The references to cinema of days past are never subtle when it comes to Quentin Tarantino’s filmography. From the very beginning of his career, he set out to pay tribute to and make art just like his heroes, ranging across all eras of the industry. However, there’s one specific era, the time in which his […]
Author: Darius Azadeh
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10 Great 1970s Films Written Or Directed By Women
“Didn’t you ever hear of women’s lib?”, a young Jodie Foster’s Iris scorns in the 1976 psychological drama Taxi Driver, as she intensely spreads jam on her toast in a diner sat opposite the film’s titular damaged male character, Travis Bickle. And it was a vital question to raise. While Bickle insists that she should […]
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10 Great Movies To Watch At A Drive-In Theatre
There’s a great shot during the first act of Quentin Tarantino’s latest film, Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood, which sees Brad Pitt’s now iconic stuntman character Cliff Booth arrive home to his modest trailer. In front of it, bursting with light and excitement, is the Van Nuys Drive-In Theatre, proudly declaring it’s double bill […]
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10 Films That Prove Jack Nicholson Was A Counterculture Icon
When most think about this 3 time Academy Award winner, whose 56 year acting legacy has seen him become one of the most recognisable screen talents across the planet, they tend to think of think of him in the lead role in one of four films; The Shining, Batman, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest […]
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10 Films That Majorly Inspired Arctic Monkeys’ Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino
Making a strong case for being the most cine-literate mainstream record in recent memory, the last album by ever evolving British rock outfit Arctic Monkeys, Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino, a sometime concept piece revolving around a mid century style hotel on the Moon, is a truly inspired vision that brilliantly infuses cinematic influences with […]
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10 Films You May Never Have Seen That Inspired Your Favorites
If there’s one thing that makes film a life long passion, it’s the constant sense of discovery that comes along with it. For an art form that, relatively, hasn’t existed for too long, it’s one that constantly and quickly evolves, with easily traceable threads and influences eventually leading to a plethora of under seen gems. […]