Joseph Campbell’s The Hero with a Thousand Faces is a fantastic work of anthropology. In it he outlines the idea of “The Hero’s Journey”, which has 17 “steps”. Campbell postulates that all cultures share these 17 fundamental steps in their mythologies and stories. Storytellers have used Campbell’s ideas to make some of the most iconic […]
Month: August 2015
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16 Great Movies That Show You Why 2010 Is a Big Year for Asian Cinema
2010 was a great year for Asian cinema with excellent efforts such as Takashi Miike’s old school samurai film 13 Assassins, Korean thrillers including I Saw the Devil and The Man From Nowhere, and the Palme d’Or winner Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives. There are also some more obscure films worthy of […]
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20 Great Movies About Loss and Grief
“Grief starts to become indulgent, and it doesn’t serve anyone, and it’s painful. But if you transform it into remembrance, then you’re magnifying the person you lost and also giving something of that person to other people, so they can experience something of that person.” – Patti Smith Witnessing the tragic departure of a beloved […]
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The 10 Greatest Performances in a Stanley Kubrick Film
Before we begin our list, a little understanding of the ground rules I used. As all lists are essentially imperfect and subject to biases, but I still honestly tried to strike a balance uniqueness and impact for any given actor, and consider the body of work as a whole. As Kubrick only directed 13 feature […]
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The 25 Best Non-English Language Films of The 21st Century
American films get the most attention. Be it the high-budget summer blockbusters or the independent productions to come out during award season, American Film has the spotlight. However, we must take into account that the majority of films worldwide are not produced in the United States, and that means many other great pictures are being […]
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20 Less Known Indie Movies You Might Not Have Seen
The art of independent filmmaking has evolved considerably over the past few decades with a ceaseless collection of distinct and inimitable cinema. Although audiences distinguish most indie films as obscure treasures and cult favorites, numerous independent films from both past and present are equally as undesired and disregarded by moviegoers. Conclusively, here is a brief […]