The New Hollywood wave may be the most significant film movement in the history of American cinema. The classic era of Hollywood was built on vertical integration, meaning that the film studios controlled the production, distribution and exhibition of every movie they made, until the United States v Paramount Pictures Case forced the studios to […]
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The 10 Most Underrated Hollywood Directors of All Time
In a medium dominated by the celebrity of actors, recognition can be tough for directors to attain. Few crack through the mainstream pavement of being behind the camera, but those that do (Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg) are eternally lauded as the torchbearers of cinematic creativity. Conversely, filmmakers who have scored box office hits, […]
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12 Great Movie Directors Who’ve Also Worked in TV
It’s a common fact that TV is becoming more and more cinematic. What people don’t talk about as much is how so many great directors either got their start in television, or are taking breaks from film to work in TV now. Whether it’s future Star Wars director Rian Johnson lending his hand to a […]
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8 Once Great Genre Filmmakers Who Have Gone Off The Rails
One of the most disheartening things to happen to a hardcore movie fan is watching when one of their heroes falls from cinematic grace. This isn’t just making a bad movie occasionally — create a large enough body of work, it’s bound to happen. This is when a once great filmmaker, a bastion of film […]
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The 15 Greatest Italian Directors of All Time
Since the early years of cinema, Italian filmmakers have been at the forefront of the international film scene, working to promote and innovate the medium. From the experimental silent films, Italian cinema evolved and invented a new genre of neo-realism through which they created some of the most emotionally powerful and raw films ever made. […]
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The 15 Most Promising Movie Directors You Should Keep An Eye On
It is impossible to predict what will be the next classic films, the ones that will be remembered with the passage of time. This list ventures to guess, and suggests 15 new (or not so new) directors with less than five films and projects to come. They are the new voices representing the present code […]