Asian films have played an important role in the preferences of both Western audiences and filmmakers since the 1950s, when Akira Kurosawa’s films had a large impact in the United States, with auteurs like Sergio Leone, George Lucas and Martin Scorsese including him among their most important influences. During the 1980s, Hong Kong action films […]
Month: May 2016
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15 Great Movies by Legendary Directors You May Not Have Seen
No matter how highly regarded a director may be, it is often not possible for all of their films to have such high acclaim (unless they’re Jean Vigo or Charles Laughton). Yet caution must be taken when approaching the “classics” of the celebrated directors, as sometimes their more esteemed films end up disappointing, whereas their […]
Pulling Focus: A Conversation with Ben Wheatley
It’s evening and a violet shadow—pale—spreads over the city like ink dispersing in water. We’ve gathered at the Vancity Theatre in Vancouver for a late night special preview screening of High-Rise, the fifth feature from British firebrand Ben Wheatley. “This is a film for audiences who want to see dogs being killed, and Tom Hiddleston […]
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10 Movies Everyone Enjoys Except Pauline Kael
Pauline Kael was one of the most acclaimed, opinionated, and clever movie critics. Her reviews could be controversial and she left an impact on other critics such as Roger Ebert. She had a taste for violence in films, but only when it was purpose and she disliked movies she felt were superficial or manipulative. Here […]
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The 30 Best German Movies of All Time
It’s one of the most complex and complete film industries in the world. The German language film industry is actually quite contrary to the norm, if you compare it to other film industries throughout Europe. There are five different stages of the German film industry that comprise its entire history, if we assume 1915 as […]
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The 10 Best Movies Featuring Evil Dolls
Evil dolls are right up there with clowns as one of those things that give a lot people the creeps. Under that theory, evil clown dolls would be the worst. They can be either made of plastic, wood or porcelain and be meant as toys or dolls for the amusement of children, for adults to […]