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The Celtic Predator

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‘Alien vs Predator’ (2004): The Original “Cinematic Universe”

Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson || Produced by: John Davis, Gordon Carroll, David Giler, Walter Hill Screenplay by: Paul W.S. Anderson || Starring: Sanaa Lathan, Lance Henriksen, Raoul Bova, Ewen Bremner, Colin Salmon Music by: Harald Kloser || Cinematography : David Johnson || Editing by: Alexander Berner || Country: United States, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Canada, Germany … Continue reading →

‘Carrie’ (1976): The Ugly Girl at the Dance

Directed by: Brian De Palma || Produced by: Paul Monash Screenplay by: Lawrence D. Cohen || Starring: Sissy Spacek, John Travolta, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, William Katt, Nancy Allen, Betty Buckley, P.J. Soles Music by: Pino Donaggio || Cinematography: Mario Tosi || Editing by: Paul Hirsch || Country: United States || Language: English Running Time: 98 … Continue reading →

‘Halloween’ (1978): John Carpenter’s Proto-Slasher Classic

Directed by: John Carpenter || Produced by: Debra Hill, Irwin Yablans, Moustapha Akkad Written by: John Carpenter, Debra Hill || Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, P.J. Soles, Nancy Loomis Music by: John Carpenter || Cinematography by: Dean Cundey || Editing by: Charles Bornstein, Tommy Lee Wallace || Country: United States || Language: English Running … Continue reading →

‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ (1974): Not Gory, but Influential

Directed by: Tobe Hooper || Produced by: Kim Henkel, Tobe Hooper, Jay Parsley, Richard Saenz Screenplay by: Kim Henkel, Tobe Hooper || Starring: Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow, Gunnar Hansen, Teri McMinn Music by: Wayne Bell, Tobe Hooper || Cinematography: Daniel Pearl || Editing by: Larry Carroll, Sallye Richardson || Country: United … Continue reading →

‘The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford’ (2007): Fame Kills

Directed by: Andrew Dominik || Produced by: Ridley Scott, Jules Daly, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, David Valdes Screenplay by: Andrew Dominik || Starring: Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Sam Shepard, Mary-Louise Parker, Paul Schneider, Jeremy Renner, Sam Rockwell Music by: Nick Cave, Warren Ellis || Cinematography: Roger Deakins || Editing by: Dylan Tichenor, Michael Kahn || Country: … Continue reading →

‘The Good, the Bad, the Weird’ (2008): The Western Never Dies

Directed by: Kim Ji-woon || Produced by: Kim Ji-woon, Choi Min-suk Written by: Kim Ji-woon, Kim Min-suk || Starring: Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, Jung Woo-sung, Yoon Je-moon, Ryoo Seung-soo, Song Yeong-chang Music by: Dalparan, Jang Yeong-gyu || Cinematography by: Lee Mo-gae || Editing by: Nam Na-yeong || Country: South Korea || Language: Korean, Japanese, Mandarin … Continue reading →

‘Jodhaa Akbar’ (2008): When Epic Romance Collapses Under Its Own Weight

Directed by: Ashutosh Gowariker || Produced by: Ronnie Screwvala, Ashutosh Gowariker Written by: Haidar Ali, Ashutosh Gowariker || Starring: Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai, Sonu Sood, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Ila Arun, Rajesh Vivek Music by: A.R. Rahman || Cinematography by: Kran Deohans || Editing by: Ballu Saljuja || Country: India || Language: Hindi, Urdu Running Time: 214 … Continue reading →

Declaring Independence: What Is Independent Filmmaking?

The term “independent film” has evolved since the early days of its inception in the 1980s American film scene. The shift from the 1970s American New Wave auteur dominance, including the works of film-school-educated directors such as Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Brian de Palma, and others to the modern day blockbuster-mindset engineered by the … Continue reading →

‘Mughal-e-Azam’ (1960): An Old-School Romantic Epic that Stands the Test of Time

Directed by: K. Asif || Produced by: Shapoorj Pallonji Screenplay by: Aman, Kamal Amrohi, K. Asif, Wajahat Mirza, Ehsan Rizvi || Starring: Prithviraj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, Durga Khote Music by: Naushad || Cinematography: R.D. Mathur || Editing by: Dharamvir || Country: India || Language: Urdu, Hindi Running Time: 177 minutes I’ve noticed something interesting in … Continue reading →

‘Oldboy’ (2003): A Dish Best Served Cold

Directed by: Park Chan-wook || Produced by: Im Seung-yong, Kim Dong-joo Screenplay by: Hwang Jo-yoon, Im Joon-hyeong, Park Chan-wook || Starring: Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, Kang Hye-jung, Ji Dae-han, Kim Byeong Music by: Jo Yeong-wook || Cinematography: Chung-hoon Chung || Editing by: Kim Sang-beom || Country: South Korea || Language: Korean Running Time: 120 minutes As … Continue reading →

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