Forty-eight years later and back to the present. In 2024, I am sat in the cinema intrigued to watch the musical prequel,Wicked(2024).Based on a successful novel, then a spectacularly successful stage musical and now a big-budget Christmas cinema extravaganza indulgently split into a two-parte...
Shot in black and white, Mank told the story of the man who wrote Citizen Kane, and that while he was penning that iconic piece of cinema, his life was falling apart around him. Gary Oldman starred as Mankiewicz, earning another Oscar nomination for Best Actor. The movie looks amazing ...
Nothing beats the adrenaline rush of pure action cinema – massive blockbuster movies packed with punchy fight scenes, epic chase sequences, tense shoot-outs, and explosions that fill every corner of the screen. It’s a genre that makes stars (like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Dwayn...
Into the Labyrinth (2019)The Meyerowitz Stories (2017)The Program (2015)The Cobbler (2014)Chef (2014) Also ranks #6 on The 95 Best Short Male Actors Also ranks #6 on Actors Who Showed Off Their Actual Skills In Movies Also ranks #9 on Huge Movie Roles Actors Regret Turning...
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History Matters - Film as Social Cultural History(Jan. 14, 2025) See all related content history of film, history ofcinema, a popular form ofmass media, from the 19th century to the present. (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.)...
Many games attempt to emulate cinema, dealing in the same tropes and stock characters. Initially, it looks like Uncharted does the same thing – it focuses on a treasure hunter who frequently finds himself in danger across exotic locations. But when you play Uncharted, especially the second inst...
Sauna Condal– Another popular sauna but located in the Gothic Quarter with various themed parties. It generally attracts an older crowd. The entrance can be found through a discreet cul-de-sac in the Gothic neighborhood. It has three floors, with a huge dark room and a labyrinth. It also...
in one of cinema's most shocking moments, an open eye is slashed in half with a razor in huge close up - for a shocking, blasphemous, blackly funny 17 minutes. At the first showing, Bunuel carried stones in his pocket for fear of being lynched. 80 years on and Un Chien Andalou has...
Labyrinth of Passion (1982) Volver a Empezar (1982) (aka: Begin the Beguine) Carmen (1983) El Sur (1983) (aka: The South) The Holy Innocents (1984) What Have I Done To Deserve This? (1984) El Amor Brujo (1986) (aka: Love, the Magician) Matador (1986) La mitad del cielo (1986...