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10 best summer movies - Filmustage Edition

Filmustage

Filmustage does not aim to educate, but to gather a close-knit film community around us. Be one of the first to test the new functionality - click here for more detailed information. Extraordinary freedom reeks from the film that makes you want to repeat the journey of Vicky and Cristina yourself after watching it.

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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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Immanuel Lubezki's cinematography

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Much of this image is built around the director as the sole creator and artist of the film. However, the harsh truth of filmmaking is also that there are many of the same geniuses behind the director, without whom we would never see the films we love. Therefore, Lubezki's work in this film could not fail to be noticed.

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Star Wars VII (Spoiler Safe)

Tom Francis

I’ll keep this spoiler-free and then let people who’ve seen it click the spoiler buttons for what I’m specifically talking about. A whole film of that would turn me full fanboy. Click for spoilery specifics. Finn , as a character concept, is new: a turncoat Stormtrooper. I enjoyed it a lot!

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Violence, neon and retro-wave: what demon is inside of Nicholas Winding Refn pt. 1

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The ultimate way to make viewer 100% into the film is to use a harsh handheld camera, which was combined in the "Pusher" with one-shot sequences. The film literally tries to put an equal sign between the viewer and the protagonist, by making viewers a part of the story. Yes and no.

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Indie game capsule reviews: Immortality, Wayward Strand, Cult of the Lamb, Betrayal at Club Low, Atuel

Radiator Blog

It's like Spec Ops: The Line tempering its military shooter glorification with an anti-war moral, or the pseudo-documentary film I, Tonya sensationalizing Tonya Harding's career while also blaming the viewer for it. Actors often hold up objects awkwardly so you can click on them. A high concept with a high execution.

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Enticing mix of genres in Ghibli-inspired The Brew Barons by Lifetap Studios

PreMortem.Games

Special plane shader With Porco Rosso being such a great source of inspiration it feels only natural to have the game also look like a Ghibli film. It was a very tranquil concept at first, though we found our prototype didn’t offer enough things for the player to do.”

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