In the contemporary pantheon of master film directors, the name of Alejandro González Iñárritu has gained a lot of force in recent years. Born on August 15, 1963 in Mexico City, he is one of today’s most reputable directors in both the commercial and the art house scenes since the beginning of his career. After […]
Month: May 2017
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10 Great Movies From The 1990s No One Talks About
Forget the popcorn. These two words (and the article between them) pretty much sum up the list which you are about to read, considering that most of the entries are not the crowd pleasers and they demand your undivided attention. Some films are less obscure than the others and half of them will make all […]
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8 Movies from the 21st Century that Should Have Won Palme d’Or
Quentin Tarantino, a Palme d’Or winner with Pulp Fiction, once said the following: “There’s only one list that’s more illustrious than the list of directors who won the Plame d’Or. It’s the list of directors who didn’t”. And while that might be a bit harsh, there is some truth to it: not only have directors […]
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The 15 Best American Gangster Movies of The 1990s
This is the third installment on the series American Gangster Films (1970s – 1990s). In the 1990s, there was a revival of the gangster genre, not only in film but also in the literary circle. There was a restoration of the interest in the mafia, particularly the Italian mafia and New York City as the […]
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15 Great Cinematographers Overshadowed by the Iconic Directors They Worked With
In the world of cinema, artistic praise is usually reserved for directors, writers, and producers. Film critics and audiences are quick to create a cult of celebrity around a visionary director who displays a distinct visual style and unique storytelling abilities that sets him apart from his peers. The same could be said for screenwriters […]
Pulling Focus: Everybody Wants Some!! (2016)
“We came for a good time, not for a long time.” – Willoughby (played by Wyatt Russell) Let the good times roll A loyal and warm-hearted love letter to youth and the impermanent magic hour that glimmers and glints just ahead of adulthood, Everybody Wants Some!! is the pleasantly meandering kind of picture that […]