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Kubrick Didn’t Want His Props Exploited by Other Filmmakers. Ultimately, 2001: A Space Odyssey registers due to Kubrick's delicately drawn characters and nimbly constructed screenplay, along ...
A short definition. A film designed by its producers to ‘exploit’, via clever marketing and promotion, the notoriety of certain sensational current events and trends and/or taboo subjects. The term was coined by Variety in 1946 and originally applied to US cinema.
Unfortunately, the key reason why various Chris Hemsworth movies bombed at the box office was because of their leading man. Though the actor is a hit when he's swinging a hammer at aliens, he's ...
These films captivate us with high-stakes drama, complex character dynamics, and relentless tension. In this post, we’ll dive into the best hostage movies of all time, highlighting the unforgettable stories that have left audiences spellbound.
Taxi Driver (1976) The young Jodie Foster is heartbreaking as a child so caught up in street life that she doesn’t comprehend how horribly she’s being exploited by the smooth-talking Sport (Harvey Keitel) in this masterful collaboration between director Martin Scorsese and screenwriter Paul Schrader.
Blaxploitation movies, group of films made mainly in the early to mid-1970s that featured Black actors in a transparent effort to appeal to Black urban audiences. Melvin Van Peebles’s Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song (1971) is usually considered to be the first blaxploitation movie.
Castle in the Sky (Japanese: 天空の城ラピュタ, Hepburn: Tenkū no Shiro Rapyuta), also known as Laputa: Castle in the Sky, is a 1986 Japanese animated fantasy adventure film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It was produced by Isao Takahata, animated by Studio Ghibli, and distributed by the Toei Company.
