Many films (and TV shows, especially these days) revolve around an antihero – a character who is, shall we say, lacking in your typical heroic qualities. Some, such as Borat, Dirty Harry, and Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski, to name just a few, are oddly likable despite their flaws. The ones on this list are not […]
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10 Helpful Film Lists Every Movie Buff Should Know
Every film buff (or filmgoer, film lover– whichever is your preferred moniker) is constantly searching for more films to seek out. The promise of a good movie list, either by committee or by a single author, is not that you find something or someone who has your exact taste, but that you might discover something […]
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10 Interesting Facts about Studio Ghibli and Miyazaki You Might Not Know
Studio Ghibli is company that means quite a bit to many individuals. With a near spotless filmography, the films of Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata have inspired many artists and filmmakers in sheer craft, creativity, and storytelling. Personally, I haven’t a met a person that only likes one or two Ghibli films—it’s usually a handful, […]
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10 Hitchcock Villains That Will Make You Shiver
Alfred Hitchcock is known worldwide as the Master of Suspense, and it is probably an unanimity that this title should not belong to anybody else. With an astonishing filmography of more than fifty movies – from primordial silent black and white to colored ones –, he has become a reference on both technique and narrative. […]
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The 20 Best Ennio Morricone Movie Scores
“A human being cannot decipher more than two different levels of sound at the same time. I’m not speaking of just music. Physically, the brain cannot receive more than two sounds at a time. If a director mixes in the general sound column dialogue and the sound effects as well as the music, the human […]
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25 Essential DVD/Blu-ray Releases from The Criterion Collection
Cinephiles know Criterion as a company specializing in film restoration and creating definitive editions of significant films. First they were curators of classic cinematic treasures on laserdisc, then DVD, and now Blu-ray. Criterion has been the respected leader in its field since the 1980s. It is considered an honor for any film to be bestowed […]