When The Artist won Best Picture at the 84th Academy Awards, it became only the second silent film to win that award. That’s because silent films were already almost passé by the time the first ceremony was held. The end of silent films was swift and fast, their production gone in almost no time.
Every week Film Inquiry publishes the movies that are opening in cinemas! This week: Fifty Shades of Grey , Kingsman:
Why do we strive for greatness? What pushes someone to practice something over and over, until his hands bleed, until he perfects it? Can this intensity be brought out in all of us?
The Hong Kong New Wave of the late 1970’s had diverted, and the benefit of this diversion was the short-lived, but prolific Cinema City in 1980. Founded by comedians Alan Mak and Wong Jin, Cinema City would be the jumping point for some of Hong Kong’s most prestigious directors. John Woo, Ringo Lam, Tsui Hark, Eric Tsang, Ronny Yu, and Johnnie To found their way into the film business through Cinema City; these filmmakers would make some of the most innovative and energetic films ever.
Superhero movies have evolved into a Super Bowl-sized cinematic event. On the surface, the genre often only depicts the theme of the struggle between the Yin and Yang of a superpower. However, put a mixture of special effects and stirring comic book action on top of it, people will come running to theaters.
Coming to Netflix on April 10 are ten episodes of Marvel’s upcoming show Daredevil. Check out the exciting teaser trailer: Pilot Director:
So a Teddy Bear walks into a bar and the bartender catches him. The bartender says “no minors”. Teddy responds “does it look like I have a hard-hat…
Every week Film Inquiry publishes the movies that are opening in cinemas! This week: Jupiter Ascending, Seventh Son, The SpongeBob Movie:
As this year’s Oscars draw ever closer, one was drawn to re-watching the awards contenders from last year. Some still stand up: Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave is ever bit as wonderful as when I first saw it.
It is undeniable that the new millennium has seen fantasy novel adaptations reign supreme over Hollywood territory. It began in the year 2001 when the British again invaded America: now in the filmmaking industry.
From ideation to financing, distribution to production, the movie industry is just that, an industry. Let’s take a peek behind the projectors and movie screens at all facets of the films, and the people behind them, that we love. In this new bi-weekly series, we’ll share interesting links for your reading pleasure.
Every week Film Inquiry publishes the movies that are opening in cinemas! Opening today are: Black or White, Project Almanac, The Loft, Wild Card and Amira & Sam.
This article is part of a series on the history of Hong Kong action cinema – find the other parts here. The 1960’s and 70’s are probably the most pivotal time regarding the growth of Hong Kong action films. The Martial Arts craze would take shape as the Shaw Brothers become the foremost authority regarding the kung-fu craze that would follow in the wake of their massive quantity of quality movies.
A disgraced member of the military police investigates a series of nasty child murders during the Stalin-era Soviet Union. Director: Daniel Espinosa Writers:
Although many are still reeling from the aftershocks of the Sony hacking scandal, the growth of the cybercrime era had actually reached red alert long before the North Koreans. It is quite frightening to imagine how a person could be as deadly as a nuclear weapon with just one click of a keyboard, and it remains a problem unresolved by international governments. As always, Hollywood’s part on this is to jump on the bandwagon, establishing a new genre of its own with collective bits of movie magic in order to turn in easy money for film studios.