“Downton Abbey” is everything one can ask for when it comes to English period dramas about the early 20th century. Despite becoming closer to a soap opera in its later seasons, the quality of the performances provided by great British actors such as Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Jim Carter, Elizabeth McGovern, Penelope Wilton, Brendan Coyle […]
Year: 2018
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The 10 Most Beautiful Movies of The 1960s
Cinema is one of the most complex (if not the most complex) art forms, and to consider a movie beautiful, many elements can be considered. Calling a movie “beautiful” is really a very complex statement. From a beautiful story to truly gorgeous shots, and from amazing acting to the great use of any other of […]
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The 25 Best Movies By Directors To Emerge This Century
So far the 21st century has been an exciting, unpredictable, and variable period for cinema. Many talented, vital, and visionary filmmakers have emerged (too many, in fact, to completely cover in a list as short as this) and Taste of Cinema thought it might be helpful for film lovers to get a reasonably extensive list […]
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15 Movies That Are Perfect Cinema To Inspire Young Filmmakers
Every great filmmaker has a story about the start of their love affair with cinema. The moment of inspiration usually involves sitting in a dark movie theater, looking up at the screen and being struck by the muse. For the first time, these young filmmakers identify with the authorial voice behind the camera and realize […]
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15 Movie Directors Who Are Obsessed With Sexuality
Even though representing the act of having sex might have been seen as sacrilege for the early cineastes, the 60’s cultural revolution that swept the entire planet drastically changed the views and attitudes toward sexuality. What was done in the bedroom or in dark corners could be shown, studied, explored and used as means to […]
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10 Masterpieces of World Cinema You Should Not Miss (Part 3)
In continuing the gold mining for obscure films around the world, and learning about different cultures through their rich artistic expressions, I’ve selected these 10 titles that deserve greater recognition. 1. Volere Volare (1991) The idea was born after the worldwide success of “Who Framed Roger Rabbit.” The plot is insanely unconventional; he plays […]