“God help us –– for art is long, and life so short.” ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Faust” Paradise lost The tinny, distorted, and decidedly soulless warble of background Muzak –– a butchering of The Beatles classic “A Day in the Life’ –– announced itself sneakily to Brian De Palma one day in 1969 […]
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25 So Bad They’re Good Horror Movies Worth Watching
So bad they’re good horrors are the ultimate guilty pleasure movies, you know they’re bad but you love them anyway. They are movies that got panned by the critics, look terrible and the acting is shoddy yet somehow they are still enjoyable. Watching one is the equivalent of hearing Bon Jovi’s ‘Livin’ on a Prayer’ […]
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The 10 Best Ben Kingsley Movies You Need To Watch
One of the finest actors of our time, Sir Ben Kingsley is an outstanding talent who has worked in theatre, television and film. Although his career has lasted for 50 years, Kingsley’s breakthrough came a bit late, in 1982. A particular movie and role brought him international fame, and he will always be remembered as […]
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10 Movies That Successfully Predicted The Future
Flying cars, ray guns, robotic maids, and hover boards are still the stuff of fiction and imagination. Humans are not yet an interplanetary species and your uncle Larry is still doing his time in Lewisburg, not on an otherwise abandoned island formerly known as Manhattan. Do film lovers have any choice but to feel let […]
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The 15 Best Dinner Scenes in Movie History
The dinner scene is a good example of how the mundane can be elevated and transformed into art. It is something familiar; something we all do all the time, either casually or formally, with friends and family. It may aim to celebrate an occasion or be a downright awkward experience that could not be avoided. […]
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The 15 Best Uses of Split Screen in Cinema History
The split screen is an highly recognizable technique which divides the screen into two (or more) parts. This way, different camera point of views can be seen at the same time in the same screen. The split screen perfectly epitomizes the gap between the analogue and the digital era of filmmaking. Traditionally, the split screen […]