Dogme 95 is a movement established by a handful of Danish directors. Lars von Trier, Thomas Vinterberg, Soren Kragh-Jacobsen and Kristian Levring signed the Dogme 95 manifesto and created the Vows of Chastity to support inexpensive filmmaking in opposition to big budget productions. To protest against the expensive but insubstantial products of the special effect-driven […]
Year: 2015
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The 21 Best Horror Movies of the 1990s
Horror is a brilliant genre of film. Horror films are fantastic fun to watch if you like being scared, and it is extra fun knowing that you can hide behind your hands at scary scenes. Because there are so many wonderful horror films in existence the best lists of horror films tend to need to […]
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10 Great Movies Featuring Obsessive Characters
What is it about the cinema that lends itself so well to obsessive characters? You know the ones. Those determined individuals that push themselves and others, beyond all reason, in the single minded pursuit of a specific goal. It’s certainly great theater seeing someone fight against the establishment, chase immortality, or strive to better themselves […]
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15 Could-Be-Great Movies Ruined By Their Terrible Endings
The hardest part of writing a screenplay is creating the ending. Some films such as Casablanca and Godfather II achieve an extra moment that produces a masterpiece. Some other movies are not as good and are only remembered by one last good scene. Others, with good plot and cast are completely ruined for the opposite […]
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15 Great Movies That Will Bring You Back To The Radio Days
Before television, there was radio. Since the 1920’s until the full development of television, radio has been the biggest thing. It was not only the main source of information, but it was also the main source of entertainment: popular songs, radio plays, comedic sketches and many more. Back then, people use to call the radio […]
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15 Great Movies That Take Place During The Great Depression
The term “Great Depression” refers to the severe worldwide economic depression of the 1930s. Although the dates of the Depression may vary from country to country, 1929 was the year the crisis originated in the USA and end up causing an upset in the entire global order. These events also had an impact on the […]