675 Free Movies Online: Great Classics, Indies, Noir, Westerns, etc.
Advertisment Watch 1,150 movies free online. Includes classics, indies, film noir, documentaries and other films, created by some of our greatest actors, actresses and directors. The collection is divided into the following categories: Comedy & Drama; Film Noir, Horror & Hitchcock; Westerns (many with John Wayne); Martial Arts Movies; Silent Films; Documentaries, and Animation.
180-degree rule
This schematic shows the axis between two characters and the 180° arc on which cameras may be positioned (green). When cutting from the green arc to the red arc, the characters switch places on the screen. In film making, the 180-degree rule[1] is a basic guideline regarding the on-screen spatial relationship between a character and another character or object within a scene. An imaginary line called the axis connects the characters, and by keeping the camera on one side of this axis for every shot in the scene, the first character is always frame right of the second character, who is then always frame left of the first.
AFI's 100 Greatest American Movies
Facts About the 100 Greatest American Films Choices in 1998: Orson Welles' masterpiece Citizen Kane (1941) was chosen the # 1 film of all time.
10 Movies That Could Change Your Understanding Of Life
Every movie has the ability to affect its viewer differently. Some films evoke wonder and excitement, while others provoke fear or sorrow, but a commonality among all films is a prevailing message or theme. Some films can summon such profound questions, that it changes the way you perceive life as you once knew it.
German Expressionism: The World of Light and Shadow
German Expressionism: The World of Light and Shadow A specialization of apursansar wonderful list: Weimar Cinema: Daydreams and Nightmares One part of the Weimar cinema is classified as German expressionist film, especially the films between the years 1920 and 1927 (but not all). But also non-german films were strongly influenced: US, Russian and Austrian films etc…
Short Film: 'ABE' is an Amazing Bit of Killer Sci-Fi
Why Watch? A young girl is strapped to a table with a few medical tools at her side. Her mouth is covered in duct tape.
Top 20 Banned Movies of All Time
#1 Dorlita In The Passion Dance Dorlita in the Passion Dance (1894) might have been the first film ever to be banned in the U.S. More than a decade before Hollywood studios were even operating, this short film was banned in New Jersey after it began to appear in peepshows and burlesque houses. #2 Reservoir Dogs Although it’s not discussed much in the press anymore, Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs(1992) was so controversial in Britain that censors prevented it from being released on VHS. This only served to help the indie flick’s box office, since stopping people from viewing the movie on tape led to its healthy theatrical run for years after.
30 Groundbreaking Sci-Fi Films Gallery
Photo by: Courtesy Everett Collection 2001: A Space Odyssey Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 masterpiece was the most ambitious sci-fi film of its time. Spanning the dawn of man to humankind’s ascent into space, 2001: A Space Odyssey saw Kubrick collaborate with visionary writer Arthur C. Clarke to give pop culture the enduring images of a human ancestors learning to use tools, a giant fetus orbiting Earth, and Hall 9000’s sinister red eye. Photo by: Twentieth Century Fox AlienRidley Scott’s monster movie in space film introduced the world to numerous iconic moments, most notably when a tiny alien bursting from poor Kane's chest. The film spawned an empire that includes James Cameron’s well-loved Aliens (1986) and two lesser sequels, as well as the Alien Vs.
82 mind-blowing movies facts you probably didn't know
1. Sean Connery wore a wig in every single one of his Bond performances. 2. Some Wookie suits were made from human hair.
30 Best Movies of all Time
What makes a movie great? Why do some stand the test of time while others slowly (or rather quickly) lose their value? For some films, it’s the emotion the story invokes. Sometimes an actor’s performance is so unforgettable, it captures our attention.
Martin Scorsese's Film School: The 85 Films You Need To See To Know Anything About Film
Interviewing Martin Scorsese is like taking a master class in film. Fast Company’s four-hour interview with the director for the December-January cover story was ostensibly about his career, and how he had been able to stay so creative through years of battling studios. But the Hugo director punctuated everything he said with references to movies: 85 of them, in fact, all listed below. Some of the movies he discussed (note: the descriptions for these are below in quotes, denoting his own words).
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Top 10 Hidden Treasures: The Best Movies You Never Saw Sylvester Stallone’s big break came in 1974 when he starred with Henry Winkler as gang member Stanley Rosiello in this underappreciated little cult movie. Winkler portrays "Butchey Weinstein," while Perry King is "Chico Tyrell" and Paul Mace is "Wimpy Murgalo." Richard Gere was originally cast as Chico but he did not get along with Stallone, who demanded that he be fired and replaced with King.
Weirdest Movies Ever Made
A Lynchian renaissance is happening at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, where David Lynch studied painting before his surreal entry into filmmaking with 1977’s Eraserhead. The school is the site of Lynch’s first major museum exhibition in the United States. It was there that he created several short films to animate his artworks, planting the early seeds for Eraserhead — starring Jack Nance as a young father crippled by the anxiety of fatherhood. A mutant baby, industrial cityscape, and shadowy apartment building leave an indelible mark on the viewer.
