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History of Film (10 posts found)
History of Film: ‘Apocalypse Now’
Francis Ford Coppola's troubled production resulted in the greatest war film ever made.
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History of Film: ‘Taxi Driver’
Editor’s note: Taxi Driver is one of the ten 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 en...
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History of Film: The Best Movies of the 1970s
A funny thing happened while I was endlessly collecting ballots from staff and friends of Movie Mezzanine this past week. Just about everyone who was kind enough to contribute (see those kind people below) prefaced their individual lists by lamenting just how ...
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Ten Best Movies from the 1980s
When we asked the readers of Movie Mezzanine what we could do to better with this "History of Film" feature, the response was understandable and pragmatic: Dive into the films you're hailing as "the best of the decade," as opposed to slapping together a list o...
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History of Film: Steven Spielberg’s ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’
“What’s your favorite movie?” tends to be a haphazard, superficial question. We tend to answer superficially in kind: a quick title drop followed by some general qualifications. It’s always felt like a disservice to the objects of our cinematic affections beca...
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History of Film: Stanley Kubrick’s ‘The Shining’
Michael Mirasol discusses Kubrick's horror masterpiece.
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History of Film: Ridley Scott’s ‘Blade Runner’
Blade Runner is a reminder that some films deserve a second chance. At its initial release the film was a flop. To be fair, the theatrical cut of the film contained an unnecessary Harrison Ford voiceover as well as an ending that felt a bit too conventional fo...
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History of Film: Spike Lee’s ‘Do The Right Thing’ — Dynamite Under Every Seat
Do the Right Thing is currently #5 on my all time best movies list. It was my best film of 1989 as well, earning the top slot after my emotional first viewing of it at Jersey City’s State Theater. The State is where I was introduced to director Spike Lee’s wo...
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History of Film: Robert Zemeckis’ ‘Back To The Future’
Back to the Future was released on July 3, 1985, right in the middle of the decade. It was number one at the box-office for 11 weeks running and ended up the top-grossing film of the year. Why did it do so well? Because it was really damn good, that’s why. Thi...
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History of Film: Martin Scorsese’s ‘Raging Bull’
I’m one of those who believes Raging Bull is the best film of the 1980’s.
It’s a lyrical, operatic, and brutal masterpiece from director Martin Scorsese who would helm multiple masterpieces throughout his career. However, while such qualities can come toget...
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