Alfred Hitchcock is considered a visionary and impressive director for good reason. Not only did he create some of the most suspenseful films ever put on screen, but he collaborated with an incredible composer (Bernard Herrmann) on some indelible music, created new types of camera shots and angles with his directors of photography (most notably […]
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6 Reasons Why “Rogue One” Is the Star Wars Movie We Need
Love it or hate it, Star Wars: The Force Awakens was something of a boon for the Star Wars franchise. It served somewhat as a “soft reboot”– maintaining the universe of the prior six films but introducing new characters, new stories, and a jumping-off point for the franchise proper to be revitalized, both in the […]
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8 Reasons Why “8½” Is The Best Italian Film Ever
There are many contenders for the best film to come out of the world’s most stylish nation. A case could be made for the slice-of-life Bicycle Thieves, the depiction of a couple on the edge of a nervous breakdown Journey To Italy, the ever-present paranoia of The Conformist, or the mystery without end L’Aventura. These […]
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7 Reasons Why “The Counselor” Is A Great Movie That Is Completely Misunderstood
“The Counselor” is a 2013 film directed by acclaimed director Ridley Scott. The script is written by Cormac McCarthy, the author of novels “Blood Meridian”, “The Road” and “No Country for Old Men”, among others. The latter two were successfully transposed into films. McCarthy’s singular style and unique voice are vividly present in this film […]
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Top 10 Most Entertaining Bad Movie Performances
I think most of us can agree that the world isn’t fair. Some people get what they deserve, others don’t. Not everything works out; some things just fall apart. The world has produced more hopeless dreamers than victorious ones. The arc of the universe does not bend toward justice; things just happen, sometimes for the […]
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6 Reasons Why Billy Wilder Was Considered America’s Best
Nicknamed after Buffalo Bill by his mother, Samuel Wilder was born in the Austro-Hungarian village of Sucha (nowadays part of Poland) in 1906. As a young man, Wilder tried to fulfil his parents’ aspirations by enrolling in the University of Vienna to study law, which he quickly left. He got a job in a major […]