When we think about the Middle Ages in cinema, we easily associate them with tales of adventure, magic, and conquest; and in other cases, stereotypical portrayals of brutality, war and obscurantism easily come to mind. But what if the matter could be treated differently? The following list tries to answer the question; some of the […]
Author: Fabio Cassano
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10 Great Movies Telling Stories Within Stories
When it comes to storytelling, only a few art forms can push narrative to its limits, and one of these is cinema, of course. People commonly watch movies to enjoy a story, to be thrilled, moved, and entertained, but cinema is capable of far more than this. It can intersect stories, merge them and connect […]
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10 Great Movies Scored by Rock Bands and Musicians
Incidental music has always been a controversial matter: how important is it? Is it supposed to be noticed? How essential is it to the core of the film? As a fact, film scoring is one of the most revealing aspects of a filmmaker’s vision, so that the musical choices of a director can set new […]
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20 Great Movies That Cross The Line Between Film And Stage
Cinema is regarded as the sum of all arts, and not mistakenly; since its origins, filmmakers strove to enrich their work by looking at other forms of art – poetry, painting, music, and of course, theater. Sometimes the distinction between the latter and cinema is neat, sometimes not; there is always something the two arts […]