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16 Best Liminal Space Horror Movies That Define the Genre
Favs/dislikes: 2:0. The word "liminal" is something we have been hearing more and more these days. The word is nothing new but its definition pertains to a lot of what we see around us. Liminal is a word that relates to transition, or the initial stages of a transitional process. Think of it as the end of one thing, but the next phase of whatever it may be describing, has yet to really take shape. Horror is often, if not always, a reflection of the world around us and how we react to it. It's the fear of the unknown in everyday life. Whether you like it or not, the 2020s have kicked off in a very liminal way. The old ways seemed to have been torn down, but we've yet to see a new world come together. Many are nostalgic of the past, but the problem with nostalgia is that it feels good to stare at something that reminds you of the good ol'days, but you will never truly obtain what it meant and felt like ever again. Look around you, the world many of us were promised no longer exists. Malls are closing, technology is advancing, politics sways back and forth between conservative and progressive ideals, and here we all are, waiting for something new in this liminal space of life. To help us through that transition is a long list of liminal horror films that hit that spot of feeling like and limbo as you yearn for a past you can't have anymore. -
17 Essential Movies For An Introduction To Essay Films
Favs/dislikes: 3:0. Put most concisely by Timothy Corrigan in his book on the essay film: ‘from its literary origins to its cinematic revisions, the essayistic describes the many-layered activities of a personal point of view as a public experience’. Perhaps a close cousin to documentary, the essay film is at its core a personal mode of filmmaking. Structured in a breadth of forms, a partial definition could be said to be part fact, part fiction with an intense intimacy (but none of these are necessarily paramount). Stemming from the literary essay as a form of personal expression borne from in-depth explorations of its chosen topic, the essay film can be agitprop, exploratory, or diaristic and generally rejects narrative progression and concretised conclusions in favour of a thematic ambivalence. Due to its nature as inherently personal, the term itself is as vague and expansive as the broad collective of films it purports to represent. To borrow Aldous Huxley’s definition, the essay is a device for saying almost everything about almost anything. In built then is an inherent expansiveness that informs a great ambition in the form itself, but as Huxley acknowledges it can only say almost anything; whether extolling the need for a socialist state (Man with a Movie Camera), deconstructing the power and status of the image itself (Histoire(s) du Cinema, Images of the World and the Inscription of War, Los Angeles Plays Itself) or providing a means to consider ones of past (Walden, News from home, Blue), the essay film is only the form of expression, which unlike any other taxonomic term suggests almost nothing about the film itself other than its desire to explore. Below is an 17 film introduction to the essay film that cannot be pinned down and continue to remake and remodel itself as freely as it sheds connections between any of the films within its own canon. -
1880s | 1890s | 1900s | 1910s Official
Favs/dislikes: 24:0. Films released between 1888 and 1919 in official lists. -
1920s
Favs/dislikes: 8:0. The top 250 films of the 1920s with a minimum rating of 7.0, sorted by number of votes. -
1930s
Favs/dislikes: 16:0. The top 250 films of the 1930s with a minimum rating of 7.0, sorted by number of votes. -
1940s
Favs/dislikes: 14:0. The top 250 films of the 1940s with a minimum rating of 7.0, sorted by number of votes. -
1950s
Favs/dislikes: 15:0. The top 250 films of the 1950s with a minimum rating of 7.0, sorted by number of votes. -
1960s
Favs/dislikes: 12:0. The top 250 films of the 1960s with a minimum rating of 7.0, sorted by number of votes. -
1980s
Favs/dislikes: 9:0. The top 250 films of the 1980s with a minimum rating of 7.0, sorted by number of votes. -
1990s
Favs/dislikes: 8:0. The top 250 films of the 1990s with a minimum rating of 7.0, sorted by number of votes. -
20 Amazing Slow-Paced Movies You Shouldn’t Miss
Favs/dislikes: 5:0. Some of the best, and most obvious, advice to give anyone trying to get into cinema is to just be patient, and pay attention at all times. It is axiomatic for sure, but this advice is even more prevalent when considering slow, meandering cinema. It can be tempting to wander off and lose focus, but remaining diligent is what is going to provide the best understanding and enjoyment of the content over anything else. The history of slow cinema runs the gauntlet of auteur legends such as Carl Theodor Dreyer, Ingmar Bergman, Chantal Akerman, Yasujiro Ozu, and Michelangelo Antonioni. Since the infamous boos and jeers directed towards the groundbreaking L’Avventura at Cannes, slow film has always seemed to have an uphill struggle to find a proper home. Now many filmmakers are applauded for such “relentless” pacing. In fact, from an academic and historical point-of-view, slow film is entirely antithetical to classical style filmmaking. Old (and new) films are dominated by successive cutting, varying of shots/angles, and utilizing the Kuleshov effect to its fullest for easier plotting. Usually classic Hollywood films did this so the editor could cover up any mistakes or discrepancies. Now it seems as if newer, mainstream films are vying for audience attention with as much visual stimuli as possible. However, many slow films like to have the mise-en-scène at such a minimum to where it seems as if nothing is happening. Some directors have a preference for keeping the camera at a long or medium-long shot to maintain verisimilitude, letting the scene play out in sequence. There are many fantastic slow films, but these 20 films are emblematic of what the style/technique has to offer. -
20 Best Horror Scripts to Download and Read for Free
Favs/dislikes: 1:0. 20 horror scripts to download and take your horror writing to the next level. -
20 Black and White Films With The Most Beautiful Widescreen Composition
Favs/dislikes: 1:0. There is nothing new under the sun and little that has ever been completely new in the cinematic world, either. The widescreen era in the motion picture world began in the early 1950s with the emergence of Cinerama and Cinemascope. These processes were introduced in an effort to lure newly converted TV fans back to the theaters by virtue of changing the shape of the motion picture screen from the long used “Academy Format”, which used a ratio of 4:3 to one of 2:35 to 1 or even wider. In truth, this type of process had been in existence since the late silent era and Fox Films and a few independent producers had tried to introduce it into American filmmaking in the early 1930s. However, first depression then global world events prevented the introduction of anything more that was new and elaborate in the world of motion picture theaters for some two decades. Then came television and the threat it carried to the movie world. In the effort to lure the audiences back, the film companies sought to give the public whatever TV couldn’t offer. Widescreen was certainly something different from TV but so, largely, was something else: color. Though there were experimental color broadcasts from the late 1940s, color on TV wouldn’t come into practical usage until the mid-1960s. Color had been a part of the movie world since the silent era of the 1920s, though not perfected until 1935. However, it was an expensive process and, though bright and radiant, it had the drawback of not being able to achieve the depth of focus and intensity of black and white. Thus, it was largely consigned to musicals, comedies, and period pieces. When widescreen came in, which was a bit costly as well, the film studios largely were of a mind that the high price meant that all widescreen films would also be shot in color in order to increase potential revenue. The problem with this is that some films needed, artistically, to be shot in black and white. Some subjects were far better served by monochrome and the depth of focus and use of light and shadow essential to telling the story correctly. At first it was a hard sell on the part of the director to make black and white filming possible. Fox studio head Darryl Zanuck had gone so far as to declare black and white dead (ironically, he would violate this more than once himself when he went into independent production a few years later). Thankfully, black and white was allowed to be used a number of times until the color era was firmly established in 1968 (the last year the Motion Picture Academy would give out awards in specific black and white craft categories was 1967). Europe and Asia were a bit more lenient in allowing black and white but film makers faced a color challenge there as well. The sad irony is that black and white anamorphic films are among the most aesthetically pleasing of all films, containing both great breath and depth. Following are some fine examples of this. (Note: non-ananamorphic widescreen black and white films such as Touch of Evil, Night of the Hunter, and Psycho are not covered in this article.) -
20 Essential Films About HIV/AIDS
Favs/dislikes: 1:0. POZ Magazine, by and for people living with HIV/AIDS, regularly reviews movies that touch on HIV/AIDS related themes. HIV/AIDS advocate and writer, Mark S King, compiled this listing for an online slideshow for POZ.com. No information about the list is provided, but descriptions of the movies are included. Movies listed in the order as published. -
20 Great Movies That Cross The Line Between Film And Stage
Favs/dislikes: 2:0. Cinema is regarded as the sum of all arts, and not mistakenly; since its origins, filmmakers strove to enrich their work by looking at other forms of art – poetry, painting, music, and of course, theater. Sometimes the distinction between the latter and cinema is neat, sometimes not; there is always something the two arts have in common, something that obsessed over and still obsesses the masters of the Seventh Art. A thin line marks the border, a line that only a few artists can cross successfully. Here are 20 great films that succeeded in crossing this line, each in its own way. -
20 Great Movies That Introverts Will Absolutely Love
Favs/dislikes: 2:0. Being an introvert is often misunderstood as being boring, uninteresting, and plain. People have a tendency to care less and aggrieve towards those who are reticent, quiet, and what we often call “loner”, “weirdo”, or “creep”. Introverts are some of the most underrated and misjudged people today, and how most people perceive them is far from who they really are and what they really do. Introverts are withdrawn and separated from society, not simply because they want to, but because they are always on a different page; they think and act differently and no one will get them other than themselves. On the other hand, extroverts tend to be better at communicating and expressing their thoughts and feelings, while introverts are known to be reserved and hesitant when it comes to disclosing, and the movies listed can be a basic and useful guide for extroverts to understand and see the world in an introvert’s eyes. Their most quiet moments can be the moments where they are the most thoughtful and/or imaginative, and in these films, we see this side of them. These movies show introversion as a compelling way of life and not just a state of mind of being alone; they show the reasons behind it, its effects towards other people, and how they deal with it. The following films convey what introverts feel and see that extroverts don’t. The films listed introduce us to a different yet interesting world of introverts who may not be socially active but have an active inner life. -
20 Great Movies That Make Masterful Use of Color
Favs/dislikes: 2:0. Back in the 1990’s there was a considerable cultural stir within the film community. Several companies, notably one owned by mogul Ted Turner, were indulging in a process called colorization. Simply put, this process took films created in black and white and added color to them (much as old post cards had once been colored). This was done in an effort to interest younger viewers in older films and thus make them more commercial. Many, many film buffs were appalled. Most of those who spoke out against the process took the tack of exalting monochromatic photography, admittedly beautiful but considered by some to be somewhat passé in the modern film era. As part of this campaign, many of the colorization opponents condemned any use of color in film. Maybe a certain something did get lost when films went almost completely to color, but this argument was facile. The great, and wise, director-writer John Huston noted that color could be a great tool in the hands of a film maker who knew how to use it and what to do with it. And he should have known since he used color to great effect in many of his films. What the anticolorization crowd missed was the fact that color in some form or another has existed almost has long as cinema itself. Indeed, the first color motion picture was released in 1912. The perfected three-strip Technicolor process didn’t arrive until 1935 but that still gave film makers many years in which to use it. The process was costly and thought to work best for musicals, comedies, big, spectacular films such as Gone with The Wind or special projects such as the animated films of Walt Disney. However, after World War II, a more modern wave of thought started to creep into world cinema. Many noted directors started to use color as another means by which to effectively tell stories as part of their visual styles. Like the use of black and white, this was a creative decision—and that was what colorization was infringing upon. Below are a number of outstanding examples of how skillful film makers can use color to superb effect. -
20 Great Movies That Revolutionized Film Editing
Favs/dislikes: 4:0. Editing is one of the most important steps in any filmmaking process, and yet, if it is done well, it will often be ignored. Hollywood taught us that a good montage was “invisible,” impossible to notice. These 20 examples defied the idea of montage as a passive construction and instead developed techniques to make this aspect not only visible, but emotionally impactful. From mastering old techniques to bringing “mistakes” purposely to a scene, editing has developed and enlarged its codes through time. In chronological order, here are 20 revolutionary works in film editing. -
20 Great Siege Movies That Are Worth Your Time
Favs/dislikes: 0:0. Certainly one of the most satisfying and exciting cinematic scenarios is the siege picture. Combining fast-paced action sequences and unforeseeable circumstances, the siege motif emerges in a number of different genre categories; action, comedy, drama, horror, science fiction, you name it. As satiating as it is protracted and impassioned these films invariably target an individual or a small group barricaded or cornered – often in a single locale – with overwhelming obstacles they must overcome, safety often a star distance away. The following list, while not exhaustive and far from complete, acts as a sort of compendium of what the siege picture can entail. From mumblegore mindfucks, populist comedies, award-winning crime capers, to indulgent arthouse favorites, siege films not only pin down protagonists, they also capture the imagination. Be careful out there, and source out your exits ahead of time, whenever possible. -
20 Movies With The Most Brilliant Sound Design
Favs/dislikes: 6:0. The world of cinema interest is ruled initially by actors, and secondly by directors. They always overshadow the other technical works in cinema, but for somebody getting into film, aspects like cinematography or editing are just as important to them. However, the role of the sound designer and the importance of sound design are relegated to a secondary position, ignoring how essential they are in building a film. The mixing stage is the process capable of providing tension in any thriller, and the Foley recording is the process capable of inventing sounds for a film. One of the reasons the sound design is discreet is the tradition of making it “invisible”. A classical film would tell us that a good sound design is the one an audience is unable to perceive. But with these 20 examples, we can see that sound design can be a creative and powerful tool capable of filling a film with different emotions, or even changing the speech behind the film. -
20 MUST-SEE ECOLOGICAL HORROR FILMS
Favs/dislikes: 3:0. Here are 20 of our favorite ecological horror stories, from the ’50s to the powerful and poignant films of the last decade. While there’s much entertainment to found here, there’s also an important and increasingly urgent message. If we want to keep our horror on the screen and out of our reality, the time to act is now. -
200 Most Disturbing Movies
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2007 in Film
Favs/dislikes: 18:0. Referenced to the Wikipedia page; 2007 in film. * Based on U.S. theatrical releases(re-release) only. * Excludes: shorts, direct-to-dvd, and films without an IMDB page. -
2008 in Film
Favs/dislikes: 21:0. Referenced to the Wikipedia page; 2008 in film. * Based on U.S. theatrical releases(re-release) only. * Excludes: shorts, direct-to-dvd, and films without an IMDB page. -
2009 in Film
Favs/dislikes: 22:0. Referenced to the Wikipedia page; 2009 in film. * Based on U.S. theatrical releases(re-release) only. * Excludes: shorts, direct-to-dvd, and films without an IMDB page. * Credit too: jmricker(provided imdb urls)
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