Brief History
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A Brief History of Movies Shot With Phones
Grab your phone and start shooting. The audience is waiting.
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Who Asked For This? A Brief History of Hollywood’s Forgotten Sequels
‘Sherlock Gnomes’ isn’t the first, and it won’t be the last.
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A Brief History Of Directors Remaking Their Own Films And What We Can Learn From Them
From the blatantly unoriginal remake to the beneficial opportunity for improvement, the practice always has interesting results.
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Adventure Awaits: A Brief History of Space Opera
As the galaxy celebrates The Last Jedi, we celebrate the unappreciated sub-genre of science fiction that paved the way for our favorite space adventures.
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A Brief History of Japanese Horror Movies
Fears are cultural, so each culture has an evolving relationship with horror. Japan always puts out some of the most engaging genre art, sometimes in…
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A Brief History of All the [Expletives] Netflix Doesn’t Give About Its Original Movies
Nobody can explain Netflix’s ‘hands off’ approach better than the filmmakers who worked with the streaming giant.
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A Brief History of Cartoons for Adults
With ‘Rick and Morty’ set to return this week, we look at the rise of cartoons with adult sensibilities.
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‘Logan Noir’ and A Brief History of the Black-and-White Cut
In praise of monochrome: why black-and-white remasters aren’t just a gimmick, and what they can teach us about visual storytelling.
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A Brief History of the ‘Hangout’ Film
More than a sub-genre; a way of life. Filmmakers have worked within recognizable genres for nearly as long as they’ve told stories. Initially film appropriated genres…