QUESTION EVERYTHING There have been many famous Hollywood movie studios, with some dating all the way back to golden age of cinema storytelling. While powerhouse studios like Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, and Walt Disney Studios have dominated the film landscape for decades, new studios have started to emerge from their shadows, proving to quite the rival challengers to the
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“SOMETIMES THE SMALLEST GESTURE CAN LEAD TO THE GREATEST CHANGE” From victories, hardships, and atrocities, the historical references of World War II have been well-documented, weaving the tales of thousands into an intricate tapestry of war. From the Europe to the islands of the Pacific Ocean, WWII in encompass many nations that faced violence of war on both the
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ANOTHER “GOLD RING” WIN FOR TEAM SONIC In 2022, the iconic “blue blur” geared up to headed back to the big screen with the release of Sonic the Hedgehog 2, which was to be the follow-up film to 2020’s Sonic the Hedgehog. Directed by Jeff Fowler, the film, which starred Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Colleen O’Shaughnessy, Idris
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“MAKE SOME NOISE, BD” Over the years, the dramatic efforts of biopic endeavors have been something of a cinematic fascination with Hollywood, finding filmmaking talents both in front and behind the camera flocking to be a part of these theatrical motion pictures. While the idea of creating a biographical feature film about someone and / or some event isn’t
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PROVIDENCE! THE DEVIL IS IN THE CINEMATIC DETAILS Tales of vampires have always been a main staple in the horror genre….and I’m not just talking about movies. Mythical undead creatures of the night that derive from European folklore that subsists by feeding on the vital essence of life (aka blood) and have been classical depicted in traditional forms (i.e., pale
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“RIDERS OF THE MARK, BROTHERS OF ROHAN…. ARISE” There is no doubt that author J.R.R. Tolkien’s works have become the stuff of literary legends and his tales of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and other supplementary materials from his fictitious land known as Middle-Earth has remained one of the cornerstones of the fantasy genre. Thus, it comes
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OPERATION POSTMASTER IS A GO! Director Guy Ritchie definitely has a unique style of his own when directing theatrical feature films; a testament to his ability as a director for adding flavor and presenting each of his movies into a new light. In 1998, Ritchie made his directorial debut film with the release of the crime comedy Lock, Stock, and
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“I’M A GOOD PERSON” In 2015, Pixar Animation Studios released their fifteenth animated feature film titled Inside Out, showcasing a “wave of emotions” within this now beloved cartoon motion picture. Directed by Pete Docter, the film, which starred the voice talents for Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Bill Hader, Lewis Black, and Mindy Kaling, follows the inner workings of the
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ONE NATION, UNDER GOD Director Alex Garland has shared an interesting career within the work of filmmaking, presenting a unique vision of directing style for some alluring subject matter that offers some bite and provoking notions within its viewing experience. With a career of several novels under his belt, Garland started out in the film industry as a writer
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“DO YOU EVEN DO THE WHIRLYBIRD?” Director Matthew Vaughan has a made career in cinematic storytelling, finding interesting in filmmaking directing and utilizing his own talents to shape feature films that stir action moments as well as visual flair for movie escapism. After producing 1996’s The Innocent Sleep, a low-budget thriller, Vaughan continued to produce several films for his
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