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Living the Post-Modern Hamlet

CULT CRITIC - January 5, 20190

Living the Post-Modern Hamlet Written by Triptayan Chatterjee Life is not a Shakespearian gathering of players on a stage. It’s actually a curvilinear activity of mind...

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New German Cinema

CULT CRITIC - August 12, 20180

New German Cinema Written by Aindrila Chatterjee Der alte Film ist tot. Wir glauben an den neuen. Means - “The old cinema is dead. We believe...

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The Language of Meta-Cult Cinema

CULT CRITIC - May 6, 20180

The Language of Meta-Cult Cinema Written by Shailik Bhaumik Film and Video programs are efforts at communicating and just like speaking English, tapping out Morse code,...

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How to Use a Storytelling POV Shot to Introduce the Protagonist

CULT CRITIC - February 6, 20180

Learn How to do a Storytelling POV Shot for a Film with One Main Protagonist It was a cold night, but the weather wasn’t the...

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THE WINNING FORMULAS OF CULT FILM BUSINESS

CULT CRITIC - August 4, 20170

THE WINNING FORMULAS OF CULT FILM BUSINESS By Shailik Bhaumik Image (above) from David Lynch's '"Eraserhead" “If you build the guts to do something, anything, then you...

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Drones: A Bird’s Eye View on the Future of Filmmaking

CULT CRITIC - May 6, 20170

DRONES: A BIRDS EYE VIEW By Sandip Pratihar Image (above) from “Gorchlach: The Legend of Cordielia” “I think technologies are growing massively in the world. Drones...

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100 Years of Cult Cinema Part 2: Art or Exploitation?

CULT CRITIC - March 30, 20171

CULT CINEMA 100 YEARS PART 2: ART OR EXPLOITATION? "The sexploitation films of Russ Meyer were among the first to abandon all hypocritical pretenses of...

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100 Years of Cult Cinema from Kenji Mizoguchi to Christopher Nolan

CULT CRITIC - February 28, 20170

100 YEARS OF CULT CINEMA FROM KENJI MIZOGUCHI TO CHRISTOPHER NOLAN By Shailik Bhaumik Image (above) Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) DEFINITION We all like classics but some...

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Stage and Screen: Exploring Artistic Boundaries in Independent Film

CULT CRITIC - January 26, 20170

“The play-within-a-play or dream within a dream....I loved seeing Virginia’s life played out on the stage. It was a like trip through time. I...

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Elements of Mise en Scene in Postmodern Cinema

CULT CRITIC - December 22, 20160

ELEMENTS OF MISE EN SCENE IN POSTMODERN CINEMA “The production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that...