three colours
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1994 in Film: The Double Couleurs of Krzysztof Kieślowski with ‘White’ and ‘Red’

Blue may be the most popular of Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Trois Couleurs trilogy, made during the renowned Polish filmmaker’s final years in France. But the following…

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1994 in Film: Breaking the Exhilaration Limits with ‘Speed’

It’s exciting! It’s far fetched! It bends the rules of physics! It’s the 1994 classic bus-themed thriller, Speed. Directed by Jan de Bont and starring…

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The Mask
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1994 in Film: The Mask

Stanley Ipkiss (Jim Carrey) is the embodiment of the “nice guy”. He goes out of his way for others, only to get the short end…

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Thumbelina
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1994 in Film: Thumbelina

Thumbelina is one of the creations to come from the mind of well known animator Don Bluth… The film that is, the original story was…

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The Lion King
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1994 in Film: The Lion King, Memory and Self Actualisation

There’s a reason why the general census on Jon Favreau’s pointless 2019 revamp of the 1994 Disney animated classic was so derided. You cannot improve…

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The Crow
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The Crow – 1994 in Film

It’s hard to remember a time before superhero movies were consistently juggernauts at the box office. The nineties saw the genre’s highest and lowest moments….

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1994 in Film: The Teen TV Movie Series That Bridged Two Eras of French Cinema

When we think of auteur collaborative projects, bits of film pieced together from the finest filmmakers of the era sharing a common theme, we think…

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Street Fighter II
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1994 in Film: Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie

The film opens with Ryu battling Sagat in a field during a thunderstorm.  Watching them is a surveillance robot, tracking stats and recording the encounter. Ryu…

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1994 in Film: Chungking Express

Wong Kar-wai is a true professional when it comes to presenting romance on the screen. Many reading this have seen, or hopefully are at least…

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Forrest Gump
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1994 In Film: Forrest Gump

It seems unpopular now to lay praise on Forrest Gump. It’s old fashioned, sentimental, politically confused at times, and overall unremarkable when compared to other…

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New Nightmare
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1994 in Film: Wes Craven’s New Nightmare and the Effect of Horror on Creators

When Wes Craven died, horror critic and writer Kim Newman tweeted something very succinct. “Wes Craven reinvented horror at least four times – most directors…

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Pom Poko
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1994 in Film: Pom Poko

Where generally when it comes to Studio Ghibli and anime film in general, the majority of the attention goes towards the works of Hayao Miyazaki….

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throne of blood
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1957 In Film: Throne of Blood

Akira Kurosawa’s Throne of Blood is a graphic retelling of Shakespeare’s Macbeth as told in feudal Japan. Although the film does not carry with it any of…

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I Am Waiting
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1957 in Film: I Am Waiting

Japanese cinema from the 1950s remains one of the strongest periods in film ever. With masters in cinema such as Yasujirō Ozu, Keisuke Kinoshita, and,…

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