Drifting away from the movies of Hollywood, and exploring the film market of Asia, one finds numerous cinematic treasures. In particular, the quality of Asian horror is something to be discovered and admired by any lover all things ghoulish, morbid, and gruesome. With 48 countries existing on the continent and a diverse range of cultures […]
There are an obscene amount of movies out there in the wild. A lot of these movies go on to earn the recognition they deserve. Decades later, people are still talking about Singin’ in the Rain, Seven Samurai, Breathless, and The Godfather. If you were to look up a list of movie classics, you’d find […]
The non-American and, especially, non-Hollywood cinema, is neglected on a global scale by film goers who are used to seeing the same old tropes recycled to absurdity. Almost every year since the dawn of cinema, a handful of great flicks came out around the world that no one paid attention to that much. Some enjoyed […]
The World Cinema Project is a special program of the Film Foundation which works to restore and preserve lost or overlooked works of cinema from across the globe. Founded by filmmaker Martin Scorsese at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, the World Cinema Project has restored over forty films to date, generally from parts of the […]
There are movies that will stay with us for weeks, months, or even years after watching them. These are the movies that allow the viewer to think and look at a topic from totally different perspectives. These films make the viewers think and often discuss them for hours. The brilliant scripts and directorial intentions of […]
With the announcement that production has begun on Pedro Almodóvar’s first foray into English filmmaking, fans and moviegoers are waiting excitedly to see how the director, whose films have helped define Spain’s international image, will express himself in another language. With language comes a mass of cultural context, which can sometimes seem impenetrable to outsiders. […]