“Kagemusha” is one of the best films Akira Kurosawa ever shot and is considered one of the definite masterpieces of world cinema. However, its production was one of the most difficult accomplishments in the master’s filmography. Initially, the film was not considered financially viable, and it took the influence of both George Lucas and Francis […]
Month: April 2017
Pulling Focus: Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
“I think along with the rest of the English nation that [Life of Brian] is the best Python film… It’s the only film we ever made that was proximately a good story. It’s also about things that are very important.” – John Cleese “He’s not the Messiah, he’s a very naughty boy!” It’s rather […]
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5 Reasons Why “The Act of Killing” Is The Best Documentary of The 21st Century (So Far)
The Act of Killing was released in 2013, gaining spotlight and awards in the festival scenes as well as joining the Oscar battle, receiving high praise from critics on top of being taken under its wing by documentary Godfathers Warner Herzog and Errol Morris who signed on as producers. The reason for this is that […]
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10 Totally Awesome 80s Cult Movies You Might Have Missed
While the 1980s could be declared the decade of the blockbuster film in America, with many high-concept movies made with equally high budgets in the hope to attract as wide an audience as possible, it was also a decade where smaller films were starting to be produced at a rapid pace, hoping to both turn […]
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20 Weird Movies of the 21st Century You Might Not Have Seen
Ready or not, here comes another batch of 20 movies which fit the weird (strange / surreal / obscure / fantastique / experimental / unorthodox / open-minded etc) “mold” and need a little bit of “word of mouth” support for different reasons. As the title suggests, they are all released during the 21st century, whereby […]
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10 Famous Movies That Originally Had Terrible Endings
On DVDs and Blu-Ray Discs, a common special feature are the deleted scenes and alternative endings, and upon watching them, most of the time it can be seen why they were removed from the final film or changed, as they are either boring or add nothing to the overall film. But they also often shine […]