Born on the 19th of February 1967 in San German, Puerto Rico, Benicio Del Toro is a highly diverse and charismatic actor who regularly steals scenes as loveable and fascinating characters. Despite a few nods at award ceremonies, and his reliable and captivating performances throughout his career, Del Toro is often overlooked as the powerhouse […]
Year: 2016
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The 20 Greatest Cinematographers Working Today
The term “cinematography” comes from Greek “kinema” and “graphein” that means, literally, “to record movement”. So, the cinematographer (or the director of photography) is one of the most important figures in the development and in the shooting of a movie. Sometimes, this figure is far more important than the director himself. The director of photography […]
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The 20 Best Meta Movies of All Time
“Don Quixote” is considered the groundbreaking novel responsible for the beginning of modernism in literature. The thing that made Cervantes’ work special was the way he talked about the novel within the novel, creating a literary world self-aware of literature. In the evolution of any art form, there is a moment when art starts to […]
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10 Movies Considered To Be Terrible That Everyone Should Study
“All Bad Poetry Springs From Genuine Feeling” – Oscar Wilde It is a common practice among cinephiles to debate and mock “the worst films ever”, an activity that has given rise to a pseudo genre itself. However, as the canonization of film becomes less and less relevant, and the qualifications for “good” or “high” art […]
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The 10 Best Movies of Hirokazu Koreeda
Hirokazu Koreeda was born on June 6, 1962, during the uprising of the Japanese economic miracle and in their return as a world powerhouse, industrially speaking. The Japanese cinema also began its change and development into something much more “new-wavish” with the rise of new directors and actors. Although he started as a documentarist working […]
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The 30 Best Hong Kong Movies of All Time
Hong Kong cinema has been a dominant force in the world of movies since the 70s, and one of the first to transcend the boundaries of Asia, due to production companies like Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest, which paved the way for international stars like Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee. The seeds planted in the […]