During one of Siskel and Ebert's early Sneak Previews (1975), the two critics asked each other that question: If you owned a movie theater, what would you call it?. Siskel liked the word "Paradis…
First off. "What is a movie MacGuffin?" you might ask. A movie MacGuffin is a plot device in the form of an object, goal or other motivator the protagonist pursues. The specific nature of a …
These talented auteurs all exhibit a near instantly recognizable style in their films - so recognizable in fact, that it doesn't take their viewers long to know whose film they are watching upon begin…
Dogma 95 was a movement started by Danish directors in the 1990s. It proposed certain restrictions on filmmaking, mostly technologically, in order to focus on aspects like story or acting and to retai…
In movies, colors have been used to draw out emotional reactions, draw focus to significant details/objects, set the tone of the movie, represent character traits and show changes or arcs in the stor…
Of the twenty magical Rings of Power that were made, three were given to the Elves. These rings had special properties and unlike the others, were created without Sauron's knowing, which made them fre…
Seeing an animal in the wild is always a memorable experience, whether it's a close encounter or a sight from afar. Not counting the zoo, what is the most fascinating wild animal you have seen? Discus…