As long as there have been movies, there have been movies about movies. Working in the film business themselves, writers and directors realised they didn’t have to look very far when it came to finding material: the scripts just wrote themselves. Nonetheless, it is particularly refreshing to observe the dream machine pulling back the veil […]
Year: 2016
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Top 15 Best Australian Actors
The input of Australians in both local and international film has sometimes been woefully ignored, or misappropriated. Nevertheless, there have been many fantastic Australian films (Picnic at Hanging Rock, Mad Max, Chopper) made solely by Australian talents, and also significant contributions in American and international cinema, as directors (George Miller, Peter Weir), cinematographers (John Seale, […]
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The 10 Worst Superhero Movies of All Time
Every genre has its weak links, from the western giving us “Heaven’s Gate” to science fiction giving us “Battlefield Earth”. But the superhero genre arguably has it worse, as, when your cast is running around in colored lycra, screwing up can yield results that are quite memorable, laughable, and infuriating. Most of the time, these […]
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20 Great Movies From The 1970s That Deserve To Be Seen by Everyone
This is a running series that aims to introduce some of the gems of cinema in each decade. These recommended movies are by no means obscure, and most of them are quite popular among seasoned movie buffs. However, we think it’s not enough – these brilliant films definitely deserve to be on every cinephile’s radar. We begin […]
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The 10 Best Spin-off Movies of All Time
Many sequels are unworthy, prequels rarely done right, and reboots too excessive in number. But now Hollywood has started a new trend: the spinoff. A rarity in past decades, spinoffs have come in full force over the last few years. And the reason for their exponential growth is the simple fact that several of them […]
Pulling Focus: The Wild Bunch (1969)
“[The Wild Bunch] is what happens when outlaws go to Mexico.” – Sam Peckinpah If they move, kill ’em! Sam Peckinpah’s breakout picture is an outlaw epic that’s, in purely cinematic terms, a viciously graceful spectacle. With quick, startling cuts, slow motion splatter, multi-angle coverage, inventive sound design, superb cinematography and intricately arranged action […]