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If you haven’t spent much time exploring the world of foreign films, you’ve seriously been missing out. Yes, Hollywood is the most famous and culturally significant film factory on earth, but...
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Quick: Which one of these personalities has never won an Academy Award for acting: Angela Lansbury or Benicio Del Toro? If you guessed Benicio, you’re wrong. He won the Oscar for Best Supporting...
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What do Audrey Hepburn, Vivian Leigh, Jennifer Lawrence, and Sophia Loren have in common? All won an Academy Award before they turned 30. They are not alone in that regard. Using IMDb, an online...
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Racial representation in the movie industry – both in front of and behind the camera – has long been an issue. The share of Black filmmakers shooting major studio films has increased dramatically...
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Far less risk-averse than the standard Hollywood fare, history’s best foreign films offer a refreshing sense of artistic purity. To watch these enduring classics is to give up the need for rote...
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While the pandemic has devastated wide swaths of the economy, it has been a boon to the streaming service Netflix. With millions spending more time at home working or learning remotely, and with...
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Even the most zealous movie-lover has probably missed a lot of great movies. Some were highly acclaimed when they were released and enjoyed long theatrical releases – but that might have been...
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The motion-picture industry last year began to recover from the pandemic-caused downturn in 2020, when box-office revenue plunged by 75%, according to accounting firm PwC. 2021 got off to a rough...
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To be a blockbuster, a motion picture needs at least some of these elements: a well-crafted plot, engaging characters, even-handed pacing, action in varying amounts, and confident direction. Since...
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Like a sequel no one asked for, 2021 was basically as unpleasant as the year that preceded it. On the bright side, at least the movies were better. Proving that the show must indeed go on, studios...
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Grace. Elegance. Pride. Defiance. Pioneer. Any one, or all, of these words describe the character of Sidney Poitier, the trailblazing Black actor who almost single-handedly changed America’s...
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Musicals are strange creations in the world of cinema. Their plots are often told with as much dialogue as music and an extra layer of suspension of disbelief is needed when intense scenes break down...
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We all look forward to the weekend, and movie companies are no exception. It’s the best opportunity to debut a film and maximize its viewership – though opportunities were few in 2020, as the...
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The best gangster movies are commentaries on why some people can’t, or won’t, assimilate into a civil society. These films often depict their protagonists as victims of their environment –...
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Ever since the first movies were made more than a century ago, they have given people something to cheer about. Many films go even further, inspiring viewers to make a difference. Oftentimes,...
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