Rian Johnson’s directorial debut, Brick, scooped the Special Jury Prize for Originality of vision at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. The film, which he wrote after leaving film school, took him around seven years to gather the funding for and then around twenty days to shoot. It’s a film noir with a difference, set in […]
Month: February 2017
Pulling Focus: Deliverance (1972)
“[Deliverance] is the best film I’ve ever done. It’s a picture that just picks you up and sends you crashing against the rocks. You feel everything and just crawl out of the theater.” – Burt Reynolds Men without women Savagely compelled to defend themselves as the laws and measures of civilization no longer affect […]
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10 Great Non-English Language Thrillers You Shouldn’t Miss
Compiling a list of overlooked foreign thrillers was a difficult task, simply because there are so many good ones. Represented here are ten carefully chosen, exceptional examples of the genre, each from a different area of the globe. 1. A Lizard in a Woman’s Skin (1971) Lucio Fulci was an Italian filmmaker who rose […]
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10 Great Movies You Won’t Believe Didn’t Receive A Single Oscar Nomination
The film industry in the United States is a massive one: on average, there are 600 films produced here each year alone, and since there are only about five open slots in each category, not every one of them can be nominated for an Academy Award. As the old saying goes (particularly from those that […]
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6 Reasons Why “The Thing” Is A Masterpiece of Horror Cinema
When legendary film director John Carpenter released his third film “Halloween” film in 1978, it was a game changer when it came to horror movies, becoming a commercial hit with audiences and praised by film critics. The low-budget thriller would go on to create a subgenre of horror films known as slasher movies. “Halloween” established […]
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10 Movies From Sundance 2017 That Deserve Your Attention
The Sundance Film Festival is always a worthy one to keep an eye on. It usually marks the debut of most of the independent films we’ll be talking about for the remainder of the year, and this year was no different. As usual, there’s one special standout, and this time is not even the big […]