masters of film

The screen is a magic medium. It has such power that it can retain interest as it conveys emotions and moods that no other art form can hope to tackle. — STANLEY KUBRICK

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Great Directors, 2009 (dir. Angela Ismailos)

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written and directed by quentin tarantino

imdb top 10 quentin tarantino films

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François Truffaut with his Oscar for Day for Night

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Federico Fellini kissing his wife Giulietta Masina, on the set of La strada. 1954

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Malcolm McDowell and Stanley Kubrick on the set of A Clockwork Orange (1971)

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"I have always preferred the reflection of the life to life itself." - François Truffaut, born on this day in 1932.

Watch a feature-length documentary on the director.

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Paul Newman & Sidney Lumet on the set of The Verdict(1982)

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“We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller. We say to girls,’You can have ambition, but not too much. You should aim to be successful, but not too successful, otherwise you will threaten the man.’… But what if we question the premise itself? Why should a woman’s success be a threat to a man?“ - Chimanda Ngozi Adichie

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Lois Weber, an American silent film actress, screenwriter, producer and director, is considered “the most important female director the American film industry has known”, and “one of the most important and important and prolific film directors in the era of silent films”.

Lois Weber is one of my favourite Silent Film Directors, she had an awe inspiring ingenuity and pioneered dozens of film techniques we take for granted today.

It is unfortunate she is one of the most neglected silent film directors to date.

Weber has been credited with pioneering the split screen technique to show simultaneous action in her 1913 film ‘Suspense’.

If you haven’t seen this film, google it and watch it now. You won’t regret it.

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Happy International Women’s Day!

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The directors pictured, going from the top down and left to right:

Agnès Varda

Haifaa al-Mansour, Jane Campion, Kathryn Bigelow

Sofia Coppola, Mira Nair, Nora Ephron

Allison Anders, Susan Seidelman, Ava DuVernay

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Ingmar Bergman with Max von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand, and Bibi Andersson behind the scenes of The Seventh Seal (1957)

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Harrison Ford suffered a severe spinal disc herniation while riding elephants. A hospital bed was brought on set for Ford to rest between takes. (x)

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

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In Honour of International Women’s Day: 10 Movies About Friendship Directed By Women

All that Glitters (2010) Hervé Mimran & Géraldine Nakache

Bend it Like Beckham (2002) Gurinder Chadha

Bachelorette (2012) Leslye Headland

Clockwatchers (1997) Jill Sprecher

Ginger & Rosa (2012) Sally Potter

Girlfriends (1978) Claudia Weill

Life Partners (2014) Susanna Fogel

Me Without You (2001) Sandra Goldbacher

Vamps (2012) Amy Heckerling

Whip It (2009) Drew Barrymore

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culturenlifestyle:

Movie Director Portraits by Julian Rentzsch

German artist, Julian Rentzsch has composed highly intricate illustrations, which reference the cinematography of three legendary film-makers, Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese, and David Lynch. Digitally and manually constructed, the carefully placed typography falls elegantly on the cotton paper, resulting in a monochromatic and sophisticated finish perfect for film lovers. 

To view his entire portfolio, visit his official site here!

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John Waters at home.

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Cary Joji Fukunaga