A Case Against Two-Part Movies
With the rise of the two-part movies fad, even filmmakers of Denis Villeneuve’s caliber may be devaluing what makes the cinematic experience, well, cinematic.
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West By East By West: The Influence of Akira Kurosawa on the West and Vice Versa
Through his influences and achievements, Kurosawa became one of the first true international filmmakers, inspiring several generations of filmmakers who would explore notions of genre and identity in film.
Making Movies to Survive in ‘The Wolfpack’
The Wolfpack is less about the power of movie consumption and more about the power of movie creation.
The Funny Vignettes in ‘Wild Tales’ Are Rooted in Anger, Frustration, and Misery
The Argentinian anthology film Wild Tales is proof that the most compelling artists, in this case director Damián Szifron, channel their rage into their work.
The 10 Best Car Chase Films
As Furious 7 rapidly approaches, it's time to look back on the 10 films that created our concept of the car chase and its place in the modern action effort.
The 20 Most Anticipated Films of 2015
Over the next 12 months, we will be bombarded with all manner of proposed cinematic spectacle. Here are the 20 films we are most looking forward to.
America, Slavery, and McQueen and Tarantino’s Two Very Different Films
12 Years a Slave is every bit as intense as one might imagine, though not completely depressing, whereas Django Unchained aestheticizes its extreme violence.
Dear Internet, Welcome to the World You Created: Quentin Tarantino and the ‘The Hateful Eight’
The situation with Quentin Tarantino and the script for his unproduced project The Hateful Eight shows just how precarious playing Messageboard Nation can be.