The technology involved in animation has come a long way since its inception. From the use of silhouettes and hand drawings to the recent computer generated revolution, they have all crafted images of astonishing beauty and magnificence. Animation has been used to create some truly exceptional images and the freedom it allows means that these […]
Month: October 2015
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10 Essential Cinéma Vérité Films Every Documentary Fan Should See
The invention of the camera dramatically altered human perceptions and began a debate about, “the truth?” All art, from the dawn of man onward, is artificial and inherently subjective to some degree, but the technology invented in the 1800s was truly new and different in a meaningful way. Beginning with still photography, then audio recording, […]
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The 30 Greatest Actresses of Hollywood’s Golden Age
Hepburn, Davis, Garland and Temple are just a few celebrated names that rose to stardom between the late 1920’s and the early 1960’s. Old Hollywood’s most famous leading-ladies reached iconic status for different reasons – some became famous for their fierce and independent characters, when society was still very much male-dominated; others captivated millions with […]
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10 Masterpieces of European Art Cinema Every Movie Fan Should See
Intro to Film classes aside, the European Art movies of the 1960s and 70s can seem like an aloof, inaccessible area of film history to explore. That much may be true—these movies are not for the feint of heart, embracing deeply existential, spiritual, political themes that completely changed the way movies were made. Existential dread […]
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15 Outstanding Films from VIFF 2015: The Best of the Fest
Now that the 34th annual Vancouver International Film Festival (which ran from September 24th to October 9th, 2015) has drawn to a close, Taste of Cinema offers up our choice favorites from what was a prodigious and impressive festival. While there were many excellent and outstanding non-fiction films – Su Rynard’s The Messenger, Mia Shum’s […]
Anomalisa – VIFF 2015 Review
Anomalisa is that rare film that mingles high ambition with near errorless achievement. Few directors, in this case two, Duke Johnson, and Charlie Kaufman (Synecdoche, New York), would have undertaken such a risky project, one hinging on a nominal sketch, basically, and complete it with such a stunning success. The most initially striking thing about […]