Obscure, Parallel, Profound, Visionary – these are the labels often attributed to films that premiere in various film festivals all over the world. Even if such extreme labeling seems rather offensive, it has to be acknowledged that film festival lineups almost never care to include mainstream fare in their schedule, in favor of a more […]
Author: Spandan Banerjee
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The 10 Best Anti-Romance Movies of All Time
In a literal sense, the notion of romance is a feeling of mystery, excitement, and remoteness, a welcome escape from the mundanity of daily life. If this definition seems acceptable, then a visit to a haunted house can be the most romantic experience in a person’s life; however, this is generally not regarded as the […]
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10 Great Movies That Are Better During The Second Watch
Time has a magical quality to it. As the hours progress in our mortal life, we learn to re-appreciate things in a different light. Maturity is a key factor in this. Art and culture gain new significance from the newly gained perception of time. Any performance art such as theatre, dance, music, etc can be […]
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10 Great Movies You Didn’t Know Were Directed By Famous Actors
In the broadest term, auteur means author; that in the context of a motion picture, the authority of the final material can be claimed by the director of the film. While an author generally works in isolation with pen and paper or computer in hand, the director of a motion picture has to deal with […]
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10 Movie Remakes You Didn’t Know Are Coming Out In 2019
Everyone savors good nostalgia. Hollywood officials have long discovered that this timeless sentiment is a great vehicle for them to cash in on times of turbulent mindlessness. While present-day Hollywood may convince the viewer that the abundance of remakes is very much a 21st century phenomenon, in reality, it is not. This profiting scheme by […]
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10 Famous Movie Scenes Where Actors Weren’t Acting
In the earliest days of cinema, there was no acting. The experimenters of cinema such as the Lumiere brothers used to place their camera at a fixed position and record the events of daily life until the film stock ran out. In a lesser extent, it leans toward the documentary filmmaking approach of the present, […]