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‘Mad Max’ (1979): The Origin Story of the Road Warrior

Directed by: George Miller || Produced by: Bryon Kennedy, Bill Miller Screenplay by: George Miller, Bryon Kennedy, James McCausland || Starring: Mel Gibson, Steve Bisley, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Tim Burns, Geoff Parry, Roger Ward, Jonathan Hardy Music by: Brian May || Cinematography: David Eggby || Edited by: Cliff Hayes, Tony Paterson || Country: Australia … Continue reading

‘Videodrome’ (1983): More from the Body Horror Extraordinaire

Directed by: David Cronenberg || Produced by: Claude Heroux Screenplay by: David Cronenberg || Starring: James Woods, Sonja Smits, Deborah Harry, Peter Dvorsky, Leslie Carlson, Jack Creley, Reiner Schwarz Music by: Howard Shore || Cinematography: Mark Irwin || Edited by: Ronald Sanders || Country: Canada || Language: English Running Time: 87 minutes One of the … Continue reading

‘Hunger’ (2008): Disgust, Starvation, and Cigarettes from Scripture

Directed by: Steve McQueen || Produced by: Laura Hastings-Smith, Robin Gutch Screenplay by: Enda Walsh, Steve McQueen || Starring: Michael Fassbender, Liam Cunningham, Liam McMahon, Stuart Graham, Brian Milligan, Laine Megaw, Karen Hassan Music by: David Holmes || Cinematography: Sean Bobbitt || Edited by: Joe Walker || Country: United Kingdom, Ireland || Language: English Running … Continue reading

‘Independence Day’ (1996): Watershed Hollywood Spectacle

Directed by:  Roland Emmerich || Produced by: Dean Devlin Screenplay by: Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich || Starring: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch, Margaret Colin, Randy Quaid, Robert Loggia, James Rebhorn, Harvey Fienstein Music by: David Arnold || Cinematography: Karl Walter Lindenlaub || Edited by: David Brenner || Country: United States … Continue reading

‘Edge of Tomorrow’ (2014): The Tom Cruise-Mark of Quality

Directed by: Doug Liman || Produced by: Erwin Stoff, Tom Lassally, Jeffrey Silver, Gregory Jacobs, Jason Hoffs Screenplay by: Christopher McQuarrie, Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth || Starring: Tom Cruise, Emily  Blunt, Bill Paxton, Brendan Gleeson, Noah Taylor, Kick Gurry, Dragomir Mrsic, Charlotte Riley Music by: Christophe Beck || Cinematography: Dion Beebe || Edited by: James … Continue reading

‘Days of Future Past’ (2014): Characters Before Spectacle

Directed by: Bryan Singer || Produced by: Lauren Shuler Donner, Bryan Singer, Simon Kinberg, Hutch Parker Screenplay by: Simon Kinberg || Starring: Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Peter Dinklage, Evan Peters, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Ellen Page, Halle Berry Music by: John Ottman || Cinematography: Newton Thomas Sigel || Editing by: … Continue reading

‘Godzilla’ (2014): When Special FX Are Actually Cinematic

Directed by: Gareth Edwards || Produced by: Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Mary Parent, Brian Rogers Screenplay by: Max Borenstein, David Callaham || Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Ken Watanabe, David Strathairn, Sally Hawkins, Juliett Binoche, Bryan Cranston Music by: Alexandre Desplat || Cinemtography: Seamus McGarvey || Editing by: Bob Ducsay || Country: United States || Language: … Continue reading

‘The Winter Soldier’ (2014): The Russo Bros. Class Up Marvel

Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo || Produced by: Kevin Feige Screenplay by: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeeley || Starring: Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Redford, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Frank Grillo, Emily VanCamp, Cobie Smulders Music by: Henry Jackman || Cinematography: Trent Opaloch || Editing by: Jeffrey Ford || Country: United States || … Continue reading

‘Snowpiercer’ (2013): Bong Joon-ho for People Who Don’t Watch Korean Movies

Directed by: Bong Joon-ho || Produced by: Park Chan-wook, Lee Tae-hun, Park Tae-jun, Dooho Choi, Robert Bernacchi, David Minkowski, Matthew Stillman Screenplay by: Bong Joon-ho, Kelly Masterson || Starring: Chris Evans, Song Kang-ho, Go Ah-sung, Jamie Bell, Alison Pill, John Hurt, Tilda Swinton, Octavia Spencer, Ed Harris Music by: Marco Beltrami || Cinematography: Hong Kyung-pyo || … Continue reading

‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ (2013): Because Assholes Need Love, Too

Directed by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen || Produced by: Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen Screenplay by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen || Starring: Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund, Justin Timberlake Music by: Dave Van Ronk et al. || Cinematography: Bruno Delbonnel || Editing by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen || Country: United States || … Continue reading

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