The true geek is a fussy creature, for he/she is rarely sated. During the 2000s, and decades prior, attempts by mainstream filmmakers to base films on beloved fictional properties pertaining to niche markets and fan-bases were often derided for their lack of interest or care. It was felt there was less interest in creating artistically […]
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20 Great Magical Realism Movies That Are Worth Your Time
One of the main characteristics of magic realism is that it eludes definition. Sure, the Merriam-Webster dictionary offers a few definitions, including “a literary genre or style associated especially with Latin America that incorporates fantastic or mythical elements into otherwise realistic fiction.” It’s a start. But as the genre has made its way into other […]
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The 14 Most Controversial Movies of The 1980s
This list gathers some of the most controversial movies of the 1980s. A time of major commercial hits and the undeniable boom of the blockbuster formula, the 80s tend to be seen as disappointing when compared with the serious and imaginative cinematographic experimentation of 70s. The case of controversial and transgressive films seems to support that […]
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Filmmaker Retrospective: The Vicious Cinema of Nicolas Winding Refn
Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, Nicolas Winding Refn is one of the most prominent filmmakers in contemporary cinema, not only in his own country, but worldwide. He has made nine feature films up to this moment, all of them written and some produced by him. In Denmark, he may only be less regarded than Lars von […]
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20 Great Movies That Make Masterful Use of Color
Back in the 1990’s there was a considerable cultural stir within the film community. Several companies, notably one owned by mogul Ted Turner, were indulging in a process called colorization. Simply put, this process took films created in black and white and added color to them (much as old post cards had once been colored). […]
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The 15 Greatest Sibling Filmmakers In Movie History
With the release of the Wachowski siblings’ latest, Jupiter Ascending, the time seems right to re-examine those sibling partnerships which have yielded some of the finest works of cinema in recent (and not so recent) years. 15. The Hughes Brothers When Boyz in the Hood was released in 1991, its director, John Singleton, made […]