Hollywood movies, especially blockbusters, are known for sparing no money, as their initial budget is usually really huge. The decision whether they will use this money to make a quality film or not is in the hands of the director and his team.
Like the great architects, the greatest film directors also have their own recognizable signature, something by which they are instantly recognized. This was proven by the artist and architect Federico Babino from Barcelona, who imagined what the houses would look like if famous directors were architects. He packaged the architectural ideas that are inextricably linked with their cinematic masterpieces into the Archidirector project. And for an architect, the solutions are absolutely phenomenal, just as their films are phenomenal.
Bernardo Bertolucci, director of cult films such as Last Tango in Paris (1972) and The Conformist (1970) and recipient of the prestigious Academy Award for The Last Emperor of China (1987), has died at the age of 77 after a long illness. In a career that dates back to the beginning of the 1960s, he became a key figure of the Italian New Wave (alongside Antonioni, Fellini and Pasolini), and he also achieved success in Hollywood with the film The Last Emperor of China. The film won as many as 9 Oscars, including the Oscar for Best Film and the Oscar for Best Director. We have prepared for you a list of the best films of this unfortunately deceased film legend. Here are the best Bernardo Bertolucci movies.
Roman art is probably (mostly) responsible for the outstanding contribution to the art of Western culture. This continued through the Middle Ages with ecclesiastical art and music, and today the Italians are still leaders in the world of film art. They paved the way for all filmmakers, both at home and around the world. Today's most recognizable directors, such as Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola, have publicly acknowledged that they are eternally indebted to these incredible Italian filmmakers. Here are ten of the best Italian film directors of all time.
The fantasy world of Guillermo del Toro has come to life at the Los Angeles Museum of Art (LACMA). Through elements from his fantasy film narratives such as The Faun's Labyrinth and The Hobbit, objects from his personal collection and sketches from his notebooks, the exhibition explores part of Thor's creative process. Immerse yourself in the extravagant imagination of the famous Mexican director.
The director of the feature film The Grand Budapest Hotel does not miss a single detail when making films, as his style is based on a love of carefully thought out and precisely centered.
Slovenian film director Mitja Okorn reaps success after success with "Runaways". Now, the renowned American film magazine Variety has included him in the list of 10 European filmmakers to watch out for this year. At the same time, he reveals that his next project will be the film Life in a Year, which will star model and actress Cara Delevingne and singer and actor Jaden Smith, son of Will Smith.
These days, a new film from the Osmi potnik franchise, which was started in 1979 by the British director Ridley Scott, has arrived in Slovenian cinemas. The latter will turn 80 this year and has made as many as 24 films in his career.
The film world was shaken by the news of the death of the American-Canadian director George A. Romero, who made his mark on the big screen with films about zombies. His death is the result of lung cancer, which plagued the director for a long time.
Director John G. Avildsen, Oscar winner for directing the first Rocky (1976), died in Los Angeles at the age of 82.