“Comedy is the soul of man.” “Laughter is always the best medicine.” Those phrases reflect the importance of comedy. Hollywood has produced countless comedic movies, and the ones you’re about to read about are 20 of the best works of cinematic humor made since the days of silent film. We unfortunately cannot name all of […]
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The 20 Best Female Revenge Movies of All Time
Women in cinema – just like in real life – have been routinely victims of physical and psychological abuse, mistreatment and discrimination. Prey of sexism and its violent by-products, the big screen representatives of the female gender have faced multifarious threats and humiliation often without been given the chance to defend themselves. But there are […]
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Filmmaker Retrospective: The Hysterical Cinema of Emir Kusturica
There are two main images that instantly rise to mind when the words “Serbia” and “Cinema” appear together: the controversial “A Serbian Film” by Srdjan Spasojevic and the face of one of the most talented directors that Europe saw born in last decades, Emir Kusturica. For now, let’s just forget the blood and necrophilia of […]
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The 10 Best Sean Penn Movies You Need To Watch
Hollywood and film enthusiasts alike have had a tumultuous relationship with Sean Penn over the years. In the 80’s, he was the ultimate “Hollywood Bad Boy”: drinking like a fish and smoking like a chimney all over the press, punching his way through photographers, and marrying his way through Madonnas. That image has quelled slightly […]
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The 10 Best Italian Films of The Last 30 Years
What happened to Italian cinema? Is it really in a time of crisis? Italian cinema certainly has a great history behind it, and it is not always easy to live up to that legacy. From neo-realist masterpieces by Visconti and De Sica to Fellini, from the westerns by Sergio Leone to the birth of Italian […]
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The 25 Best Transformative Book-to-Movie Adaptations
Question one: What do the films, Citizen Kane, Notorious, Chinatown, and Nashville have in common? Answer: They are all great films by great directors which all began as original scripts. Question two: What do the films, The Magnificent Ambersons, Rear Window, Rosemary’s Baby and M*A*S*H all have in common? Answer: They are all great films […]