With the growing popularity South Korean cinema has been enjoying internationally, the transfer of Korean filmmakers to Hollywood was inevitable. From the three directors that made the step, Park Chan-wook with “Stoker”, Kim Jee-woon with “The Last Stand”, and Bong Joon-ho with “Snowpiercer”, the first one was the most controversial film among the critics, since […]
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6 Reasons Why “Kagemusha” Is Akira Kurosawa’s Late Masterpiece
“Kagemusha” is one of the best films Akira Kurosawa ever shot and is considered one of the definite masterpieces of world cinema. However, its production was one of the most difficult accomplishments in the master’s filmography. Initially, the film was not considered financially viable, and it took the influence of both George Lucas and Francis […]
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5 Reasons Why “The Act of Killing” Is The Best Documentary of The 21st Century (So Far)
The Act of Killing was released in 2013, gaining spotlight and awards in the festival scenes as well as joining the Oscar battle, receiving high praise from critics on top of being taken under its wing by documentary Godfathers Warner Herzog and Errol Morris who signed on as producers. The reason for this is that […]
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10 Famous Movies That Originally Had Terrible Endings
On DVDs and Blu-Ray Discs, a common special feature are the deleted scenes and alternative endings, and upon watching them, most of the time it can be seen why they were removed from the final film or changed, as they are either boring or add nothing to the overall film. But they also often shine […]
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7 Reasons Why “Blue Velvet” Is a Surrealist Masterpiece
Every once in a very great while a film comes along that will be well and truly remembered. In fact, the film will be not only remembered but quoted, sworn by, and one which later such films will be judged against. Quite often these are not the films that crowds will be flocking to see, […]
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9 Reasons Why “Children of Men” Is The Best Sci-fi Movie of The 21st Century (So Far)
Before his Oscar success with 2013’s astronaut thrill-ride, Gravity, Alfonso Cuarón sat in the director’s chair for the film adaptation of PD James’ 1992 dystopian book, The Children of Men, predicting a world where there are no children being born. Cuarón had already enjoyed acclaim for his work on the third (and best) Harry Potter […]