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Short films rarely get major releases these days, so it’s no surprise that even serious movie fans often neglect them. But with the rise of websites like YouTube, shorts have finally found a viable exhibition platform. The following are ten of the most famous short films available online. Whether they’re art pictures, the early works [...]
Posted by Evan Andrews on Friday, August 26, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Internet, Movies · Tagged 1966 Cannes, A Trip to the Moon, Albert Lamorisse, Buster Keaton, Cannes film festival, car speeding, Chris Marker, Claude Lelouch, Dan Rohmer, director of films like Edward Scissorhands and Batman, Edward Scissorhands, Edwin Porter, Entertainment_Culture, Experimental film, films, Georges Méliès, Luis Buñuel, Movies, online films, online movies, Owl Creek Bridge, Ray Eames, Robert Enrico, Roger Jacquet, Salvador Dali, Short films, short movies, Silent films, the Cannes Film Festival, The Great Train Robbery, tim burton, Un chien andalou, walt disney
Only 83 films have won Best Picture to date and the general sentiment is that winning the big prize ensures that your film will have a place among the classics. Here are 10 films that won the grand prize that are not considered classics today: 10. The Broadway Melody, 1929 Since sound was introduced into [...]
Posted by Orrin Konheim on Monday, June 27, 2011 at 12:01 am
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