The 1970s, was an incredibly exciting period in film making. Relaxations in censorship lead to film makers exploring subject matter which was once strictly off limits. The result of this was an explosion of challenging films, some which remain controversial to this day. Of course, relaxed attitudes toward on screen sex and violence were not […]
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The 15 Best Movie Soundtracks of 2014
With awards season in full-swing, there’s a lot of talk about who was the best director, who wrote the best screenplay and who gave the best on-screen performances in 2014. But the element that brings together the storytelling, cinematography and editing into a world of cinematic wonder is sometimes taken for granted: the music. Soundtracks […]
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The 20 Best William Hurt Movies You Need To Watch
William Hurt, a virtual unknown, shot onto the big screen in 1980 with Altered States and quickly became one of the most important actors of the decade. He starred in some of the biggest and most thoughtful films of the time. However by the end of the decade, severe personal problems including a highly publicized […]
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10 Overlooked French New Wave Films That Are Worth Watching
In the 1960s, a large number of new, young directors in France started making films that offered a fresh perspective on existing techniques and attitudes about the medium of film itself. They influenced the rest of the world with their interest in film history and created reflexive, modernist work that pushed the boundaries of the […]
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The 20 Best Movies with an Ensemble Cast
A movie poster full of stars with different outfits and peculiarities is very tempting for the audience. But even more so, for the producer, who thinks that casting a variety of attractive actors, giving at least one good scene each and scattering thin stories together can deliver a hit. That may be true, but it […]
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The 20 Most Controversial Movies of The 1970s
As a late outcome of the lax censorship forced by the countercultural manifestations of the 1960s, the increasing recurrence of violent films in the late 60s anticipated the 1970s experimentation with extremism in cinema. Sometimes consciously, others as a mere result of circumstances, the 70s were rich in productions that further crossed the already transgressed […]