Time will prove the value of classics, although at some point it will be misjudged and ignored. The Shawshank Redemption filmed in 1994 did not shine on the Oscars of the following year. It lost to the “main theme” film Forrest Gump. The Shawshank Redemption is like a naughty genius. It is screened out by the teacher of…
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Blazing Saddles
Blazing Saddles was directed by comedy great, Mel Brooks, at a time where such work was taboo but still possible to make. Today it wouldn’t have been made. Not the most well known of classic comedies, Blazing Saddles is still on the top of fans list as the great comedy film ever made. The movie…
Rashomon & Bonnie and Clyde
Here we have two drastically different films. Rashomon, a low-budget, unconventional Japanese film that went against trends of the time, using a unique story telling technique with four characters retelling different interpretations of one murder with a series of flashbacks. On the other hand, we have a New Hollywood era conventional film, Bonnie and Clyde…
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