Annie Kapur
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A Filmmaker's Review: "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1934)
I adore this film. I've seen it once or twice before some maybe ten years' ago but now, I re-watched it for the first time in ages and really - I forgot how enjoyable it was. I've seen the Jimmy Stewart and Doris Day 1956 version a few times but I can honestly say that for me, I do prefer this version. It just feels darker and more raw. It feels like a noir and a thriller. It's a brilliant effort at the film in the early days of Alfred Hitchcock's directing career.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Review: "Strangers on a Train" (1951)
"Strangers on a Train" (1951) is one of my favourite movies ever. It contains some of the most intensely suspenseful scenes I have ever seen and the more I watch it, the more I understand how and why they are used. "Strangers on a Train" (1951) takes the concept that two people, who have no idea who each other are, could carry out murders on the other person's behalf - and between the two men in this picture - it almost works. Let's take a look at a historical background of me and "Strangers on a Train" (1951).
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Review: "The Third Man" (1949)
One of my all-time favourite detective noir films, "The Third Man" (1949) is just the film I wanted to re-watch on NYE. I have watched it many times over the years and I have adored it each and every time because the twist still turns out as a surprise and if you're really watching - you can see all the little hints and clues throughout the film. For example, the one about the cat.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Review of "Dracula" (1931)
Bela Lugosi as Dracula is one of the most iconic and remembered performances in cinema history. Even if you haven't watched the film itself, you know what it looks like. You know the kind of air Lugosi gives off - which is probably best described as something incredibly unsettling. Let's first take a look at my history with this film...
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Horror
A Filmmaker's Guide to the Best Films of the 1920s
When we think of 1920s cinema, we think of a number of things - the first thing we all think is probably of "Nosferatu" (1922), one of the heights of the German Expressionist experience which is also a massive infringement of copyright. Did you know that the court ordered to have all of the copies of "Nosferatu" (1922) burned? Well, I guess it didn't work out the way they planned.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Review: "100 Years of Horror" S1, E14-26 (Amazon Prime)
This series has been such an incredible thing to watch - I would've never have thought about ten or fifteen years ago that I would've had the chance to find anything like this. Thank you Amazon Prime for bringing me closer to many documentaries, series etc. that I wouldn't have found otherwise. This is such an incredible series and even though I have a master's degree in this stuff - there's still so much I learnt about the rich history and culture surrounding this incredible and ever-expansive genre. Christopher Lee's narration is near-perfect, giving the series that extra little chill.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Horror
10 Greatest Films About Maniacs
Maniacs are a subtle subject covered in many documentaries about cinema history. From Hannibal Lecter to Norman Bates and back again, maniacs are pretty much one of the reasons thriller films exist at all. Maniacs are normally defined as people who fall into the sociopathic or psychotic categories with horrendous anger, scheming plans, deadly personalities and intense amounts of skill.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Review: "100 Years of Horror" S1, E1-13 (Amazon Prime)
I absolutely love this show because it goes through the very best of old and obscure horror movies, concepts, actors and how horror films were introduced, loved and feared by all. There are some that I haven't heard of and some that I have watched mentioned, but most importantly - there is a lot to learn for someone who has spent a vast majority of their lives studying the art of horror movies both old and new. When I was studying horror, I loved to concentrate on two things: 1) how do films play on common themes of phobia between human beings and 2) how does the audience get satisfaction out of something so incredibly tragic as death, destruction and possession? Those were two questions that, in my time I wanted to answer. But, in this series it seems to answer both of those questions by reminding us of horror films gone by. Some of which the critics panned and some which they adored.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Horror
A Filmmaker's Review: Museum Secrets S1, E3 - "The Louvre"
When it comes to documentaries on The Louvre, I like to watch the same one over and over again. It's called BBC's "Treasures of the Louvre". But, to change it up, I found this interesting documentary series that basically goes through many different museums and looks at their worst kept secrets and their best kept histories. There's normally five parts to each of these little episodes in which they go through different items in the museum and the strange and weird stories behind them. This sounds pretty good seeing as an episode lasts on average of 45 minutes.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Review: "The Autopsy of Jane Doe" (2017)
There's a lot to be said about this film, but as you can see I gave it a two out of five. The reason mainly being is that the film is clearly a thriller of some kind, but not a horror movie. It doesn't scare - it doesn't creep you out and most of all, it hardly makes the audience uncomfortable. It is simply an autopsy with sinister secrets. Not horror, but a good thriller if you're looking. The mislabeling of the film has cost it a few marks.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Review: "Sinister 2" (2015)
Now, let's start off with the fact that I really quite enjoyed the first "Sinister" movie and after that, I got quite excited for the second. I was in my second year of university when it hit the screens and so, I was all ready and prepared to watch it. The first time I saw the second movie, I didn't think too much of it and probably would've given it 1/5 if that. Afterwards, I started looking around in the film - scenes and themes, connections and symbols and realised that it is quite a clever film. Even though the concept is overused, the film itself is clever in its portrayal of the story.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
