In 1968, Kubrick’s masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey pushed sci-fi movies to a higher level. Suddenly this film genre (as many people consider it to be) could be eminent and profound. There were some other attempts before 1968 to make this genre look serious, but they didn’t get massive attention at the time. Besides Stanley […]
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10 Movies That Prove Roger Deakins Is The Best Cinematographer Working Today
One of the great composers when it comes to visual story-telling, Roger Deakins has found a solid position for himself next to the greats of cinematography. Born in Devon, England, Deakins studied at the National Film School. Soon after graduation he began work in documentaries that took him around the world from Australia to Africa. […]
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Filmmaker Retrospective: The Spiritual Cinema of Carl Theodor Dreyer
“It is not things in reality that the director should be interested in but the spirit in or behind things. Realism in itself is not art.” – Carl Theodor Dreyer Carl Theodor Dreyer is one of the most important figures in film history. He created a language unlike anyone before him and made truly transcendent […]
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15 Weird & Wild Horror Movies From The VHS Era Every Adventurous Fan Should See
One cinephile’s trash is another cinephile’s psychotronic treasure and a legendary haul of said treasure was created in the 1970s and 1980s. This was a landmark age for worldwide horror cinema before CGI domination, before the endless parade of remakes and before the Syfy Channel declared war on most of your favorite horror subgenres. There […]
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25 Great Movies Made Perfect By Their Outstanding Soundtracks
Films have served as a gateway for people of all ages, races, orientations, and generations since the first public demonstration of a camera-projector system in 1895. Throughout the years, motion pictures have made audiences weep, contemplate, laugh, test social boundaries and dream with more color and imagination than ever before. The world of cinema is […]
