Who would have thought the son of a pianist and an electrical engineer would grow up to be one of Hollywood’s most powerful, influential and popular film directors of all time? Spielberg attended the California State University, Long Beach, where he wrote and directed a 26-minute short film called Amblin, a quirky 1960s love story […]
Year: 2016
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The 30 Best Japanese Cult Films of All Time
One of the lengthiest and most obscure debates among cinema fans is regarding the topic of what is cult, what is art-house, and what is mainstream. Usually, discussions like that do not reach a definite conclusion. However, there are some themes, notions and events that define what is cult, which is the point of interest […]
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The 10 Best Hard Sci-fi Movies of All Time
Hard science fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction, containing movies that while not losing their fiction status, largely emphasizes on the scientific accuracy and/or the technical detail of the movie. While most science fiction movies especially in earlier years were all about alien invasions and action, or were giving a more comedic approach to […]
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10 Dark Indie Movies from 2005 to 2015 Worth Your Time
Dark, Offbeat, Fringe Independent films could also be described as bearing the characteristics of “Proto-cult” films or “On the verge” of becoming something like an underground favorite… and this list of 10 films focuses on a specific selection that bear these qualities. All but one of the films on this list have received at least […]
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The 10 Best Movies About Real Life Journalists
Spotlight’s victory in this year’s Academy Awards doesn’t mark the first time the Best Picture award was given to a movie telling a true story, but it probably stands as the first Best Picture winner to portray real-life journalists in the daily grind of their jobs. Walter Robinson, Mike Rezendes, Sacha Pfeiffer, Matt Carroll and […]
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The 15 Best Ending Credit Songs in Film
If what they say is true, that the beginning and end of a film are the most memorable parts, then music aficionados, editors, and filmmakers know that an opening and closing song can have an enormous impact on how you feel walking out of the theater. Here’s a list of 15 movies that ended on […]