In the world of film acting, there are different certain kinds of actors. There are the “Star” actors: actors who are big-time, world-renowned and –respected actors that have a self-defined brand that they always carry with their roles. People go see “star” actors not to see them blend in as new characters or disappear on-screen, […]
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15 Lessons You Can Learn From Thelma Schoonmaker About Film Editing
Ever since Martin Scorsese’s feature debut Whose That Knocking At My Door in 1967, one of the defining relationships that has shaped his cinematic footprint is the one he shares with editor Thelma Schoonmaker. Thelma and Martin met at NYU and ever since have collaborated on film efforts as a team. Some believe Martin would […]
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The 15 Best Movies Making Use of The Found Footage Concept
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, they’re here to stay. As long as they keep making money, so-called “found footage” films will continue to be produced, and really, who could blame those behind them? These movies are, generally speaking, cheap, quick to make, don’t necessarily require big stars, and have been, for the most part, reliably […]
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10 Essential Abel Ferrara Films You Need To Watch
If there’s a film director out there who has penetrated the noir vibe more so than anyone else in a unique way, it is Abel Ferrara. Exploring it in different ways from the edgy macabre flick The Addiction to the rugged city life characters you’ll find in films like Bad Lieutenant and King of New […]
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The 15 Best Al Pacino Movies You Need To Watch
Born in 1940, Alfredo “Al” Pacino was, along with Robert De Niro, at the forefront of a radically different style and approach to acting at the vanguard of New American Cinema in the early part of the Seventies. Namely, this style and approach was known as “the Method”, where an actor would go deep into […]
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10 Essential Jan Švankmajer Films Every Animation Fan Should See
The Czech Jan Švankmajer, who turns 80 later this year, is one of the greatest artists working in the film medium. After a background in black theater and puppetry, he made exclusively short films since the early sixties right up to the late eighties – roughly half his working life – becoming an undisputable master […]