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10 Best History Documentaries
Favs/dislikes: 2:0. The 10 best history documentaries tell the world’s tales without dramatics, but that doesn’t make them any less engaging or interesting. Whether about World War I or II, the fight against discrimination or the horrific tales of travels gone very, very wrong, these history documentaries share the stores that have made humanity what they are today. -
10 Great Documentaries That Challenge the Conventions of the Genre
Favs/dislikes: 2:0. A documentary film is predisposed toward exposition. Whether shedding light on an artifact of popular culture or something more esoteric, the intention is nonetheless to share a slice of life that is assumed to be outside the bounds of common knowledge. By focusing on a subject outside the limelight, a documentary seeks to inform, enrich, and expand the perspective of its audience. However, certain films achieve these aims with such brilliance as to broaden the definition of documentary filmmaking. This type of film may challenge the conventions of narrative, create a new style, develop new techniques, blur the boundaries between fiction and the real, or some combination of these innovations. Sometimes the break with tradition is quite radical, as was case with the multiverse of perspectives in William Greaves’ Symbiopsychotaxiplasm. In others, the break may be subtle, as demonstrated by Errol Morris’ befuddling ode to mortality, Gates of Heaven. By challenging the conventions of their medium, the films in this list made an indelible impression on the history of documentary filmmaking. -
10 great stressful films
Favs/dislikes: 2:0. Going to the movies is fun, right? A blissful escape from the day-to-day pressures of modern living. But from the moment a desperado aimed his loaded pistol directly at the audience in 1903’s The Great Train Robbery, filmmakers have delighted in making us feel threatened, anxious, on edge. The techniques may have developed, from the blunt jump-scares of Val Lewton to the sophisticated emotional brutality of Lars von Trier, but the intention and the result are essentially the same: get a viewer settled in a confined space, then turn the thumbscrews on them for 90-plus minutes. It’s hard to pinpoint the precise appeal of a truly stressful movie. Take this month’s Netflix release, Uncut Gems, a masterpiece of relentless, brain-hammering tension in which Adam Sandler plays Howard Ratner, a New York jeweller with an apparent death wish. Howard’s life ought to be perfect: he’s a nice guy, already wealthy, he’s got celebrity customers queueing up to buy his bling and he’s just taken possession of a rare Ethiopian gem. But somehow, he can’t stop shooting himself in the foot. Do we come to a film like Uncut Gems for life lessons, for a handy what-not-to-do? Are we trying to make ourselves feel better about our own comparatively insignificant anxieties? Or are we just gluttons for punishment, hungering for an intense but ultimately non-threatening experience, and the sense of relief that follows? Whatever the reason, stressful movies can be some of the most memorable. Here are 10 of the very best. -
100 best comedy by Maxim
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100 Best Horror Films according to BHM (2010)
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12 Movies That Changed Hollywood Forever
Favs/dislikes: 1:0. Breaking news: Hollywood is out of ideas! At least, you’d be forgiven for thinking that if you’ve paid attention to all the sequels, reboots, and IP properties filling up theaters these days. But even before the era of superheroes and CG robots, people still thought Hollywood was out of ideas, what with all the westerns, musicals, and book adaptations being thrown their way. So it seems as long as Hollywood has been around there have been cries of a creative well run dry and fans clamoring for more original films. But all hope isn’t lost, because despite the fact that, yes, Hollywood does often rehash the same ideas over and over until viewer fatigue eventually sets in, peppered throughout all of movie history have been original films that change the game so much that every movie that follows owes a bit of its DNA to said game changer. Below we give you the 12 movies so original, so unexpected, and so breathtakingly successful at what they set out to do that they ended up changing Hollywood – and movie history – forever. -
15 Great Films That Let Your Eyes Do The Editing
Favs/dislikes: 3:0. Since the birth of cinema the average shot length (ASL) of films has been getting shorter and shorter, and when we talk about ASL (if you don’t know) we’re talking about how long a shot lasts before cutting. The lower the ASL, the more separate shots a film contains. To give you a practical example, Spun (Jonas Åkerlund, 2002) has an ASL of around 1.2, meaning that the average duration of a shot before cutting is a mere 1.2 seconds long, whereas Some Like it Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959) has an ASL of around 12.4. As a general guideline, ASLs for all films were much longer in the past, and over the decades people like Barry Salt have done exceptional work tracking the changing form of cinema, and looking at how films feature more and more cuts, and shorter and shorter takes as the medium has developed. Editing is something that we’ve become impatient for these days: we see the object, recognise its significance, and move on as quickly as possible. And this is something we’re taught to do: ‘keep it tight’, ‘cut, cut, cut’ and so on. But there’s an interesting conversation to be had about what happens when an audience is presented with a sustained frame, one that they are allowed to edit with their eyes by choosing where to look. -
15 Of The Most Confusing Films Ever Made
Favs/dislikes: 3:0. As seen here: http://www.popcrunch.com/most-confusing-films/ -
15 Riveting Documentaries That Unfold Like Dramatic Narratives
Favs/dislikes: 2:0. Documentary films have been around since the earliest days of cinema. In a sense, they are the opposite of narrative films: fictional stories created in the mind of the writer, brought to life by the director, and starring a bunch of actors who are pretending to be someone else. Documentaries by definition are nonfiction, true-life stories presented to the audience as a cinematic document of the world we all inhabit. Recently, there has been a shift in the form and many current documentary filmmakers have been blurring the line between factual documentaries and narrative fiction. They present a story that actually happened but may alter the sequence of events or hold back certain details in order to construct a more dramatic film full of unforeseen twists and ultimate climaxes. Based on the success and influence of these films, as well as narrative films that include aspects of documentary-like reality such as Boyhood (2014) and Under the Skin (2013), it is safe to assume that the boundary between narrative films and documentaries will continue to diminish, and future films may not permit classification between the two forms of filmmaking. In the end, no matter the form or genre, every film has the same goal: to captivate an audience and produce an emotional reaction through cinematic storytelling. The following films use this modern technique of documentary storytelling to demonstrate how the nonfiction stories can be just as thought provoking and emotionally powerful as the tales constructed by human imagination. -
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. -
1970s
Favs/dislikes: 11:1. The top 250 films of the 1970s with a minimum rating of 7.0, sorted by number of votes. Some 'mafia' films were excluded from this list. -
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 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. -
31 Movies For Horror Newcomers (Kotaku)
Favs/dislikes: 0:1. "This list tries to present is a broad overview of the genre, from the old to the new, from the humorous to the satirical, from the horrifying to the gory." Note: This is not a ranking. This is a random order. Taken from: http://kotaku.com/31-movies-for-horror-newcomers-1734791155 -
365mm
Favs/dislikes: 1:6. Una película diaria durante todo un año -
47 Films to see before you’re murdered in your dreams
Favs/dislikes: 3:0. All movies in the 47 Films to see before you’re murdered in your dreams top list are listed below. What are you waiting for, go check those movies! [URL=https://thestudioexec.com/category/47-films/]SOURCE[/URL] -
50 Best Conservative Films
Favs/dislikes: 5:1. National Review list -
50 Greatest Movie Sound Effects
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52 Kid-Friendly Best Sports Movies
Favs/dislikes: 1:0. By Claudia Schleyer Looking for a fun idea for family night? How about one of the best sports movies of all time? Check out this list with my recommendations for movies with a rating of G, PG, or PG-13, appropriate for family members of all ages. In the mood for an inspiring true story? A tear jerker? A silly comedy? Have a favorite sport? You're sure to find a winner from the list below. With this list of 52 of the best sports movies you've got one for every week of the year. Grab some popcorn, sit back, and enjoy the show! 1-5 - G-Rated 6-36 - PG-Rated 37-52 - PG-13-Rated -
All offical checks from Norway
Favs/dislikes: 5:0. All norwegian movies on official lists on this site Besides the Amanda Award they can be found on these lists: Academy Award Best Foreign Language Film Nominees (6) Bodil Award Winners for Best Danish Film (1) The Criterion Collection (2) Doubling the Canon (2) FLM's Best Swedish Films of All Time (1) Harvard University's Suggested Film Viewing List: Non-Fiction Films (2012) (1) iCheckMovies - Most Favorite (2) iCM Forum's 500<400 (4) IMDB Animation (1) IMDB Comedy (1) IMDB Family (1) IMDB 1970s (1) IMDB Sport (1) Jonathan Rosenbaum's Essential Films (1) Masters Of Cinema (1) 100 Animated Feature Films (BFI Screen Guides) (1) 100 Best British films (1) 100 Documentary Films (BFI Screen Guide) (1) 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (1) Sight and Sound -The Greatest Documentaries of All Time (1) Sight and Sound 2012 - Combined List (1) They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? (1) TSPDT 1000 Noir Films (1) They Shoot Zombies, Don't They? (2) TimeOut's 1000 Films to Change Your Life (3) The 21st Century's Most Acclaimed Films (2) UNESCO's Memory of the World: National Cinematic Heritage (16) -
Amazon List to Watch
Favs/dislikes: 9:0. This is a list of titles that are available on Amazon Prime and mostly of stuff that I haven't seen yet whether they're on an official list or not. When I come across titles that I've seen, I'll add 'em as I see 'em. I'm using this as a source: [url]https://www.cinesift.com/#/[/url] Titles 443-533 are [url=https://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/global+lens/peacefulanarchy/]from this list[/url]. See the "comments" section for more info. You can help out in building this list with me by posting the "tt#######" of the imdb url in the comments section, I'll gladly add all of them to the list. You can also help with updating the list: notice a title is no longer streaming? Post in the comments section of this list, not on the title page, so others know too--back on? Post again... (This is for informational purposes only, titles will not be removed once on this list.) If you know how to do a list that automatically puts in all titles, then please do so, and let me know. Please don't click "dislike" because there's nothing to not like--there might be some titles on here that you might benefit from too.
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