This technique has been used since the dawn of cinema to bring objects to life and manufacture magical worlds. Before the days of CGI, it was a primary way to produce special effects, in classics from King Kong, to Jason and the Argonauts, to Star Wars. It’s called stop-motion. It’s rumored that the legendary cinema […]
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The 15 Best Movies Influenced by Nietzschean Philosophy
The great German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once glorified art to this level: “Art as the single superior counterforce against all will to negation of life, art as the anti-Christian, anti-Buddhist, anti-Nihilist par excellence.” Here are 15 films influenced by Nietzschean philosophical theories such as Master-Slave Morality, the Will to Power, Apollo vs Dionysus, the Übermensch, […]
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10 Essential James Bond Movies You Need to See to Understand 007
“Bond… James Bond.” A total of six actors have uttered this line within the span of 50 years and 23 films. From his 1962 cinematic debut in Dr. No, to his most recent adventure in Skyfall (and soon Spectre), James Bond has retained his license to thrill in what has become the longest-running film franchise […]
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18 Important Film Movements Every Movie Buff Should Know
A film movement is a wave of films usually following a particular trend in cinema of the time. Most trending movements in cinema are regional but influence world cinema. These films have cultural origins usually influenced by national tragedy, popular culture, or social issues. Experimental techniques can be used to create the innovating filming styles. […]
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15 Riveting Documentaries That Unfold Like Dramatic Narratives
Documentary films have been around since the earliest days of cinema. In a sense, they are the opposite of narrative films: fictional stories created in the mind of the writer, brought to life by the director, and starring a bunch of actors who are pretending to be someone else. Documentaries by definition are nonfiction, true-life […]
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The 10 Best Movies from This Century that Feature Memorable Method Acting
When Marlon Brando spent an entire month in a bed at the Birmingham Army Hospital in Van Nuys, California, just to prepare for his debut role as a paraplegic veteran in “The Men” (1950), he became on of the first and best examples of the extremes an actor goes to when preparing for a character. […]