Even though once considered taboo, depression is a common theme in cinema and so is a central subject in many great films. This list narrows the huge spectrum of unhappiness by limiting it to endogenous depression and that caused by traumatic experiences, bad relationships, or anxiety. The list intentionally does not include depression that is […]
Month: August 2015
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15 Non-English Language Films from This Century You Might Have Missed
Blockbusters and Hollywood movies in general are the order of the day. There is an abundance of films made in the USA throughout the world. However, many of the foreign gems of recent years are obscure in many regions. Here is a list of some meaningful European and Asian films which deserve a chance to […]
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The 10 Greatest Mythologies of Stanley Kubrick
Let’s try to set the record straight. More has been written about Kubrick – on his films, about his person, extracting his methods – than any other motion picture director in history. The Shining has in fact sparked a fervent cottage industry of books, blogs, and documentary films all to its own. There are dozens […]
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The 10 Best Movies Based on The Works of Agatha Christie
The Queen of Suspense! Dame Agatha Christie is the best selling novelist of all time, according to The Guinness Book of World Records. She has sold roughly 2 billions copies of her work, and her estate claims her works come in 3rd for most-widely published books, behind only the works of William Shakespeare and The […]
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15 Great Movies Philosophizing on The End of Humanity
“The End of the Humanity”… a theme immediately scary. Fright is almost like a baton of manipulation in the hands of a good craftsman in this medium, and brewing a thrill is quite an achievement. Exploiting this primal response, thanks to the amygdala, has given us some great works of cinema. But often this vision […]
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Lead Guitars and Movie Stars: The Cinema of The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones have broken so many records over their astonishing 50-plus year career; raised so many bars and left so many lesser bands eating their dust that there isn’t much left to say about them. One aspect of their tenancy as The Greatest Rock and Roll Band In The World™ that’s often overlooked though […]