Tag Archives: German Expressionism
Metropolis (1927)
Even in its near-complete 2010 restoration and running 150 minutes, Fritz Lang’s Silent epic Metropolis (1927) is possessed of churning, frenetic energy, like an industrial works geared to explode. It is a machine; a machine movie about other machines. And it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 20's, 7 Deadly Sins, androids, Brigitte Helm, Fritz Lang, German Expressionism, Giorgio Moroder, Robot, Science Fiction, Silent, Tower of Babel
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Robert Wiene’s The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) is one of those rare films whose stamp has marked so much of horror, fantasy, and film noir that it hardly seems to have existed in the first place. Therefore it seems … Continue reading
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Tagged 20's, Dr. Caligari, Fantasy, German Expressionism, horror, hypnotism, insane asylum, Mind Control, Silent, Slasher, somnambulist, Surreal
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100 Essential Films of the Fantastic (1-25)
First off, this list is entirely personal. You will have 100 of your own. The intention is to draw a broad outline of fantasy films since the start of cinema in hopes that the reader might find some helpful recommendations. … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 Essential Films of the Fantastic, 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's, Aleksandr Rou, angel, Animation, Arabian Nights, Beauty and the Beast, Bela Lugosi, Charles Laughton, Dante's Inferno, Douglas Fairbanks, Dracula, Dystopia, F.W. Murnau, fairy tale, Frankenstein, Fritz Lang, Georges Méliès, German Expressionism, Jean Cocteau, Magician, Michael Powell, Musical, opera, Powell & Pressburger, Robot, Russian, Science Fiction, Silent, Stop Motion, The Devil, Universal Monsters, Val Lewton, Vampire, Walt Disney, Werewolf, William Cameron Menzies, Witch, witches, Wizard of Oz
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