There is just something about practical effects which CGI cannot replicate. Special effects wizards have been bringing directors’ visions to life since the dawn of cinema, occasionally winning awards for their efforts. Their talents play a tremendous role in capturing the audience’s imagination and leaving them in awe. They can thrill or even sometimes horrify […]
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25 Great Films That Won The Golden Lion at The Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival, first held in August 1932, is the oldest film festival in the world. The main prize is the Golden Lion, which owes its name to the symbol of the city of Venice. This recognition is considered one of Europe’s most prestigious awards along with the Palme d’Or at Cannes and the […]
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The 30 Most Extreme Movies of The 21st Century So Far
Remember when filmmakers created scares and suspense by not showing the viewer everything? The end result of many suspenseful scenes existed primarily in the viewer’s imagination. Think Hitchcock and Clouzot, for instance. But film fans over the years became more sophisticated and jaded. They wanted to rely on more than just their imaginations. Sub-genres began […]
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10 Movies That Had The Biggest Influences On The Films Of Guillermo Del Toro
When explaining why he dropped out of film school, Paul Thomas Anderson said “My film making education consisted of finding out what filmmakers I liked were watching, then seeing those films. I learned the technical stuff from books and mags…Film school is a complete con, because the information is out there if you want it.” […]
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10 Great Documentaries Dealing With The Subject of Death
Bearing in mind that documentary cinema represents events established as indexically real, it is comprehensible that this filmic form is permanently seen as ethically charged and deeply provocative. Death, as the ultimate void hampering our innate believe in immortality, seems to produce a cinematic contradiction. On the one hand, we are confronted by an overrepresentation […]
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25 Great Movies With The Most Effective Uses Of Voice-Over Narration
Voice-over narration is a technique commonly used in film, theatre or television productions in which a voice, that is generally non-diegetic, occurs in the course of a work’s narrative. Usually uttered by a character from within the work, voice-over typically aims to elucidate a story’s development and mise-en-scène, thus creating elements of structure and continuity. […]