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‘The Dark Knight’ (2008): The Crime Drama We Deserved

Directed by: Christopher Nolan || Produced by: Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas, Charles Roven Screenplay by: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan || Starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman, Eric Roberts, Chin Han Music by: Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard || Cinematography: Wally Pfister || Editing by: Lee Smith || … Continue reading

‘Batman Begins’ (2005): Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag

Directed by: Christopher Nolan || Produced by: Charles Roven, Emma Thomas, Larry J. Franco Screenplay by: Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer || Starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, Tom Wilkinson, Rutger Hauer, Ken Watanabe, Morgan Freeman Music by: Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard || Cinematography: Wally Pfister || Editing … Continue reading

‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ (2009, 2011, Re-evaluated): Lessons in Narrative Adaptation Across Media

Directed by: Niels Arden Oplev [1], David Fincher [2] || Produced by: Søren Stærmose [1, 2], Scott Rudin, Ole Søndberg, Ceán Chaffin [2] Screenplay by: Nikolaj Arcel, Rasmus Heisterberg [1], Steven Zaillian [2] || Starring: Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Ingvar Hirdwall, Björn Granath, Lena Endre, Ewa Fröling, Marika Lagercrantz [1], Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer, … Continue reading

‘Prometheus’ (2012): The Weirdest Franchise Spinoff in Years

Directed by: Ridley Scott || Produced by: Ridley Scott, David Giler, Walter Hill Screenplay by: Jon Spaihts, Damon Lindelof || Starring: Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green, Charlize Theron, Sean Harris, Rafe Spall Music by: Marc Streitenfeld || Cinematography: Dariusz Wolski || Editing by: Pietro Scalia || Country: United Kingdom, United States … Continue reading

‘Seven Years in Tibet’ (1997): The Ultimate “White Guy Attempts Cultural Diversity” Experience

Directed by: Jean-Jacques Annaud || Produced by: Jean-Jacques Annaud, Iain Smith, John H. Williams Screenplay by: Becky Johnston || Starring: Brad Pitt, David Thewlis, B.D. Wong, Danny Denzongpa, Victor Wong, Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Jamyang Jamtsho, Wangchuk Music by: John Williams || Cinematography: Robert Fraise || Editing by: Noelle Boisson || Country: France, United States, United Kingdom, Argentina … Continue reading

‘Act of Valor’ (2012): Because Right-Wingers Need Action Movies, Too

Directed by: Mike McCoy, Scott Waugh || Produced by: McCoy, Scott Waugh Written by: Kurt Johnstad || Starring: Roselyn Sanchez, Jason Cottle, Rorke Denver, Alex Veadov, Nestor Serrano, Emilio Rivera Music by: Nathan Furst || Cinematography: Shane Hurlbut || Editing by: Siobhan Prior, Michael Tronick, Scott Waugh || Country: United States || Language: English Running … Continue reading

‘The Matrix’ (1999): New Wave Genre-Blending

Directed by: The Wachowski Brothers || Produced by: Joel Silver Written by: The Wachowski Brothers || Starring: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Joe Pantoliano Music by: Don Davis || Cinematography: Bill Pope || Editing by: Zach Staenberg || Country: United States, Australia || Language: English Running Time: 136 minutes It has guns. … Continue reading

‘The Godfather’ (1972): The Film that Saved Hollywood

Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola || Produced by: Albert S. Ruddy Screenplay by: Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola || Starring: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard Castellano, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard Conte, Diane Keaton Music by: Nino Rota, Carmine Coppola || Cinematography by: Gordon Willis || Editing by: William H. Reynolds, Peter … Continue reading

‘Scarface’ (1983): That Gangster Movie Rappers Like

Directed by: Brian De Palma || Produced by: Martin Bregman Written by: Oliver Stone || Starring: Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Robert Loggia, F. Murray Abraham Music by: Giorgio Moroder || Cinematography by: John A. Alonzo || Editing by: Gerald B. Greenberg, David Ray || Country: United States || Language: English … Continue reading

‘Saving Private Ryan’ (1998): The Best War Movie You Can Watch with Your Dad

Directed by: Steven Spielberg || Produced by: Ian Bryce, Mark Gordon, Gary Levinsohn, Steven Spielberg Written by: Robert Rodat || Starring: Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, Barry Pepper, Adam Goldberg, Vin Diesel, Giovanni Ribisi Music by: John Williams || Cinematography by: Janusz Kaminski || Editing by: Michael Kahn || Country: United States … Continue reading

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