One has to think seeing yourself on the big screen has got to be a surreal experience in many ways. You are the most critical of yourself, the way you act, the way you move, the way you speak. Since actors make a living based a lot on their appearance and performance they would be […]
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15 Movies From 2014 and 2015 That Have The Potential To Be Future Cult Favorites
Cult films are known by many as films that are a bit south of the mainstream- and because of that won’t appeal to everyone. Normally it takes a couple of years for a movie to gain a cult following. For example modern films like Donnie Darko have a cult following because it was unconventional and […]
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The 10 Best Performances in a Quentin Tarantino Film
Quentin Tarantino exists within his own genre by this point, by blending the amalgamated knowledge of dozens of various films from numerous cultures and styles he has crafted characters of almost every variety imaginable. From scheming villains, redemptive figures, good Samaritans and unscrupulous killers he has written so many varying roles (and subsequently directed them) […]
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9 Recurring Themes in The Cinema of Werner Herzog
With some 60+ feature films, shorts, documentaries and various other directed works under his belt, the cinema of Werner Herzog covers a vast landscape of worlds and peoples. He is one of the few directors whose name has given birth to its own adjective – one might describe a film as Herzogian just as one […]
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10 Film Soundtracks That Are Way Better Than The Films
From the very first days of silent films, movies were paired with music. Studios realized that in employing a cinematic score, they could illicit a stronger emotional response from the viewer. This have given rise to an industry of film score composers and orchestras. A score is also a basic concept of modern film theory. […]
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The 10 Worst Movie Sequels Ever Made
Lest people forget, moviemaking is a business at the end of the day, and striking gold is like catching lightning in a celluloid bottle. As a result, movie execs and studio heads will often head back to the box office bowl looking to double dip – this is where sequels come in. Rarely are follow-ups […]