Top 10 Single Location Films

The allure of the single location film

Films set in a single location (or predominantly in a single location) have always fascinated me. Perhaps it’s their theatre roots, as many single-location films derive from the work of playwrights. The consequence of that is strong characterisation, an emphasis on good acting, and tight control of plot that [...]

December 16th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Genre - Comedy, Genre - Drama, Time Period - 1960 to 1979, Time Period - 1980s to Present, Time Period - Pre-1959, Uncategorized | 9 comments

Top 10 Alternative Christmas Films

Whimsical, feel-good festive fun. Sing-a-long musicals and family entertainment. Bumbling cartoon characters, flying reindeer, talking animals, elves making toys, angels getting wings, they are all part of the Christmas movie. But there’s another side to a Christmas sat in front of the telly. The Dark Side. Pitch black film noir, offbeat comedy, sadistic horror. Killer [...]

December 7th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Genre - Action-Adventure, Genre - Comedy, Genre - Horror, Time Period - 1960 to 1979, Time Period - 1980s to Present, Time Period - Pre-1959 | 10 comments

Top 10 Characters in East Asian Cinema

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10. Mark Lee (AKA Mark Gor)
Played by Chow Yun-Fat
Gangster Mark sports a duster, Alain Delon sunglasses and constantly chews a toothpick – and it’s a well known fact it doesn’t get any cooler than that (in fact, Quentin Tarantino reportedly copied [...]

November 16th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Featured, Genre - Action-Adventure, Genre - Drama, Genre - Foreign Language, Genre - Gangster, Genre - Horror, Genre - War, Time Period - 1960 to 1979, Time Period - 1980s to Present, Time Period - Pre-1959 | Leave a comment

Charlie Chaplin

Read a brief introduction to early silent films HERE

Charlie Chaplin was not just a silent movie actor, he was an icon of early cinema. Chaplin was a writer, director, performer, producer, as well as composer, and the co-founder of revolutionary studio United Artists.

He learnt his knack for comedy working in travelling vaudeville shows, performing [...]

November 11th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Genre - Comedy, Genre - Drama, Genre - Silent, Time Period - Pre-1959 | Leave a comment

Science-Fiction Horror

Science-fiction and horror seem to go hand in hand. Sci-fi usually involves futuristic foreboding or fear of the unknown, and this works well with the frightening realisation of the darkest depths of the human mind that define the horror genre. Science-fiction horror is also notable for producing some of the best examples of science-fiction regardless [...]

November 5th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Genre - Horror, Genre - Science-Fiction, Time Period - 1960 to 1979, Time Period - 1980s to Present, Time Period - Pre-1959 | 4 comments
 
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