For all its visual baggage of fedoras and femme fatales, film noir has acclimated quite well to the modern age. Musicals, westerns, and gangster movies have since come and gone, leaving these dimly lit crime drama to trudge on alone as part of the international psyche. Granted, the trenchcoats and “copper” talk have been swapped […]
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10 Famous Movies That Were Banned for Bizarre Reasons
Commonly accepted standards of decency and rectitude vary wildly throughout the world and have changed enormously as the decades have passed. Foul language, blasphemy and displays of flesh that wouldn’t raise an eyebrow in New York, Tokyo or Paris today would have caused public outrage in Amsterdam, Chicago or London thirty or forty years ago. […]
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The 50 Best Original Songs from Disney Animated Movies
For over 75 years, the Walt Disney Company has not only enthralled us with visual delights, but has also treated us to some of the greatest aural pleasures ever put to the big screen. From big Broadway showstoppers to pop music favourites, Disney animation has historically taken us to some of the places that only […]
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The 10 Best Films of Jacques Rivette
The world of cinema suffered an immense loss recently with the death of Jacques Rivette (1928-2016), one of its greatest auteurs and theoreticians. Born in Rouen, France, Rivette moved to Paris in 1949 to become a filmmaker. But when he submitted his first short to the Institut des Hautes Études Cinématographiques, Rivette had the honour […]
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9 Ways ‘My Best Friend’s Birthday’ Foreshadowed Quentin Tarantino’s Career
In an industry where the actors get the limelight, writer and director Quentin Tarantino has become a celebrity in his own right, despite predominantly working behind the camera. What makes him stand out from other directors are his personal touches: the extensive conversations on pop culture, eclectic soundtracks, the stellar performances he brings out of […]
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The 10 Best Scenes in The Films of Paul Thomas Anderson
To select the best scenes out of all of Paul Thomas Anderson’s films is an extremely difficult undertaking. He is, without doubt one of the finest filmmakers working today. He has proved time and again his worth as an artist and a story teller by making such beautiful and varied films. He has a very […]