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Film Theory
The 6 Documentary Modes: Essential Film Theory Explained
The Evolution of Cinema
What is the Universal Structure? The Hero Journey Explained
What is Meta-Textual Storytelling?
What is the Hays Code? Hollywood Production Code Explained
Sound Production for Film
What is German Expressionism?
Stop Motion Animation
MGM Studios
Warner Bros.
Paramount Pictures
20th Century Fox
Universal Studios
How To… Start That Essay
Early Film Pioneers
Diegetic and Non-Diegetic Sound: Theory Explained
Video Editing: 7 Rules of Cutting
Film Reviews
THE RED SHOES: Beauty of Artistic Expression
Top 50 Must-See Movies for Newbies
BONNIE AND CLYDE: Outlaws that will never die
THE BREAKFAST CLUB: Emotionally Erratic
SUNSET BOULEVARD: A Hollywood Horror Show
ANNIHILATION: Intense Sci-Fi and Self-Destruction
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND: Balancing Sci-Fi and Romance
SHUTTER ISLAND: Insanity is Catching
YULI: Inspiring Carlos Acosta biopic
LIFE GUIDANCE: Genre-bending in a dystopian future
NOSFERATU: A Visionary Silent Film
THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS: The Horror of Perspective
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL: Anderson’s Greatest Slapstick Comedy
Top 10 Neo-Noir Movies to See
THE LIGHTHOUSE: A Twisted Cinematic Descent Into Madness
SORRY TO BOTHER YOU: Telemarketing meets Magical Realism
CITY OF GOD: A Visceral Chronicle of Violence
THE THIRD MAN: Classic Film History
MALCOLM & MARIE: The Great Snowball Effect of 1 Argument
SOUND OF METAL: A Raw Cinematic Experience
EASY RIDER: America Revisited
DA 5 BLOODS: An Unapologetic Saga
CINEMA PARADISO: A Slice of Nostalgia
Hitchcock’s Psycho: In Defence of Exposition
THE MOON OVER THE ALLEY: A Working Class Fantasy
THE FORTY YEAR OLD VERSION: Sharp Satire from Director Radha Blank
The Representation of Gender and Inequality in Memoirs of A Geisha [Essay]
Gender Roles in A Fistful of Dollars [Essay]
THE HUNTING GROUND: Essential Viewing
ATLANTICS: Outstanding Debut Feature from Director Mati Diop
Gender representation in Double Indemnity: Women Who? [Essay]
Class Stratification in The Hunger Games [Essay]
Paranormal Activity: Dare you experience the U.S. phenomenon? [Essay]
Reclaiming the Frame with Birds’ Eye View
Simulating Empathy: Are First Person Experiences in VR Documentary Capable of Eliciting True Empathy?
BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID: Hidden in Plain Sight
PARASITE: A Masterpiece of Meaning
Top 5 Long Take Sequences
ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA: A Fairy-Tale?
11 Tips for Storyboarding Like a Pro
DUNKIRK: The Triptych of Survival
CHINATOWN: A Neo-Noir Essential
THERE WILL BE BLOOD: Oil Runs Deep
SPIRITED AWAY: Visionary Animation for all Ages
The Difficulties with Dune
SEVEN SAMURAI: The Original Guide to Cinematic Storytelling
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN: A Mother’s Conditional Love
12 ANGRY MEN: The Power of Talking
THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI: The Magic of a Knockout Script
YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE: Visceral, Violent and Very Good
3 Ways to Fit Film into your Lockdown Routine
How Afro-Surrealist aesthetics tackle neoliberalism [Essay]
Sunglasses are more than a ‘Fashion Accessory’ [Essay]
The *Unofficial* Remake in Hollywood
Top 5 Cult Film Classics
Monster to Hero: Evolving Perceptions of Black Characterization within the Horror Genre [Essay]
THE TRUMAN SHOW: A Simulated Reality
Blaxploitation Cinema
WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE?: The Life and Times of Nina Simone
EIGHTH GRADE: Divided Attention
Vital Elements of Film
Stepping Through Film: That Forest Scene from Sherlock Holmes
The Film Viewing Experience: Evolved
Iconic Stephen King Adaptations
Five Advances In Technology For Film
5 Most Unreliable Film Narrators
THE KING OF COMEDY: Scorsese’s Underdog
RAW: Food for Thought
MIDNIGHT COWBOY: A Radical Representation of Internalised Homophobia and Ableism
BEAST: A Bold and Striking Debut
Blumhouse Productions: A Hollywood Game-Changer
BLUE VELVET: Lynch’s Finest Hour
Reviewing the Work of Philip K. Dick
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A Capra Classic
AMERICAN BEAUTY: A Suburban Satire
A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE: A Dark Side to Suburbia
I AM NOT A WITCH: A New Spell on Satire
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND: Classic Spielberg Sci-Fi
Anime Classics Whitewashed and Washed Away
TAXI DRIVER: A Character Study on Alienation
Top 5 Strangely Wonderful Romantic Movies
THE LOOK OF SILENCE: Masterpiece of Filmmaking
THE THING: Chilling Take on Extra-Terrestrials
PETERLOO: Four Years in the Making
THE FLORIDA PROJECT: Journey through the Eyes of a Child
THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER: Yorgos Lanthimos’ satirical follow-up to The Lobster
PICKUPS: A Voyeuristic Look into the Life of an Actor
JOURNEYMAN: A Shallow Look at Identity
BRAWL IN CELL BLOCK 99: Twisting conventions in the prison genre
CALL ME BY YOUR NAME: An Ode to Self-Discovery and Desire
REDOUTABLE: Up close and personal with Jean-Luc Godard
FILMWORKER: Going behind the scenes with one of Kubrick’s greatest collaborators
My Bloody Valentine: Alternative Visions of Love in the Horror Genre
MAGNOLIA: A Mosaic of Secrets
Building Tension in Inglourious Basterds
Hiding in Plain Sight: Changing Identity in Thrillers
The Art behind the Blockbuster
An Incomplete Look at MK Ultra in Action Flicks
HAROLD AND MAUDE: Unconventional Romantic Comedy
Ruby Grierson: Britain’s empathetic WW2 Documentarian
COOL WORLD: Roger Rabbit’s Creepy Cousin
Most Referenced Movie Moments
Chaplin’s mentor Mabel Normand
BATMAN: Tim Burton’s Dark Vision
Mickey Mouse’s Lost Rival: The story of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
THE KING OF COMEDY: Scorsese Dark Humour
Warhol’s A Clockwork Orange Adaptation
Meshes of the Afternoon
BLADE RUNNER: Futuristic Neo Noir
CALVARY: A Career-Best Performance
Breaking the Fourth Wall
SUPER 8: A J.J. Abrams Thriller
THE WORLD’S END: Audacious Sci-Fi
INTO THE WILD: A Story of Growth
BOYHOOD: Unconventional Filmmaking
10 CLOVERFIELD LANE: Marvel of Modern Marketing
The Importance of Taking Breaks
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION: Essential Viewing
What Exactly is British Cinema?
Stanley Kubrick: Eyes Wide Shut
Directors
Director Profile: Guillermo Del Toro
Director Profile: Nicolas Winding Refn
Director Profile: Christopher Nolan
Director Profile: Quentin Tarantino
Director Profile: Stanley Kubrick
Director Profile: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Director Profile: Michelangelo Antonioni
The Work of Mike Leigh
Director Profile: Wes Anderson
Director Profile: John Carpenter
Director Profile: Wes Craven
Director Profile: Edgar Wright
Director Profile: Hayao Miyazaki
Director Profile: Park Chan-Wook
Director Profile: David Fincher
Director Profile: David Cronenberg
Director Profile: Michel Gondry
Director Profile: Terry Gilliam
Director Profile: Alfred Hitchcock
Director Profile: Tim Burton
Film Genres
Why the Whodunit Is Our #1 New Favourite Genre
What Makes a Biopic Great?
The Horror Genre: History and Themes Defined
The Crime/Thriller Genre: Film Codes and Conventions Explained
Reinventing Genre: 4 Films That Break With Tradition
The Comedy Genre: Themes and History Explained
What is Neo-Noir? Themes and History Explained
What is Film Noir? History and Themes Explained
Defining Satire in Film
The Science Fiction Genre: Film Codes and Conventions Explained
Constructing Reality in Documentary
Satire: A Look at Opinion-Based Filmmaking
The Fantasy Genre: Themes Explained
The Evolution of the Hollywood Thriller
The Action Genre: Codes and Conventions Explained
Body Horror: How to Subgenre
The Expository Mode
The Poetic Mode
Interviews
Julien Alary on Colour Grading for Louder Than Bombs
Eddie Hamilton on Editing for Mission: Impossible – Fallout
Larry Fong on Cinematography for Kong: Skull Island
Darren Emerson on VR Documentary Filmmaking
Rene Pannevis on Authentic Storytelling in JACKED
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