Filming a motion picture is similar to waging war, because, like a military response, a film crew is departmentalized like a military regiment. The producer funds the endeavor; writers piece together the story and dialogue; the director brings all the elements together to tell a cohesive story; actors play out the roles, giving life to […]
Year: 2017
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The 25 Best Sci-Fi Movies of the 21st Century (So Far)
In the new millennium, science fiction films continue to flourish, commanding massive box office receipts, inspiring our dreams, and all while making technological innovations along the way. Franchises remain popular, and so many of the big event films have SF underpinnings, but so too, do creative indie films and art house fare as the influence […]
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All 11 Mel Brooks Movies Ranked From Worst To Best
Mel Brooks, one of the funniest people on the planet, has recently turned 91. It’s an incredible age and in seeing his recent interviews, it’s remarkable how much energy and clarity he still has. But it’s hard to not fear the headline news, reading that another one of your heroes has passed on, and Brooks […]
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10 Good Directors Who Haven’t Made A Good Movie in Ages
It’s a given that even good directors will make at least one bad film throughout their career. Quentin Tarantino famously stated that he’ll like to retire after his 10th film because he’d like to maintain some consistency in his filmography, and he has a point – there are some directors who’ve never made a bad […]
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The 15 Best Satire Movies of The 21st Century (So Far)
The place of satire in cinema is a most welcome one, as film has often been a medium through which society and politics is represented and archived while simultaneously mocked and reshaped. While satire has been a part of cinema since its inception, from The Great Dictator to Dr Strangelove, it has by no means […]
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10 Great Movies of The Past 5 Years You May Have Missed
One of the really annoying things about cinema today is that too many Hollywood blockbusters are overexposed in the media, and small, indie movies from other countries of the world get almost no credit at all. The major mission of this list is to bring such gems to the limelight and introduce movie buffs the […]