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Joker is an upcoming American psychological thriller film distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and based on the DC Comics character Joker . It is intended to be the first in a series of DC-based films separate from the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The film is directed by Todd Phillips from a screenplay co-written with Scott Silver , and stars Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker, alongside Robert De Niro...

Reservoir Dogs is a 1992 American heist film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino in his feature-length debut. It stars Harvey Keitel , Tim Roth , Chris Penn , Steve Buscemi , Lawrence Tierney , Michael Madsen , OPENING SCENE: https://youtu.be/hvFZUOn1TCs Tarantino, and Edward Bunker , as diamond thieves whose planned heist of a jewelry store goes terribly wrong. The film depicts the events b...

Primer is a 2004 American science fiction film about the accidental discovery of time travel . The film was written, directed, produced, edited and scored by Shane Carruth , who also stars. SCENE: Opening ( https://youtu.be/ndHgNUuLKIM ) Primer is of note for its extremely low budget, experimental plot structure, philosophical implications, and complex technical dialogue, which Carruth, a college...

Hacksaw Ridge is a 2016 biographical war drama film directed by Mel Gibson and written by Andrew Knight and Robert Schenkkan , based on the 2004 documentary The Conscientious Objector . SCENE: Battle Scene One (https://youtu.be/nD7aI9ZvVKk) The film focuses on the World War II experiences of Desmond Doss , an American pacifist combat medic who, as a Seventh-day Adventist Christian, refused to carr...

Seven Samurai [2] ( 七人の侍 Shichinin no Samurai ) is a 1954 Japanese epic samurai drama film co-written, edited, and directed by Akira Kurosawa . The story takes place in 1586 [3] during the Sengoku Period of Japanese history . It follows the story of a village of farmers that hire seven rōnin (masterless samurai ) to combat bandits who will return after the harvest to steal their crops. SCENE:...

Whiplash is a 2014 American drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle . It depicts the relationship between an ambitious jazz drumming student ( Miles Teller ) and an abusive instructor ( J. K. Simmons ).  Not My Tempo - Scene:   https://youtu.be/xDAsABdkWSc Whiplash premiered in competition in the US Dramatic Category at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 16, 2014, as the festiva...

Bohemian Rhapsody is a 2018 biographical film about Freddie Mercury , lead singer of the British rock band Queen . Galileo Scene: https://youtu.be/cPYhj2xTCGc Promo Version of the Galileo Scene: https://www.provideocoalition.com/art-of-the-cut-with-bohemian-rhapsody-editor-john-ottman/ Dennis' Recut of the Manager Scene: https://twitter.com/dennisleytonb/status/1100442475032907777 Let's talk about...

Bohemian Rhapsody is a 2018 biographical film about Freddie Mercury , lead singer of the British rock band Queen . This scene, when Queen first meets with their band manager-to-be John Reid, stirred a lot of criticism on the interwebs about how bad the editing of this film is: https://youtu.be/bmIzcIDdum0 Let's talk about it.  The film follows the singer's life from when he joins the band in 1970...

They Shall Not Grow Old is a 2018 documentary film directed and produced by Peter Jackson . The film was created using original footage of World War I from the Imperial War Museum 's archives, most of it previously unseen, alongside audio from BBC and IWM interviews of British servicemen who fought in the conflict. Most of the footage has been colourised and transformed with modern production tech...

Mulholland Drive  is a 2001 neo-noir mystery film written and directed by David Lynch and starring Naomi Watts , Laura Harring , Justin Theroux , Ann Miller , and Robert Forster . It tells the story of an aspiring actress named Betty Elms, newly arrived in Los Angeles , who meets and befriends an amnesiac woman recovering from a car accident. The story follows several other vignettes and character...

Fyre Festival was a failed "luxury music festival". As a result, the organizers are the subject of at least eight lawsuits, several seeking class action status, and one seeking more than $100 million in damages. The event was promoted on Instagram by "social media influencers" including socialite and model Kendall Jenner , model Bella Hadid , model and actress Emily Ratajkowski , and other media p...

Black Mirror: Bandersnatch is a 2018 psychological thriller interactive film in the science fiction anthology series Black Mirror . Bandersnatch Fight Scene (https://youtu.be/BYY-EsajFfg) In Bandersnatch , viewers make decisions for the main character, the young programmer Stefan Butler  who is adapting a fantasy choose-your-own-adventure novel into a video game in 1984.  The film is based on a pl...

BlacKkKlansman is a 2018 American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Spike Lee and written by Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott , and Lee, based on the 2014 memoir Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth . The film stars John David Washington as Stallworth, along with Adam Driver , Laura Harrier , and Topher Grace . Set in 1970s Colorado Springs , the plot follows the first Africa...

Eighth Grade is a 2018 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Bo Burnham . It is his feature film directorial debut. The plot follows the life and struggles of an eighth-grader , played by Elsie Fisher , during her last week of classes before graduating to high school. She struggles with social anxiety but produces vlogs giving life advice. Eighth Grade - Opening Scene (https://youtu.b...

Get Out is a 2017 American horror film written and directed by Jordan Peele in his directorial debut. It stars Daniel Kaluuya as a young black man who uncovers a disturbing secret when he meets the family of his white girlfriend. Allison Williams , Bradley Whitford , Caleb Landry Jones , Stephen Root , Lakeith Stanfield , and Catherine Keener co-star. Get Out premiered at the Sundance Film Festiva...

Part 2:  Two Holiday Movies from different times, how has the storytelling changed?   Christmas Vacation - Stapling Lights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMtBHA783c8   Daddy's Home 2 - Snowblower & Lights https://youtu.be/4FUXSHvW5QE   Daddy's Home 2 - Snow Tubing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjpOwLLJQT0   Christmas Vacation - Down Hill Fast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSdm_eA1Css&t=1s

Two Holiday Movies from different times, how has the storytelling changed?   Christmas Vacation - Stapling Lights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMtBHA783c8   Daddy's Home 2 - Snowblower & Lights https://youtu.be/4FUXSHvW5QE   Daddy's Home 2 - Snow Tubing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjpOwLLJQT0   Christmas Vacation - Down Hill Fast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSdm_eA1Css&t=1s  

Director George Miller released his preferred black-and-white version of 'Fury Road'. Let's listen to it. Mad Max Fury Road: Into The Storm ( https://youtu.be/V7bciy5cgRw )

Revenge is a 2017 French rape and revenge action horror film directed and written by Coralie Fargeat. Starring Matilda Lutz , Kevin Janssens , Vincent Colombe and Guillaume Bouchède, it follows a young woman who is assaulted and left for dead in the desert. It screened in the Midnight Madness section of the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival , in the Midnight Shivers programme of the 21st Ta...

Mindhunter is an American crime drama web television series created by Joe Penhall , based on the true crime book Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit written by John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker . The series is executive produced by Penhall, David Fincher , and Charlize Theron among others, and debuted worldwide on Netflix on October 13, 2017. In November 2017, Mindhunter was rene...

A Room with a View is a 1985 British romance film directed by James Ivory , screenplay written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala , and produced by Ismail Merchant , of E. M. Forster 's novel of the same name (1908). The film closely follows the novel by use of chapter titles to distinguish thematic segments. Set in England and Italy, it is about a young woman named Lucy Honeychurch in the restrictive and re...

Do the Right Thing is a 1989 American comedy-drama film produced, written, and directed by Spike Lee . The story follows a Brooklyn neighborhood's simmering racial tension, which culminates in tragedy on a hot summer day. The film was a commercial success and received numerous accolades, including Academy Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor for Aiello's portray...

European Vacation is a 1985 American comedy film directed by Amy Heckerling and written by John Hughes and Robert Klane based on a story by Hughes. The second film in National Lampoon 's Vacation film series , it stars Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo . Dana Hill and Jason Lively replace Dana Barron and Anthony Michael Hall as Griswald children Audrey and Rusty. After Hall declined to reprise his...

City of God ( Portuguese : Cidade de Deus ) is a 2002 Brazilian crime film directed by Fernando Meirelles and co-directed by Kátia Lund , released in its home country in 2002 and worldwide in 2003. The plot is loosely based on real events. It depicts the growth of organized crime in the Cidade de Deus suburb of Rio de Janeiro , between the end of the 1960s and the beginning of the 1980s, with the...

Halloween is a 1978 American slasher film directed and scored by John Carpenter , co-written with producer Debra Hill , and starring Donald Pleasence and Jamie Lee Curtis in her film debut. The film tells the story of serial killer Michael Myers as he stalks and kills teenage babysitters on Halloween night. The film predominately focuses on Michael who was committed to a sanitarium as a child for...