The 90s was the dawn of heavily usage of CGI in films, bloated budgets and digital sound in movie theaters. Batman Returns was the first film to include Dolby Digital in its soundtrack and Jurassic Park was the first film to have used DTS soundtrack. I saw those two films in theater and that’s when …
Continue reading Top Ten Films of the 90s – by Ted Saydalavong
You can find all of Ted’s contributions here. … 1. What do you love most about movies? I love films because they take me to another world that doesn’t exist in the real world, I always found it funny when people say that a certain film didn’t look real, especially if it’s an action or thriller flick. Those …
Crime drama is one of my favorite genres and some of the best crime shows such as THE SOPRANOS, BREAKING BAD, NARCOS, THE WIRE, OZARK and TRUE DETECTIVE have gotten several accolades throughout the years. But one show that I believe deserves more attention is SNOWFALL. Co-created by the late John Singleton, it’s about the …
Many film fans get excited when a film with big named stars or director or both are attached to a project. We assume that the film will be great and studio executives thinks it will be a box office gold and/or Oscar contender during the awards season. Unfortunately, most films with an all-starred cast or …
Continue reading The Flix List: List of Misfires from big-name stars/filmmakers that I enjoyed
Happy Star Wars Day, everyone! Now, to preface this post, I should say that I’m not exactly a SW super fan, despite having grown up in the 80s with two older brothers who loves the franchise. They were only seven years old when the first film was released in 1977, but I remember they watched …
Continue reading Happy Star Wars Day! Ranking the Star Wars (live-action) films
The process of making films is very difficult, whether it’s a short or full-length feature, one needs to put together a team of talented people in order to produce something that one can be proud of. One key component to make any film work is the person who does the actual shooting. The director tends …
Continue reading FIVE best cinematographers in Hollywood (not named Roger Deakins)
I’ve seen a lot of people on the internet list their favorite films from the 2010s, but I don’t see many lists their favorite TV shows from the last decade. With the popularity of comic books-based films at the beginning of 2000s, Hollywood has decided to abandon any original ideas for films. They also decided …
Continue reading BEST OF THE DECADE LIST: 10 Best TV Shows of 2010s
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