Released in 1999, Being John Malkovich was the debut feature film for both its director Spike Jones and scriptwriter Charlie Kaufman. Craig Swartz (John Cusack) is an out of work puppeteer who takes a job at an office, eventually discovering a portal which leads into the mind of actor John Malkovich (the actor performing as […]
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7 Reasons Why “The Great Beauty” Is A Tour de Force Of European Cinema
Extravagant. Tragic. Beautiful. These are the words that can describe Paolo Sorrentino’s “The Great Beauty”, a movie that won him an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film of 2014. Sorrentino’s work is compared to Federico Fellini’s; this movie is thematically similar to “8½”, and with its vivid colours and circus-like imagery, it surely reminds viewers […]
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The 20 Best Movie Speeches of All Time
Public speaking is not just a skill, it is an art form, one that very few can master. For most, it is a source for anxiety. The sight of a large crowd and all the attention on one person can make even the most confident individual turn into a stuttering mess. However, when done correctly, […]
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Top 10 Movie Roles You Can’t Imagine Anyone Else In
There are many films that shouldn’t have been remade, and the backlash many of them received came from their old fanbase. Nostalgia is a tricky market. Do it right and it’s big bucks. Do it wrong and you’ll piss off a lot of people. Once you grow accustomed to character, it’s like having an old […]
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10 Frontrunners for Best Foreign Language Film on the Oscar 2017
Legend has it that Americans loathe subtitled movies, but surely no true movie fan would prove this stereotype. Every year, countries from around the world make submissions for the Best Foreign Language Film award at the Oscars, and every year that’s an opportunity to discover new and exciting work from filmographies outside of the US. […]
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10 Famous Sci-fi Movies That Got The Future All Wrong
Technology continues to grow and grow, which just so happens to be the norm these days. However, the growth of technology was a lot slower until the late 20th century, specifically the 1980s and 1990s. The development of personal computers, the Internet, cell phones, robotics, and other technology got the world’s attention, and it most […]