The cinema of former Czechoslovakia, as well as of current Czech Republic and Slovakia, is, perhaps, the richest and most visually striking of all Eastern Europe. Even though fun-as-bricks Commies have tried the best they could to stifle it, the zany and wonderful artistic visions found a way to reach the audience. From the very […]
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25 Great Parody Movies That Are Worth Your Time
The art of parody began in Ancient Greece and started out as the altering of famous epic poems to change the subject to a lighter, more comedic one. Satyr plays often parodied tragedies, consisting of a whole cast of actors dressed as satyrs. Satire was a safe way to tackle a variety of issues, as […]
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The 30 Best Movies Set in a Single Location
One of the most rewarding and contrasting cinematic detours for audiences is the chamber piece, sometimes referred to as a chamber drama or chamber film. This diversified genre is discernible by its use of a small cast of characters, often meshed over a short period of time, and in a limited environment, often times just […]
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10 Great Horror Movies From This Century That Are Directed By a Woman
If female directors are a minority, then even more rare are female horror directors. It’s hard to find a reason for such a lack of production, considering the importance of the female figure in horror cinema. Maybe, because of this fact, women find it hard to jump behind the camera. Even with relevant exceptions, in horror […]
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18 Forgotten American Movies That Need To Be Rediscovered
Where do all the lost films usually go to be discovered? In the heyday of the home cinema (VHS, Beta or Laserdisc), circa mid-1980s, independently owned stores would stock titles that Blockbuster and other chains wouldn’t. Some would wind up on various television channels late at night or eventually go straight go to DVD, before […]
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The 15 Best Dystopian Movies of The 21st Century So Far
Ever since Thomas More coined the term “utopia” in 1516, in order to name an imaginary island community in his treatise, it became associated with every literary attempt at envisioning a society which is profoundly different in one or more aspects from our own. However, given the fact that More imagined his Utopia as a […]