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A film movement signifies a wave of cinematic works, usually following a particular trend in cinema, shaped by and reflecting the time, people, culture, and political events of the region from where it emerged - cinemawavesblog.com/movements/
J-horror made us afraid of the ordinary - static, silence or a screen left on for too long.
Our latest feature traces how Japan’s horror bridged folklore and technology in the digital era. Read more on CinemaWaves - cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/th...
Our latest feature traces how Japan’s horror bridged folklore and technology in the digital era. Read more on CinemaWaves - cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/th...
The Rise Of J-Horror: Redefining Horror In The Digital Age
Learn how J-Horror transformed global horror with its mix of folklore, suspense, and digital-age fears that continue to haunt audiences today.
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November 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
J-horror made us afraid of the ordinary - static, silence or a screen left on for too long.
Our latest feature traces how Japan’s horror bridged folklore and technology in the digital era. Read more on CinemaWaves - cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/th...
Our latest feature traces how Japan’s horror bridged folklore and technology in the digital era. Read more on CinemaWaves - cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/th...
Hollywood started with a few dreamers and cheap land in California, then came the studios, the stars, the scandals. A factory that sold fantasies while hiding its own shadows.
Check out our guide to its rich and colorful history: cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/th...
Check out our guide to its rich and colorful history: cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/th...
The Complete History Of Hollywood: A Century Of Innovation
The journey from silent films to streaming giants marks the history of Hollywood as an evolution. What started as land in the sun has grown into
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October 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Hollywood started with a few dreamers and cheap land in California, then came the studios, the stars, the scandals. A factory that sold fantasies while hiding its own shadows.
Check out our guide to its rich and colorful history: cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/th...
Check out our guide to its rich and colorful history: cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/th...
Not all horror needs huge budgets or flashy CGI. Analog horror creeps in through low-fi sources: found footage, grainy video, weird broadcasts.
This guide can show you how to experience horror in its rawest, most unsettling form. cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/gu...
This guide can show you how to experience horror in its rawest, most unsettling form. cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/gu...
A Beginner’s Guide To Analog Horror Movies And Key Films
Discover analog horror movies, their eerie history, unsettling traits, and the films that turned static, tapes, and glitches into unforgettable fear.
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September 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Not all horror needs huge budgets or flashy CGI. Analog horror creeps in through low-fi sources: found footage, grainy video, weird broadcasts.
This guide can show you how to experience horror in its rawest, most unsettling form. cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/gu...
This guide can show you how to experience horror in its rawest, most unsettling form. cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/gu...
Agnès Varda never separated life from cinema. She filmed her neighbors, her lovers, her own aging face. Her camera was curious, playful even in sorrow, political without losing its warmth.
If you’re wondering where to begin, this brief guide is a way in:
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If you’re wondering where to begin, this brief guide is a way in:
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Where To Begin With Agnès Varda | An Introductory Guide
Discover where to begin with Agnès Varda in this in-depth guide to her visionary filmography. From her French New Wave roots to her poetic, personal works.
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August 17, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Agnès Varda never separated life from cinema. She filmed her neighbors, her lovers, her own aging face. Her camera was curious, playful even in sorrow, political without losing its warmth.
If you’re wondering where to begin, this brief guide is a way in:
cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/wh...
If you’re wondering where to begin, this brief guide is a way in:
cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/wh...
Not quite New Wave, not quite classic Hollywood. Jacques Demy’s films live in their own universe.
One where love stories unfold in pastel tones, and joy and sorrow often share the same scene.
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One where love stories unfold in pastel tones, and joy and sorrow often share the same scene.
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Where To Begin With Jacques Demy | An Introductionary Guide
A guide on where to start with Jacques Demy, exploring his signature style, key films like The Umbrellas of Cherbourg and The Young Girls of Rochefort, and viewing tips for newcomers.
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July 12, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Not quite New Wave, not quite classic Hollywood. Jacques Demy’s films live in their own universe.
One where love stories unfold in pastel tones, and joy and sorrow often share the same scene.
cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/wh...
One where love stories unfold in pastel tones, and joy and sorrow often share the same scene.
cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/wh...
Haneke’s films are cold, precise, and unforgettable. If you’ve ever been curious but unsure where to start, this guide will walk you in.
While not everyone will find comfort, those who do discover a filmmaker whose work lingers long after the credits roll.
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While not everyone will find comfort, those who do discover a filmmaker whose work lingers long after the credits roll.
cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/wh...
Where To Start With Michael Haneke | A Beginner's Guide
A guide on where to start with Michael Haneke, exploring his signature style, key films like The Piano Teacher & Funny Games, and viewing tips for newcomers.
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July 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Haneke’s films are cold, precise, and unforgettable. If you’ve ever been curious but unsure where to start, this guide will walk you in.
While not everyone will find comfort, those who do discover a filmmaker whose work lingers long after the credits roll.
cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/wh...
While not everyone will find comfort, those who do discover a filmmaker whose work lingers long after the credits roll.
cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/wh...
Ever seen a film and thought, "What did I just watch?"
That’s exactly now you can describe Jan Švankmajer work. Weird, brilliant, unforgettable.
Here’s a great place to start. His films might just change how you see animation... and film in general. cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/wh...
That’s exactly now you can describe Jan Švankmajer work. Weird, brilliant, unforgettable.
Here’s a great place to start. His films might just change how you see animation... and film in general. cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/wh...
Where To Begin With Jan Svankmajer | An Introductory Guide
A guide on where to start with Jan Svankmajer, exploring his signature style, key films like Alice and Dimensions of Dialogue, and viewing tips for newcomers.
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June 21, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Ever seen a film and thought, "What did I just watch?"
That’s exactly now you can describe Jan Švankmajer work. Weird, brilliant, unforgettable.
Here’s a great place to start. His films might just change how you see animation... and film in general. cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/wh...
That’s exactly now you can describe Jan Švankmajer work. Weird, brilliant, unforgettable.
Here’s a great place to start. His films might just change how you see animation... and film in general. cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/wh...
French cinema has a rich and illustrious history, marked by various film movements and periods that have left a lasting mark on the global cinematic landscape, but one stands out for its unique blend of realism and poetic sensibility – Poetic Realism - cinemawavesblog.com/movements/po...
A Beginner's Guide To Poetic Realism | Melancholy In Cinema
As film movement, Poetic Realism emerged in the 1930s as a distinctive style in French cinema that sought to capture the complexities of human existence through a fusion of lyrical storytelling and a ...
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June 7, 2025 at 9:58 AM
French cinema has a rich and illustrious history, marked by various film movements and periods that have left a lasting mark on the global cinematic landscape, but one stands out for its unique blend of realism and poetic sensibility – Poetic Realism - cinemawavesblog.com/movements/po...
If you’ve ever been intrigued by the name Béla Tarr but felt too intimidated to dive in, this guide is for you. Discover the best entry points into the world of one of cinema’s most mesmerizing auteurs. cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/wh...
Where To Begin With Béla Tarr | A Beginner's Guide
A guide on where to start with Béla Tarr, exploring his signature slow cinema style, key films like Werckmeister Harmonies, and viewing tips for newcomers.
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May 31, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you’ve ever been intrigued by the name Béla Tarr but felt too intimidated to dive in, this guide is for you. Discover the best entry points into the world of one of cinema’s most mesmerizing auteurs. cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/wh...
Postcolonial film theory is a critical framework that examines how colonialism and its legacies are represented in cinema, especially focusing on issues of identity, power, history, and resistance. Find out more: cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/po...
A Beginner's Guide To Postcolonial Film Theory - What Is It?
Postcolonial film theory is a critical framework that examines how colonialism and its legacies are represented in cinema, especially focusing on issues of identity, power, history, and resistance.
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May 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Postcolonial film theory is a critical framework that examines how colonialism and its legacies are represented in cinema, especially focusing on issues of identity, power, history, and resistance. Find out more: cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/po...
Film censorship has been a part of cinema since the very beginning—cutting scenes, banning movies, and clashing with filmmakers over what should (or shouldn’t) be shown on screen.
Curious how it all started? cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/hi...
Curious how it all started? cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/hi...
Silencing The Screen: A History Of Censorship In Film
The history of censorship in film is a global story of control and resistance, where governments, religious institutions, and social groups have tried to shape what audiences see on screen.
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May 8, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Film censorship has been a part of cinema since the very beginning—cutting scenes, banning movies, and clashing with filmmakers over what should (or shouldn’t) be shown on screen.
Curious how it all started? cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/hi...
Curious how it all started? cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/hi...
Metacinema is film that reflects on itself—breaking the fourth wall, exposing its own illusion, and making you aware that you’re watching a film. In the essence, it’s cinema about cinema.
Check out our full guide on metacinema and famous examples: cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/me...
Check out our full guide on metacinema and famous examples: cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/me...
Introductory Guide To Metacinema: Definition & Best Examples
Metacinema, also known as metafilm, is a style of filmmaking that consciously reflect on the nature and structure of cinema itself. It involves works that draw attention to their own construction, que...
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April 30, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Metacinema is film that reflects on itself—breaking the fourth wall, exposing its own illusion, and making you aware that you’re watching a film. In the essence, it’s cinema about cinema.
Check out our full guide on metacinema and famous examples: cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/me...
Check out our full guide on metacinema and famous examples: cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/me...
The camera isn't content to just follow the characters' words and actions. I focus in on specific gestures and mannerisms. It's from focusing on these little things—the moods, silences, pauses, or anxious moments—that the form arises.
Love Streams (1984) by John Cassavetes
Love Streams (1984) by John Cassavetes
April 20, 2025 at 11:33 AM
The camera isn't content to just follow the characters' words and actions. I focus in on specific gestures and mannerisms. It's from focusing on these little things—the moods, silences, pauses, or anxious moments—that the form arises.
Love Streams (1984) by John Cassavetes
Love Streams (1984) by John Cassavetes
In an era dominated by irony and cynicism, New Sincerity rose as a stark contrast. Rather than mocking emotion or subverting genre expectations, those films embrace vulnerability, authenticity, and genuine human connection.
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New Sincerity Films: Return To Emotion In Post-Ironic World
In an era dominated by irony and cynicism, New Sincerity rose as a stark contrast. Rather than mocking emotion or subverting genre expectations, New Sincerity films embrace vulnerability, authenticity...
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April 10, 2025 at 1:24 AM
In an era dominated by irony and cynicism, New Sincerity rose as a stark contrast. Rather than mocking emotion or subverting genre expectations, those films embrace vulnerability, authenticity, and genuine human connection.
cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/ne...
cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/ne...
With the rise in popularity of Netflix’s #Adolescence, one-shot films are once again in the spotlight.
Also known as one-take films, they are among the most ambitious and technically challenging achievements in cinema. Find out more about them here: cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/wh...
Also known as one-take films, they are among the most ambitious and technically challenging achievements in cinema. Find out more about them here: cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/wh...
What Are One-Shot Films? A Brief History & Famous Examples
One-shot films, also known as one-take films, are among the most ambitious and technically demanding feats in cinema. By unfolding in a single continuous take, they create a seamless, immersive experi...
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April 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
With the rise in popularity of Netflix’s #Adolescence, one-shot films are once again in the spotlight.
Also known as one-take films, they are among the most ambitious and technically challenging achievements in cinema. Find out more about them here: cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/wh...
Also known as one-take films, they are among the most ambitious and technically challenging achievements in cinema. Find out more about them here: cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/wh...
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For the 30th anniversary of Exotica, filmmaker Atom Egoyan speaks with @mitchellbeaupre.bsky.social about collective grief, rituals that harm and heal, notes that would have ruined the movie, and the struggle to remain a distinctive voice. boxd.it/2ts
March 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
For the 30th anniversary of Exotica, filmmaker Atom Egoyan speaks with @mitchellbeaupre.bsky.social about collective grief, rituals that harm and heal, notes that would have ruined the movie, and the struggle to remain a distinctive voice. boxd.it/2ts
Taipei Story (1985) by Edward Yang
Exploring the contrast between the old and the new, Edward Yang’s masterpiece captures a city - and its people - caught between nostalgia and an uncertain future. A must have watch.
Exploring the contrast between the old and the new, Edward Yang’s masterpiece captures a city - and its people - caught between nostalgia and an uncertain future. A must have watch.
March 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Taipei Story (1985) by Edward Yang
Exploring the contrast between the old and the new, Edward Yang’s masterpiece captures a city - and its people - caught between nostalgia and an uncertain future. A must have watch.
Exploring the contrast between the old and the new, Edward Yang’s masterpiece captures a city - and its people - caught between nostalgia and an uncertain future. A must have watch.
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Robert Altman was born 100 years ago today
We explore the dizzying ambition, creative ingenuity and technical innovation that went into the making of his extraordinary, impressionistic portrait of Tennessee’s country music capital, Nashville
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We explore the dizzying ambition, creative ingenuity and technical innovation that went into the making of his extraordinary, impressionistic portrait of Tennessee’s country music capital, Nashville
www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...
The sprawling brilliance of Robert Altman’s Nashville
We explore the dizzying ambition, creative ingenuity and technical innovation that went into the making of Robert Altman’s extraordinary, impressionistic portrait of Tennessee’s country music capital.
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February 20, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Robert Altman was born 100 years ago today
We explore the dizzying ambition, creative ingenuity and technical innovation that went into the making of his extraordinary, impressionistic portrait of Tennessee’s country music capital, Nashville
www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...
We explore the dizzying ambition, creative ingenuity and technical innovation that went into the making of his extraordinary, impressionistic portrait of Tennessee’s country music capital, Nashville
www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...
Mon oncle Antoine (1971) by Claude Jutra
Canada's own cinematic gems are often overlooked, overshadowed by American productions and lacking the exotic appeal of European or Asian cinema. Yet, Claude Jutra's Mon Oncle Antoine stands as one of the greatest Canadian films ever made.
Canada's own cinematic gems are often overlooked, overshadowed by American productions and lacking the exotic appeal of European or Asian cinema. Yet, Claude Jutra's Mon Oncle Antoine stands as one of the greatest Canadian films ever made.
February 14, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Mon oncle Antoine (1971) by Claude Jutra
Canada's own cinematic gems are often overlooked, overshadowed by American productions and lacking the exotic appeal of European or Asian cinema. Yet, Claude Jutra's Mon Oncle Antoine stands as one of the greatest Canadian films ever made.
Canada's own cinematic gems are often overlooked, overshadowed by American productions and lacking the exotic appeal of European or Asian cinema. Yet, Claude Jutra's Mon Oncle Antoine stands as one of the greatest Canadian films ever made.
The French New Wave is one of the most iconic and influential film movements in the history of cinema. Emerging in the late 1950s and flourishing throughout the 1960s, it transformed the cinematic landscape not only in France but also worldwide - cinemawavesblog.com/movements/fr...
An Introductory Guide To French New Wave | Film Revolution
Emerging in the late 1950s, The French New Wave or La Nouvelle Vague, is one of the most iconic and influential film movements, featuring films from Francois Truffaut, Jean Luc Godard and Agnes Varda.
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February 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The French New Wave is one of the most iconic and influential film movements in the history of cinema. Emerging in the late 1950s and flourishing throughout the 1960s, it transformed the cinematic landscape not only in France but also worldwide - cinemawavesblog.com/movements/fr...
The term “Lynchian” has become a shorthand to describe a unique blend of the mundane and the bizarre, where eerie undercurrents lie beneath everyday realities. Find out more about David Lynch's unique vision here: cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/wh...
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#davidlynch #cinema #arthouse #filmsky
Lynchian - What Does It Mean? A Deep Dive Into The Surreal
The term Lynchian has become a shorthand to describe a unique blend of the mundane and the bizarre, where eerie undercurrents lie beneath everyday realities.
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January 19, 2025 at 9:39 PM
The term “Lynchian” has become a shorthand to describe a unique blend of the mundane and the bizarre, where eerie undercurrents lie beneath everyday realities. Find out more about David Lynch's unique vision here: cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/wh...
#davidlynch #cinema #arthouse #filmsky
#davidlynch #cinema #arthouse #filmsky
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Shadows (1959) by John Cassavetes - celebrated as a pioneering work, known for its improvisational style, cinéma vérité aesthetic. It marked the debut of Cassavetes' grandiose career, influencing the creation of the whole independent cinema movement.
January 11, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Shadows (1959) by John Cassavetes - celebrated as a pioneering work, known for its improvisational style, cinéma vérité aesthetic. It marked the debut of Cassavetes' grandiose career, influencing the creation of the whole independent cinema movement.
A film movement signifies a wave of cinematic works, usually following a particular trend in cinema, shaped by and reflecting the time, people, culture, and political events of the region from where it emerged - cinemawavesblog.com/movements/
January 11, 2025 at 10:26 PM
A film movement signifies a wave of cinematic works, usually following a particular trend in cinema, shaped by and reflecting the time, people, culture, and political events of the region from where it emerged - cinemawavesblog.com/movements/