Geographic proximity of USA and Canada, as well as Hollywood’s dominance in the world of cinema constantly blur the lines between the cinematographies of these two countries. As American film industry is considerably stronger and richer than the Canadian one, Canadian actors, directors, producers and other film workers often end up being involved in projects […]
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Filmmaker Retrospective: The Controlled Cinema of Jean-Pierre Melville
Jean-Pierre Melville was born Jean-Pierre Grumbach, in Paris, France, in 1917, to a family of Alsatian Jews. During World War II he joined the French Resistance and adopted Melville as his nom de guerre after Herman Melville, his favorite American author. When the war was over, he decided to keep it. Prior to the war, […]
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10 Great South Korean Horror Movies That Are Worth Your Time
I wish South Korea would make more genre films. It’s not that they don’t — in fact, they’ve made some great thrillers, action films, and have lately hit big with large-scale historical dramas. There are other genres, such as comedy and romance, but recommending a title from either of those is tricky. I’ve found that […]
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20 Great Anarchist Movies That Are Worth Your Time
There are hundreds, if not thousands, of films that address the themes of anarchism—some favorably (like most the films listed here) and some unfavorably. There are, as well, dozens of respected lists of “anarchist films.” While almost every recent list of films and anarch thought lists V for Vendetta, one version or another of the […]
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The 20 Best Movies About Diabolism
Soon after finishing his film ”Viridiana” (1961), a film about a peculiar approach to the struggle to maintain the religiously regimented life of a nun contrasted with the possibility of a carnival world in upside down state (just like a feast of beggars), director Luis Buñuel said he would adapt the novel ”Là-bas” (1891) by Joris-Karl Huysmans (the title […]
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The 10 Best Movies About Dictators
Throughout history, all-powerful leaders and tyrants have shaped the world and its many empires. There have been many works of film and literature depicting life of the common man during these leaders’ reign and the suffering of the people. Less common is a film that directly addresses the lives of these dictators and their exploits […]