Kubrick: “You can say a lot of things about what it should be you know what should be. You know, it should be an…
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Understanding filmmaking through watching, researching, and analyzing film.
A change was about to take place in Hollywood by the end of the 50s. The Paramount Antitrust case had broken up the film…
Much like The French New Wave, a new movement was developing in Italian cinema in the aftermath of World War II, but instead of…
It’s 1946, World War II has ended and so has Nazi censorship in France. Foreign films once again flood French cinemas, but not only…
That dark stylish beauty synonymous with directors like Guillermo del Toro and Tim Burton has its roots in Germany during the 1910s, 20s, and 30s.…
David Lean’s exotic 1957 Opus, Bridge on the River Kwai is considered by many to be one of the greatest tales committed to film.…
Chess—a game of strategy, logic, and patience. In a May 1980 Newsweek article legendary film director Stanley Kubrick had this to say about the…
There is a reason that Blade Runner is often the first thing that comes to mind when considering the Cyber Punk genre. Few films…
American Psycho—perhaps one of this century’s greatest dark comedies, was based on a 1991 novel by Bret Easton Ellis. The film version, released in…