“When critics disagree, the artist is in accord with himself” – Oscar Wilde Throughout the rich history of film, some of the most acclaimed and historic landmarks of the medium have generated controversy, often resulting in censoring, boycotts, or bans. One of the most discussed tensions is the contrast of film and religion, and the […]
Month: February 2016
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10 Movies About Photography Every Photographer Should Watch
The lens capturing the lens. Through the lens of the film camera, we see a world that has been captured, frozen and immortalised by the lens of the photographic camera. The artistic medium of photography has been captured by its younger, moving and arguably more dynamic sibling— film, throughout the ages. Films that revolve around […]
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The 10 Greatest Femmes Fatales in Film Noir
Film noir, flourishing in America throughout the 1940’s and 1950’s, is one of the most disturbing of movie genres – is it, in the first place, a distinct genre at all? Or a subgenre of crime movies, a movement or a visual style – this is still an ongoing debate among film critics and film […]
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The 10 Longest Unbroken Shots in Cinema History
Some people claim the long shots of some recent movies are just a way for the directors and cinematographers to call attention to them, instead of permitting the story to talk for itself. This can be true, and maybe it even is about some of the selections on this list, but the unbroken shot (or […]
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30 Must-See Masterpieces of 1970s European Art Cinema
After the imaginative, innovative, free-spirited and progressive 1960s, the European cinema was ready to take the international stage in the way which had been promising to do since the 1950s. In the US, the era known as The New Hollywood had finally brought that country into line with the movements which had originated in Europe […]
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10 Great Movies That Roger Ebert Hated
Roger Ebert was one of the greatest American film critics of all time. His reviews kept the movie-going public informed for years. His reviews were insightful, intelligent and funny (for evidence of this last one, see his review of “Deuce Bigalow European Gigolo”). Even after he lost his ability to talk, his love of film […]