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History of Film (10 posts found)
History of Film: The Best Movies of the 1960s
It's been a little more than five months since the last installment of our History of Film series, and in that short time Movie Mezzanine has undergone some significant changes. This includes partnerships with Letterboxd and others, accreditation on Rotten Tom...
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History of Film: 1970s Results
Over the past two weeks hardworking Movie Mezzanine authors have penned impassioned and thoughtful examinations of the ten best movies of the 1970s (as voted here). Now that the ten movies you folks chose to define a decade in cinema have been revealed, it's t...
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History of Film: ‘Chinatown’
Jake Gittes is an origin story for characters like Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe.
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History of Film: ‘Network’
Sidney Lumet's masterpiece is as important today as it was almost 40 years ago.
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History of Film: ‘Jaws’
There's a single moment in Jaws that reveals why the film remains so much more memorable than most modern blockbusters.
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History of Film: ‘The Godfather’ and ‘The Godfather Part II’
Coppola's first two tales of the Corleone family aren't just great crime movies, they're cultural touchstones.
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History of Film: ‘Alien’
Ridley Scott's visual style took the sci-fi horror film to the next level.
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History of Film: ‘Days of Heaven’
Malick's second film is a gorgeous look at two lovers on the run in the Texas Panhandle.
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History of Film: ‘Barry Lyndon’
Kubrick's most under-appreciated film may actually be his greatest achievement.
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History of Film: ‘Annie Hall’
Editor’s note: Annie Hall is one of the 10 best films of the 1970s voted on by staff, friends, and readers of Movie Mezzanine. For the sake of surprise, we’ll wait to reveal where this and every other film ranks on the list until the very end. We hope you enjo...
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