I was going to write an article about how influential Orson Welles and Fritz Lang were for us and many other people in our industry and then the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences went and pissed a lot of people off with their decision to present the awards for makeup and hairstyling, live-action… Continue reading Orson Welles, Fritz Lang and the Art of Cinematography and Film Editing (as well as the recipe to Fritz’s Blue Martini)
Category: Movies
Inspirational Stuff: Christmas Movies
We’re feeling festive over here at American Pulps and decided to put together an American Pulps Christmas Movie list. Granted this isn’t a list of the best Christmas movies, there’s some that we love that aren’t on here. This is merely a list of movies that resemble our work so; Rudolph will not be represented.… Continue reading Inspirational Stuff: Christmas Movies
Influences of Film Noir
We’re gonna take a deep dive into Film Noir. It’s an aesthetic that’s as American as apple pie, meaning it was shaped in America but influenced from people elsewhere as well. I’m gonna break this down to a few categories. 1.) The content, the story 2.) The cinematography, what is the look. 3.) The sound. I’ll… Continue reading Influences of Film Noir
10 Best Summer Movies
Like all listicals this articles going to have some omissions but here are the 10 Best Summer Movies according to myself right now. You ask me tomorrow and the list may change but here goes and in no particular order: Caddy Shack One of the best sports movies of all time, and one that is… Continue reading 10 Best Summer Movies
Miami Connection: The Best Worst Movie of all time
We may be cinefiles here at American Pulps but we also really like a good bad movie. In college I used to get drunk and watch Chuck Norris or Steven Segal movies with my friends. I must have seen Lone Wolf McQuade about 4 times, but I can’t tell you how it ends. I just remember… Continue reading Miami Connection: The Best Worst Movie of all time