In the early days of cinema, filmmakers were still finding their footing. The still camera was still a relatively new invention, let alone the motion picture camera. Understandably, a lot of people were hesitant and confused about its potential powers. Thomas Edison, for example, never saw the artistic power it contained, and believed cinema would […]
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Filmmaker Retrospective: The Tragicomic Cinema of Aki Kaurismäki
To think about Finnish Cinema without the name Aki Kaurismäki coming to mind is almost impossible. Together with his brother Mika, Aki has brought film in Finland ever more notoriety. Personality dictates his camera movement and plotlines, while his writing is as sharp and no-nonsense as it could be. The constant tones of emotional opacity […]
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10 Great Horror Movies Unfairly Rated Lower than 7.0 on IMDB
It’s a late Friday evening, you’re just settling in after a week of heavy work, and you don’t feel like going out. Why not settle in with a nice horror movie? Ponder the twisted minds that come up with the eerie, atmospheric world with the demons and the slashers and…wait, what was that sound? Oh […]
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The 10 Best Black and White Films of The 1990s
The 1990s were a decade of money, mega-spending and special effects, but it was also the time for different approaches opposing to this paradigm. The digital revolution led to experimentation in digital-video films and imagery, aided by famous actors and a boost in eccentricity. Some filmmakers, such as the ones on this list, were an […]
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The 20 Greatest Movie Performances by a First-Time Actor
There are some exceptional cases when a good actor/actress was born that way. Some of them were on the most wanted list in their first try in movie industry. Some of these natural born talents are still remembered; some are almost or totally forgotten. But a goal on the first shot is always something cool […]
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15 Things That Stanley Kubrick Can Teach You About Filmmaking
It’s my belief that you can learn over a hundred things from watching a single Stanley Kubrick film. Kirk Douglas called him a “talented shit”, referring to Kubrick’s exasperating perfectionist streak; he was famous for doing take, after take, after take until he got exactly what he was looking for. He was a firm, sometimes […]