Almost since its beginning, Japanese cinema entailed themes, characters and motifs that occasionally surpassed even the borders of the surreal. Moreover, even if the rest of the world usually disdains them as bizarre and incoherent, local filmmakers have continued shooting them, chiefly because they appeal to the character and idiosyncrasy of the Japanese people. However, […]
Month: December 2015
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The 10 Most Underrated Hollywood Directors of All Time
In a medium dominated by the celebrity of actors, recognition can be tough for directors to attain. Few crack through the mainstream pavement of being behind the camera, but those that do (Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg) are eternally lauded as the torchbearers of cinematic creativity. Conversely, filmmakers who have scored box office hits, […]
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The 25 Best High School Movies of All Time
High school is about learning (or at least it’s supposed to be) and so much more. It is where we start to figure out who we are, what we like, how to socialize and what interests we have that will possibly shape our entire lives. There are friendships, courtships and hardships. There is homecoming, cheering […]
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The 15 Best Tony Leung Movie Performances
Tony Leung Chiu Wai is one of the most recognizable Asian actors in the world, chiefly through his collaborations with a number of master filmmakers, including Ang Lee, Hou Hsiao Hsen, John Woo and Wong Kar Wai. Leung, who also has a career as a pop singer, has been praised by audiences and critics for […]
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The 20 Best Comeback Movie Performances of All Time
In Billy Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard (1950), one of the finest films ever made concerning the cruel mistress that is show business, the protagonist Gloria Swanson, a faded silent film actress, boldly declares “I am big, it’s the pictures that got small.” This may be an obvious delusion, but, self-deception aside, the cold reality is that […]
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10 Director’s Cuts of Famous Movies Worse Than The Theatrical Versions
“There will only be one (version of the films). And it won’t be what I call the “rough cut”, it will be the “final cut”. The other one will be some sort of interesting artifact that people will look at and say, “There was an earlier draft of this.” I think it’s the director’s prerogative, […]