Asghar Farhadi is an Iranian writer and director born on May 7, 1972. In his teenage years he joined the Youth Cinema Society of Isfahan, where he started making short films in 8mm and 16mm. In 1998 he received his bachelor’s degree in theater from University of Tehran’s School of Dramatic Arts and a few […]
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The 15 Craziest Easter Eggs in Famous Movie
A cinematic Easter egg is hardly an essential element for a good movie; in fact, several mediocre films contain great ones. Yet it does represent that fun factor which lends a film production some extra points. Whether it be a blatant joke, a sly reference, or a hint some secret connective tissue between filmic universes, […]
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10 Recent Movies That Took Themselves Too Seriously
To nobody’s great surprise, Paul Verhoeven recently professed himself unimpressed with the remakes of Total Recall and Robocop, claiming they missed the light tone of the original films. “They take these somewhat absurd stories and make them much too serious. I think that is a mistake,” the filmmaker said. “Both those movies needed the distance […]
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10 Movies You Should See Before Watching “Dunkirk”
As the premiere of Christopher Nolan’s new movie “Dunkirk” has arrived, here is a selection of films that have some connections with this movie – some of them even quoted by the director as direct influences – and brilliant war films from the history of cinema that should definitely be watched before Nolan’s film. In […]
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The 10 Worst Directed Movies of All Time
Everyone has their own list of the worst films they have ever seen. I’ve always found this question a bit challenging, especially because there are some factors that should be taken into consideration. First, is the film at least entertaining? If a film is so awful that it is funny, does it still remain one […]
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10 Great Dark Comedies From The 2000s You May Have Missed
For those that remember, the 2000s were a relatively dark and difficult decade: with terrorism on the rise, large wars on multiple fronts occurring across the globe, and a financial crisis that crippled economies across the globe, things were looking grim. And appropriately enough, in this environment this decade produced a number of pretty great […]