When it comes to terms of poetry in cinema, there are infinite ways to achieve this. Ranging from the use of objects or music with Kieslowski, or the holding of repetition shots in Bresson, or the handheld realism of the Dardenne brothers, they can all be considered ‘poetic.’ It’s the way the filmmakers tell and […]
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10 Great Movies That Work With The Sound Completely Off
Sound and image are primarily what makes up a film. Sound is a crucial element to the filmmaking process but without any sound, a film cannot only still work but still be dazzling. It allows the filmmaker to be purely visual and tell their story in those terms. This is what filmmakers had to deal […]
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The 20 Best Acted Movie Scenes of All Time
A list of great scenes could be labeled to a year, a genre, a country, or an actor, but this list will be strictly focused on the performances throughout film history. Trying to achieve a diverse list of performances in variations of mood, origin, and emotion are on this list. The acting of the actors […]
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The 10 Most Personal Movies of All Time
All great films are personal. They stem directly from the filmmakers, meaning the writer or director. However, certain films come straight from the directors. They can’t make up a story through a fantasy or a period piece, the only option is to use the cinematic language and expression to tell their point of view. Of […]
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10 Great Movies That Evoke Greek Tragedy
Everything builds upon something. In the earliest days of cinema, it drew inspiration from vaudeville and theater. If we go back down in history through operas and stages, we will end up in ancient times and in this case, ancient Greek theater. For their theater, it was based upon tragedies from family chaos, myths, epics, […]
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The 20 Best Acted Movie Scenes of The 21st Century
There have been many brilliant scenes in the 21st century thus far, but this list will be strictly focused on the performances. The acting of the actors at play in that one scene could be in the beginning, middle or end, or the final or first time we see the character on screen, in a […]