Italians know how to make horror movies. Directors from the country that birthed the Renaissance look back into their rich artistic history in order to add an aesthetic edge to their tales of terror. While scary Italian cinema reached its apex in the 1970s, the 1980s included quite a few invaluable contributions to the genre from Italian directors. While names like Dario Argento and Mario Bava are well-known in most horror circles, there are many other talented directors from Italy whose works have been overshadowed or neglected....

One type of marketing tool that’s becoming increasingly more popular is a social media aggregator. Before you sigh and think to yourself here’s yet another social media tool, social media aggregators are actually pretty useful. So, if your brand doesn’t have one yet, you might just want to check these out. We’ve done the research for you to narrow it down to the following 10 tools. Most of them have some type of free plan which you can take advantage of to see if it’s something that your brand needs and will use moving forward....

The Star Wars franchise kicked off in 1977 from the mind of George Lucas and instantly became a phenomenon like no other. It is an iconic franchise made up of many movies, TV shows, comics, books, video games and more. It is so beloved by millions and has inspired so much throughout its existence, not least of all an insane amount of references across pop culture. Star Wars easter eggs are spread throughout the world in all sorts of media, and so too are direct references to the franchise....

Look, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is not a good movie, and we’re not going to argue that. It just isn’t. This is a movie that clearly had many challenges going into it, and had a central purpose of taking down The Last Jedi whenever and however it could. This is pretty unfortunate, because The Last Jedi is actually a good movie. Today, we’re going to dive deep into ten issues that this movie had with its mess of a plot....

As of now, the Knights of Ren have remained an enigma within the Star Wars franchise. Since Episode VII, we have known of their existence. However we still don’t know where they came from, nor do we know what larger presence they have in the sequel trilogy. While many fans hoped to receive answers of their whereabouts in Episode VIII, director Rian Johnson refused to shed light on the speculation, again leaving them shrouded in mystery....

3D Blender courses enable you to learn creating models, backgrounds, animals, characters, and applying effects using Blender 3D. You can join them to make realistic materials and textures in any scenes. Following is a handpicked list of the Top Free Online Blender 3D Courses Training & Certifications to gather knowledge about 3D modeling. The list contains both open source (free) and commercial (paid) courses. Best FREE Blender 3D Animation Courses with Certifications 1) Creating 3D environments in Blender (Udemy) Specs: Rating: 4....

These are all great questions to ask when you’re using videos for your Facebook marketing strategy. And your Facebook video metrics can give you the answers you need. Understanding your Facebook video metrics will help you get a better sense of how well people are responding to your content. It lets you measure the results of your campaign and understand how well your investment is paying off. You can also use these insights to increase the reach, engagement and ROI of your next video....

By focusing on the Instagram marketing trends we’ve included here, you’ll be able to build an effective Instagram marketing strategy and create high-quality content that gets your followers excited. This way, you can get more followers, increase engagement, and earn more revenue via the platform. 13 Instagram Marketing Trends for 2023 You Need to Watch: 13 Instagram Marketing Trends You Need to Watch: If you use Instagram for marketing, or you’re considering it, it’s important to stay on top of the latest Instagram marketing trends....

Albus Dumbledore has some of the best quotes from the entire Harry Potter series. Whether he is talking about death, magic, or love, his quotes are often full of insight and wisdom. Dumbledore lived a long and complicated life, so it’s no wonder he’s able to provide a lot of advice to others. Some of Dumbledore’s best quotes have to do with the power of love as this is a strong theme in the series....

With a 2020 reboot on HBO Max coming in the springtime, Gossip Girl has been in the news a lot, and it’s a great time to look back on what made the original series shine so brightly. Fans enjoyed catching up with the Upper East Siders in every episode over six seasons, and the drama was always at an all-time high. There are always a lot of fascinating things happening on a TV set when cameras aren’t focused on the fictional characters....

With the release of Doctor Sleep, the highly anticipated sequel to Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, the expected comparisons to the 1980 horror masterpiece have begun. Fans of Stephen King’s novel, on which the film was based, were elated to find out that Doctor Sleep would also be a continuation of that storyline as well, taking inspiration from the sequel novel that King wrote featuring an adult Dan Torrance grappling with his demons from the Overlook Hotel....

SpongeBob Squarepants is about as happy go lucky as you can imagine. Carefree, idealistic and naïve to a fault, Spongebob seems like the last cartoon character who would get anxiety. If anything, it’s Squidward, his longsuffering neighbor, who would most likely fall under anxiety’s spell. But in the dark corners of the internet, where innocence goes to die, memes have been made to warp Spongebob’s image to mean anything and everything at the same time....

Not even Disney could have expected that one goggly eyed green alien the size of a cotton ball would take the world by storm, but then The Mandalorian premiered and baby Yoda became beloved by people across the globe. This petite, computer generated Force-wielder may not be the titular character of the series, but given his popularity he may as well be. And of course, like any super popular character on a super popular TV series, baby Yoda has become a demigod of the internet fandom, inspiring enthusiasm and artistic expression among fans from every corner of the world....

For fans of the show, Game of Thrones is more than a spectacle of war in the middle ages; it’s an emotional, interpersonal drama made up of multidimensional characters, complicated relationships, and the often tragic outcomes of romance. Countless times we see our favorite characters fall in love, only to be ripped apart by political backstabbing or treacherous acts of revenge. While it might be hard to relive some of these moments, it’s worth looking back and remembering the most tragic love stories we witnessed on Game of Thrones....

The Toy Story franchise is one of the most beloved animated series’ of all time. They’ve perfected the formula of storyline/humor/character development and treated us to three phenomenal films. The fourth was pretty divisive upon its announcement, but many fans were pleasantly surprised with the film upon its release. Despite this, there are a fair few things about the toy-led saga that don’t quite add up. Its plot holes range from minor moments that don’t quite make sense, all the way to huge questions that plague the very basics of the plot....

The second season of Narcos: Mexico is set to be released on Netflix on February 13th. The series tells the stories of key drug lords in Mexico’s history. Currently, the focus is on Miguel Félix Gallardo, the ambitious boss of the Guadalajara Cartel who started out as a police officer and rose to be the biggest Mexican drug lord in the 80s. Narcos: Mexico is a spinoff of the original Narcos which chronicled the lives of Colombian kingpins Pablo Escobar and the Orejuela brothers of the Cali Cartel....

With the third season of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series on the way, it’s given fans a chance to reminisce on the original concept, which started over a decade ago. High School Musical premiered on Disney Channel in 2006 and quickly became a phenomenon. The film was so successful that it continued, birthing two sequels, all from the mind of Kenny Ortega. Over the trilogy, fans were treated to a variety of songs and choreography....

The CW’s viewer base steers toward the younger side due to its liking toward fantasy and science fiction shows, such as The Vampire Diaries and Supernatural. And it is also because of these shows that the network has tasted so much success. For around a decade these two shows were at the top of the CW, and still carry an enormous fanbase. We never got to see a crossover between them, but there were a lot of similar elements that they both shared....

With an upcoming Netflix live-action series that will serve as a retelling of the insanely popular Nickelodeon series Avatar: The Last Airbender, longtime fans have found themselves rewatching some of their favorite episodes of Avatar and even The Legend of Korra in preparation. We’ve been doing our fair share of rewatching as well, but the more episodes we’ve gotten through, the more we’ve been starting to realize that some things just don’t make much sense, no matter how many times we press the rewind button, but maybe it’s just us....

Despite receiving scathing reviews upon release, The Butterfly Effect has become a bit of a cult classic in recent years, as the people who like it really like it. While it’s certainly an ambitious film and Ashton Kutcher proves to be an adept dramatic actor, the story is still filled to the brim with plot holes and inconsistencies. But, then again, such is what you get with time travel stories. They’re insanely tricky to pull off, and, more often than not, they simply leave the viewer scratching their heads in utter confusion....