Post-WWII France was a different environment for French cinema. Government funding and lighter cameras provided new opportunities for aspiring filmmakers, whose innovations – along with the general climate of European arthouse cinema – would help usher in a new modernist phase of filmmaking. Critics appropriated the term “Nouvelle Vague” – a phrase coined by L’Express […]
Year: 2014
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The 25 Greatest Performances In A Horror Movie
Everyone might have a different reason for liking a horror movie. Some enjoy the way it scared them. Some enjoy the violence and gore. And for others, it’s the characters and performances that keep you coming back. Here we take a look at the 25 best performances by an actor or actress in a horror […]
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20 Of The Best Movies That Are About Movies
Sometimes, a good way to understand movies is to simply watch movies. The best way though, is to watch movies about movies. It’s joyous when a film can be show the audience a portrait of the filmmaking process, or an insight into the industry – and some of the greatest films are about films. It’s […]
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The 20 Best Existential Movies of All Time
Without getting into too much of a philosophic argument and splitting hairs on different aspects of what existentialism is, (ex: nihilism, etc.) in order to avoid the opening of a very large and different can of worms, let’s go ahead and give it a blanket explanation and definition as to what an existentialist movie basically […]
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The 32 Best Death Scenes In Horror Movie History
In a comedy we remember the gags. In a drama, the moments that made us cry. But in a horror film we remember the kill scenes! The scenes that make the audience gasp in terror, turn away in disgust and if the filmmakers are lucky, run screaming from the theatre. Over the years the horror […]
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The 20 Best Neo-Noir Films Of The 1990s
As mentioned in the introduction to our previous articles on the best neo-noir films of the 1970s and 1980s, arguments will always exist over what films should be called horror films, suspense thrillers, classic film noir and neo-noir. Those disagreements naturally extend to what should be the considered the best of a genre or subgenre. […]