After the imaginative, innovative, free-spirited and progressive 1960s, the European cinema was ready to take the international stage in the way which had been promising to do since the 1950s. In the US, the era known as The New Hollywood had finally brought that country into line with the movements which had originated in Europe […]
Author: Woodson Hughes
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30 Must-See Masterpieces of 1960s European Art Cinema
In the years just after the Second World War, cinema seemed to flourish in response to the new world order so fitfully being born. (Studying film history, it often seems that the worst of times stimulates the best in film makers.) It appeared that every nation of Europe and Asia affected by that conflict gave […]
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20 Black and White Films With The Most Beautiful Widescreen Composition
There is nothing new under the sun and little that has ever been completely new in the cinematic world, either. The widescreen era in the motion picture world began in the early 1950s with the emergence of Cinerama and Cinemascope. These processes were introduced in an effort to lure newly converted TV fans back to […]
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15 Great Movies That Masterfully Blend Black & White With Color
Any film maker possessed of any level of competence places the visual appearance of their film at the very top of the priority list and rightly so. Films are images first and foremost and the look of those images can not only sell the film but also conjure just the effect the director wishes to […]
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The 30 Most Underappreciated Movies of The New Hollywood Era
After World War II ended, the tumultuous world created in its wake gave birth to new film movements which showcased new cinematic techniques and more realistic themes and characters. These movements featured such monikers as the Neorealist movement (Italy), the New Wave (France) and the Prague Spring (Czech). It’s not that surprising that among the […]
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26 Great Movies from National Film Registry You Need To Watch (Part II)
This is the second part of our National Film Registry list. If if you haven’t read the first part yet, please check it out here. For those who have enjoyed the first part, here are 13 more great movies you should cherish. 14. The Conversation (1974) 1974 was a great year for writer-director Francis […]