Movies

January 20, 2022

2-Year-Old Who Looks Exactly Like Mirabel From ‘Encanto’ Excitedly Thinks She’s in the Movie

Since its release in November 2021, Disney’s Encanto has captured the hearts of millions of viewers, young and old. Set in the mountains of Colombia, the movie tells the story of the magical Madrigal family and features a colorful cast of characters that highlights the diversity within different Latin American cultures.

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September 20, 2021

10 Movies That Bring The Lives of Great Artists to the Silver Screen

While it's certainly interesting to read about the lives of famous artists, there's something about seeing them on screen that can't be replicated. So many famous artists have had such incredible lives that they seem made for a movie, and thankfully some incredible films about painters have been made throughout the years. Some are closer to documentaries, while others take some liberties with their scripts, but they all paint fascinating pictures of their subjects.

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March 10, 2021

Movie Lover Reveals How Filmmakers Use Color To Set the Mood of a Scene

In the 1960s, color emerged in cinema, replacing black and white pictures as the predominant style in film. Before that, filmmakers used light and shadow to convey mood; but today, color is key to evoking mood, even before the actors mutter a single word. Movie buff Kalki Janardhanan (of Color Palette Cinema) is a firm believer that, “Color can affect us psychologically, often without us being aware.

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November 6, 2020

Clever Movie Ad Printed on Both Sides of Paper Comes To Life When Held To Light

A movie advertisement can be more than just a way to promote a film. When done well, it can become a collector’s items for fans of the flick. The 2016 Japanese animated film Your Name did just this with their clever full-page ad in a newspaper that, when printed, would’ve made anyone want to hang the page on their wall (or window) and see the film, of course.

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