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Rules Aren’t Always Made to be Broken: Five Filmmaking Pet-Peeves

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As even laymen know, filmmaking is hardly an exact science, and exceptions to common rules and contextual details of film production are as important to film history and popular film culture as the most reliable screenwriting-101 rule. A film does not always require a protagonist, a character need not always possess an arc, an eye-line … Continue reading →

‘Chappie’ (2015): Neill Blomkamp Goes Off the Rails

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Directed by: Neill Blomkamp || Produced by: Simon Kinberg Screenplay by: Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell || Starring: Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Watkin Tudor Jones, Yolandi Visser, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Sigourney Weaver, Hugh Jackman Music by: Hans Zimmer || Cinematography by: Trent Opaloch || Edited by: Julian Clarke || Country: United States || Language: English Running … Continue reading →

‘Alien Resurrection’ (1997): Now with Extra Gore

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Directed by: Jean-Pierre Jeunet || Produced by: Gordon Carroll, David Giler, Walter Hill, Bill Badalato Screenplay by: Joss Whedon || Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Ron Perlman, Dominique Pinon, Gary Dourdan, Michael Wincott, Brad Dourif, Leland Orser, Dan Hedaya, J.E. Freeman, Kim Flowers, Raymond Cruz Music by: John Frizzzell || Cinematography: Darius Khondji || Editing by: … Continue reading →

‘Alien 3’ (1992): The Least Fun Sequel Ever

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Directed by: David Fincher || Produced by: Gordon Carroll, David Giler, Walter Hill Written by: David Giler, Walter Hill, Larry Ferguson || Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Charles Dance, Danny Webb, Ralph Brown, Brian Glover, Paul McGann Music by: Elliot Goldenthal || Cinematography by: Alex Thomson || Editing by: Terry Rawlings || Country: United … Continue reading →

‘Avatar’ (2009): James Cameron is Unstoppable

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Directed by: James Cameron || Produced by: James Cameron, Jon Landau Screenplay by: James Cameron || Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Sigourney Weaver, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore, Dileep Rao Music by: James Horner || Cinematography: Mauro Fiore || Editing by: James Cameron, John Refoua, Stephen E. Rivkin || Country: United … Continue reading →

‘The Cabin in the Woods’ (2012): The Ultimate Horror Satire

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Directed by: Drew Goddard || Produced by: Joss Whedon Screenplay by: Drew Goddard, Joss Whedon || Starring: Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchinson, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams, Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford, Amy Acker, Brian White, Sigourney Weaver Music by: David Julyan || Cinematography: Peter Deming || Editing by: Lisa Lassek || Country: United States || Language: … Continue reading →

‘Alien’ (1979): The Quintessential Sci-Fi Horror Film

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Directed by: Ridley Scott || Produced by: Gordon Carroll, David Giler, Walter Hill Screenplay by: Dan O’Bannon, David Giler, Walter Hill || Starring: Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto Music by: Jerry Goldsmith || Cinematography: Derek Vanlint || Editing by: Terry Rawlings, Peter Weatherley || Country: United … Continue reading →

‘Aliens’ (1986): The Quintessential Sci-Fi Action Film

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Directed by: James Cameron || Produced by: Gale Anne Hurd, Gordon Carroll, David Giler, Walter Hill Written by: James Cameron || Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, William Hope, Paul Reiser, Bill Paxton, Jenette Goldstein, Al Matthews Music by: James Horner || Cinematography by: Adrian Biddle || Editing by: Ray Lovejoy || … Continue reading →