Japanese animated film, or “anime” as it is commonly known, has been part of the mainstream entertainment in Japan since the 80s, when they experienced a boom in production. In the following decades, anime became a global phenomenon, and currently over 430 production companies are involved in an industry that has a total market value […]
Month: February 2016
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Filmmaker Retrospective: The Plastic Cinema of Michelangelo Antonioni
The stellar filmmaking career of Michelangelo Antonioni spanned over five decades and included fifteen features as well as various shorts and Chung Kuo, Cina (1972), a documentary on the Chinese working class. Enamoured from a young age with drawing and the violin, Antonioni maintained a lifelong interest in music and visual art, which undoubtedly contributed […]
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15 Great Movies Where Protagonist Gets Used For Evil Reasons
Imagine that you meet someone and they involve you in certain actions. At first, you easily get involved but later you realize that you ended up in an inescapable trap. And that person is evil and diabolical as hell. Then they put you into hell-like situation. They may have reasons or they may not. They […]
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The 10 Best Movies Featuring Both Live Action and Animation
Animators have been enchanting audiences since the beginning of the 20th century, from classic Disney tales to sci-fi anime films and many other styles in between. The reputation of animation, like its content, has evolved over time to be as critically and commercially viable as their live action counterparts, winning prestigious awards and breaking box-office […]
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10 Actors Who Got a Lot of Oscar Nominations – and Never Won
We all know Leo DiCaprio should have an Oscar by now. Even though he’s only 41 years-old, and competition has been tough every one of the 5 times he was nominated, his work has been so consistently great in the last few years, it seems like an outrage that he doesn’t have an “Academy Award […]
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10 Movies from The 2010s That Are Destined To Be Classics
What defines a movie as classic is a familiar discussion to be had by cinema fans. There isn’t an authoritative definition for it, although many institutions have shared their own insight on the matter, making it a fairly personal opinion in today’s postmodern age. However, some points have been made that were coincidental in opinions. […]