Feature Films Archive

23 November

Film of the Month: Blow-Up: A Postmodern Film Noir

Written by Ava Lanto

This year at VM Productions we bid our final farewell to the wonderfully spooky Halloween season and celebrate “#Noirvember” (a celebration of Film Noir, throughout November) with Michelangelo Antonioni’s Blow Up (1966), a work that combines traditional Film noir...

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20 August

Russian Literature on Film

Written by Christopher Lee

It’s no secret that the movie industry, since its inception, has become a constantly evolving medium. It all began in the 1890s with film clips that were little over a minute long. Within a decade, these miniscule operations had...

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07 August

Profound Influence: Films Inspired by Dostoyevsky

Written by Christopher Lee

It has long been said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and nowhere is that more apparent than in the entertainment industry. In a lot of ways, movies serve as an influence to us on the deepest...

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17 July

From St.Petersburg, Russia to Los Angeles, California – via Paris, France

Written by Dan Marcus

Good morning, fellow readers. My blog this week will finally focus on the acclaimed film directed by Vitaly Sumin, Notes from the New World. This doesn’t mean it’s the last one I will write — actually the best is...

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15 July

Why it’s worth re-reading books and re-watching films – even if you didn’t love them the first time

Written by Catherine MidSommer

There are two kinds of people: those who can only read or watch a book or film once, and those who delight in returning to certain works, whether they be favorites or those that they did not immediately connect...

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11 June

The Problem With Reading Lists

Written by Lauren Saccone

There’s a problem with writing a recommended reading list: the minute you’re done, you realize how many you forgot. Then you’re left with two options: either editing the list over and over, until you’re left with a monstrous concordance...

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07 June

3 Spellbinding Behind The Scenes Movie Documentaries

Written by Lauren Saccone

Film is a fascinating medium. There’s nothing about it that doesn’t draw the eye and ignite the imagination. People adore every facet of movies and movie-making: from entertaining trivia to exhaustive details of how the film came to life....

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25 May

5 Essential Adaptations Of Dostoyevsky On Film

Written by Lauren Saccone

Fyodor Dostoyevsky and cinema have a long and complicated history. There have been dozens of adaptations of his work over the years with filmmakers trying to capture the unique sensibility that makes the Russian author so compelling. His rich...

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04 May

UN EROE RUSSO NELLA MODERNA CULTURA CINESE

Written by Dan Marcus

Click here to read this blog in English. Buongiorno fedeli lettori. Ho avuto una settimana difficile perché non riuscivo proprio a trovare qualcosa d’interessante da scrivere. Non volevo continuare a tormentarvi con gli stessi film e con le stesse...

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26 April

A RUSSIAN HERO IN MODERN CHINESE CULTURE

Written by Dan Marcus

Clicca qui per leggere questo blog in italiano Good morning my fellow readers. I had a tough writing week; I just couldn’t find anything interesting to write. I didn’t want to keep hammer you with the same films...

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