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Throughout the 1970s and 80s, The Z Channel was a dream come true for lovers of cinema. On Z, you could see every kind of film, from European Arthouse cinema to Hollywood blockbusters. Z was essentially the first pay cable channel to run movies 24 hours a day, well before the advent of such mainstays as HBO and Showtime. This excellent documentary by Xan Cassavetes (the daughter of the legendary [read...] 
The transition from 35mm (celluloid) to digital filmmaking is of course one of the most controversial subjects right now if you’re associated with or interested in movies. The entire business is changing because of the state of modern technology. Anyone can make movies today thanks to digital cameras. On one side its a fantastic time to be an artist because the possibilities are endless, on the other, we are losing [read...] 
If there’s one movie icon that best represents furious cinema it’s Bruce Lee. Since his tragic death in 1973 he has become a pop culture legend and inspired millions of people all over the world with his philosophies on living life to the fullest. He’s also had a major influence on international action cinema and its many stars. We’re huge fans of all his movies including The Big Boss, Fist [read...] 
In 1974 films like Francis Ford Coppola‘s The Godfather Part II and Roman Polanski‘s Chinatown were big hits at the box office but you also had films like Jack Hill’s Blaxploitation film Foxy Brown blasting out onto the screens of Drive ins and Grindhouses. There was definitely a big change taking place in cinema during the 70s. In the world of music, a big change was happening as well. The [read...] If you asked me a day ago “Who is Scott Walker?”, I wouldn’t have been able to tell you. His songs I’ve heard here and there over the years (the cover of “No Regrets” by Midge Ure was the most familiar of Walker’s songs to me) but I never knew who he was until seeing the documentary Scott Walker: 30 Century Man (2006) recently. After experiencing this story about [read...] My first encounter with the late writer Charles Bukowski’s work wasn’t through his literature, it was from watching the film Barfly (1987). It was directed by Barbet Shroeder and starred Mickey Rourke (Sin City) as Bukowski’s alter-ego, Henry Chinaski. Right away, it sucked me in as the opening credits rolled while Booker T and The MGs’ “Hip-Hug-Her” played. I got to find out about Bukowski’s dirty, violent and often [read...] NEW YORK CITY, 1982, The war is on between graffiti artists known as “taggers”, “bombers”, “burners” and the police on the streets of the city. The inner city subways have become a moving canvas for urban artists and the creativity of these teens is both beautiful and bold. While the kids see this as an expression of their souls, the NY Transit Authority and Mayor Ed Koch consider it a [read...] |
   
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