The cinema of any culture outside the Hollywood sphere of influence will naturally be very different from what western audiences are used to, from the methods of storytelling to the motivations for making a particular film. With a limited budget and, some would say, niche market appeal, filmmakers are often forced to adapt, and Iran […]
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The 15 Best Bromance Movies of All Time
Focusing on male relationships no longer means telling a tale of the love that once dared not speak its name. Nowadays there’s a whole new category for stories about platonic male friends. I’m speaking, of course, about the bromance, and all its permutations, not only in this decade but decades past. Below is my list […]
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The 10 Best Performances in The Movies of Clint Eastwood
Few actors and directors have had the longevity in their careers as Clint Eastwood. His first acting credit on IMDb is for an uncredited role in “Revenge of the Creature” in 1955. The first breakout film role was in “A Fistful of Dollars” in 1964 and then he appeared as Rowdy Yates on the TV […]
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The 20 Best Movies Featuring Main Characters With Masks
“We all wear masks, and the time comes when we cannot remove them without removing some of our own skin.” ― André Berthiaume In art today, masks are as present as they were during the legendary ancient Greek theater plays. In contemporary art, the medium shifted more prolifically to cinema, although they are still present in […]
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25 Cult Occult Movies That Are Worth Your Time
The Latin word for the occult is occultus, which means something that is hidden or concealed secretly. The common English usage of the word has come to be referred to as the “knowledge of the paranormal,” versus something that can be measured [1]. So it is considered to be something that is present that cannot […]
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The 25 Best Movies Set in Los Angeles
When people refer to Los Angeles, most of the time they refer to downtown L.A., a central urban area populated by skyscrapers. Los Angeles County, on the other hand, is the 4,083 square mile region in Southern California which incorporates 88 official cities and 76 unincorporated communities, making it one of the most diverse areas […]