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The Best of Czech New Wave: 12 Essential Films
This list of 12 essential Czechoslovak New Wave films is not meant to be comprehensive - there are many more jewels still waiting to be discovered. Rather, it’s a carefully...
The Best of Czech New Wave: 12 Essential Films
This list of 12 essential Czechoslovak New Wave films is not meant to be comprehensive - there are many more jewels still waiting to be discovered. Rather, it’s a carefully...

Film Review: Czech 70's Classic Three Wishes fo...
Few fairy tales have been retold as often as Cinderella, but few adaptations are as quietly revolutionary as Czech Tři oříšky pro Popelku (Three Wishes for Cinderella, 1973), directed by...
Film Review: Czech 70's Classic Three Wishes fo...
Few fairy tales have been retold as often as Cinderella, but few adaptations are as quietly revolutionary as Czech Tři oříšky pro Popelku (Three Wishes for Cinderella, 1973), directed by...

Marketa Lazarova: A Cinematic Masterpiece of Me...
The blog post discusses the Czechoslovakian New Wave film, "Marketa Lazarova," directed by František Vláčil and 5 interesting facts from filming Marketa Lazarova.
Marketa Lazarova: A Cinematic Masterpiece of Me...
The blog post discusses the Czechoslovakian New Wave film, "Marketa Lazarova," directed by František Vláčil and 5 interesting facts from filming Marketa Lazarova.

Witchhammer (Kladivo na čarodějnice) | 50th Ann...
Kladivo na čarodejnice (The WitchHammer) - Otakar Vávra (1969) A film review by Max Leonard Hitchings Kladivo na čarodejnice is based on the Northern Moravian witch trials that occurred in...
Witchhammer (Kladivo na čarodějnice) | 50th Ann...
Kladivo na čarodejnice (The WitchHammer) - Otakar Vávra (1969) A film review by Max Leonard Hitchings Kladivo na čarodejnice is based on the Northern Moravian witch trials that occurred in...

Binary 101: the Czechoslovak Origin of the Word...
Last year (2021), humans celebrated the 100 year anniversary of the introduction of the word 'robot' to the science-fiction audience. But we, robots, are celebrating the 101 year anniversary of...
Binary 101: the Czechoslovak Origin of the Word...
Last year (2021), humans celebrated the 100 year anniversary of the introduction of the word 'robot' to the science-fiction audience. But we, robots, are celebrating the 101 year anniversary of...

Three Best Movie posters for JAWS come from Cze...
Everybody knows the iconic Jaws poster by Roger Kastel. It is a brilliant artwork and it is one of the most popular movie posters among collectors. It has been adopted by most...
Three Best Movie posters for JAWS come from Cze...
Everybody knows the iconic Jaws poster by Roger Kastel. It is a brilliant artwork and it is one of the most popular movie posters among collectors. It has been adopted by most...