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"Don't Look Up": Satire in its Essence

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People care about the truth, and they are willing to fight for it because they wanna know the truth. The truest example is Adam McKay's new film "Don't Look Up" , which makes a very witty commentary on modern society. The target can be a war or a political regime - it's all varying from film to film. Fight Club" dir.:

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The mastery of visual storytelling: David Fincher

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What is perfect directing and how to make a film that is memorable not at the expense of a flamboyant author's style? Darkness devours the characters, showing us a terrifying and impenetrable world of evil in which the heroes are forced to seek out murderers and fight their inner demons. Fincher's films often feature the colour red.

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Why you should love James Gunn

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We believe that much of the success of this film universe has been thanks to the "Guardians of the Galaxy" dylogy and director James Gunn in particular. Plus, we've only recently seen the director's most recent film: " Suicide Squad" - and we wondered how Gunn's life and career unfolded before "Guardians of the Galaxy".

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How the "Squid Game" showed the world the true face of capitalism

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The director and writer of the series, Hwang Dong-hyeok , noticed 10 years ago that the concept of survival in death games was very popular among manga and anime, so he started working on his film script. He finished writing the "Squid Game" in 2009 and originally it was supposed to be a film. What is it?

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Essential camera movements - explained

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This week we continue to tell you about the main and essential camerawork techniques, without which no film can be imagined. As you understand, every scene in a film consists of several or maybe many shots, each of which is meant to move the story of the film. Blade Runner 2049" , dir.:

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Climate change in moviemaking. Streaming madness and sterile Oscar

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Back in the spring of last year, the pandemic hit the film industry decisively. Therefore, we can understand Christopher Nolan in his argues with The Warner Brothers to to delay the realese of the director's new film " Tenet " before the cinemas open. The predictions were the worst, but the cinematography showed its immortal nature.

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Violence, neon and retro-wave: what demon is inside of Nicholas Winding Refn pt. 2

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British accent: "Bronson" Speaking about "Bronson" the statement of unsimilarity of Refns work become an absolute, cause after watching the "Pusher" trilogy, this film will blow you away with its montage and narrative structure. And during the film red & blue color and lightning perform as hints that help us to interpret the image.

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