REALITY IS GOOD, INTERESTING IS BETTER – Stanley Kubrick Kubrick is the master of the cinematic ‘money’ shot. Say what you will about his style, story, or concepts, the man knew how to string a series of images together to form an indelible visual and aural landscape not soon forgotten. His was not a film […]
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The 13 Best Movies About Zen Buddhism
In the age of high voltage violent films, spiritual films are deemed to be preachy and/or pretentious. Thus are given bad reputation from many of their viewers. However, this doesn’t mean that they don’t have something important to tell us. While many of this type of films may not be as good as others (this having […]
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20 Great English-Language Films To Help You Discover Africa
Traveling is a wonderful habit of the human nature. People do it for different reasons. Some are interested in visiting as much as they can in order to gain culture and perspective, others just to get away from the rat race for a few days and just lay in the sun without a care in […]
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16 Legendary Filmmakers Praised by Other Great Directors
While the medium is galloping towards infinite possibilities, an introspective study of its past is becoming more and more necessary. One significant way in which cinema triumphs as a truly global experience is in upholding its universal character over the ages, and sustaining an all-encompassing intimate fraternity, despite attaining the proportions of a more and […]
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The 10 Best Movies Written by, Adapted From, or Inspired by Raymond Chandler
With his antithetical tableau of Los Angeles as a subterrane city both gritty and sublime, Raymond Chandler (1888-1959) reawakened the detective novel, taking it from the dour pulp fiction dustbin into the floodlights of celebrated and illustrious literature. Chandler began his writing career, first for pulp magazines, in his early 40s with short stories and […]
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10 Surreal Comedy Films That Are Worth Your Time
Surreal films feature unexpected twists and turns that defy common reasoning and reality. Surreal comedies, by extension, also focus on impossible gags and overall plots that venture from common life. Often, these comedies are even labeled as absurdist do their wacky and baffling content. It is important to note, however, that not all goofy comedies […]