niro. That would be like Mick Jagger without Keith Richards, or bourbon without coke! Born in 1943, De Niro came to […]
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10 Great Film Directors Who Died Early In Their Careers
Artists come and go, but when one dies early in his career the questions are inevitable. Questions like, did he reach his potential? What other stuff he would’ve done? Was he destined for success or was he doomed to failure? Fortunately for fans of cinema, most of the greatest film directors ever have lived for […]
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20 Overlooked 90s Thrillers That Are Worth Your Time
The thriller has been a mainstay genre for decades in movies and the 90s was certainly no exception. Among the most celebrated examples are films such as ‘The Silence of the Lambs’, ‘Se7en’ and ‘The Usual Suspects’. However, many highly notable thrillers were buried by straight-to-video releases, poor box-office returns and have since only managed […]
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20 Essential Films For An Introduction To Portuguese Cinema
Portuguese cinema essentially refers to films directed by Portuguese filmmakers. Cinema was introduced in Portugal in 1896, and the first Portuguese film was a replica of the Lumière Brothers’ inaugural presentation about six months earlier. Portuguese cinema had, throughout its history, various phases which have always made it a very distinctive case within European cinema. […]