The dinner scene is a good example of how the mundane can be elevated and transformed into art. It is something familiar; something we all do all the time, either casually or formally, with friends and family. It may aim to celebrate an occasion or be a downright awkward experience that could not be avoided. […]
Author: Dina Kelesi
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The 10 Best Film Scores of Nino Rota
The score to any film is just as important as the story itself. Without music, the film has no life. Throughout Nino Rota’s career, he has brought a unique approach to each of his films through the clever use of instruments and the music he’s created around the characters. It’s impossible not to think of […]
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15 Great Low-budget Movies with Unexpected Box Office Success
Is cinema as we know it dangerously close to extinction? This alarming question may seem over the top but it actually expresses a very real possibility; as the average movie costs and allowed budgets get outrageously larger, the relative profit studios make gets understandably lower. When a movie requires a budget of $140 million, as […]