film and acting
Se7en: The Masterpiece Nobody Planned to Make
The rain in this film doesn't fall because someone decided it would look atmospheric. It falls in nearly every outdoor scene, hour after hour, day after day, while a city that never gets a name rots in front of the camera like meat left out in the sun.
Miloš Biković for HEDONIST: I Enjoy the Process of Thinking, the Scent of Pine and the Sea
Enjoyment is when a person feels alive, so it gives me a sense of being alive. However, hedonism is often linked to certain material pleasures, to something connected with status. Still, I don't think that's what Aristippus of Cyrene, a student of Socrates and the first theorist of this concept, had in mind.
How Film Tastes Changed Through the Decades (3): From Disney to Superheroes
In the first two instalments of this series, we traced the journey from the gangsters of the Great Depression, through Hitchcock’s thrillers and the rebellion of the 1960s, to the moment when Spielberg and Lucas discovered that a film could become an event larger than the story itself - and Hollywood in the 1980s turned that idea into an industrial model.
How Film Taste Has Changed Through the Decades (Part 2): From Rebellion to the Blockbuster
In the first part of this series, we traced Hollywood's path from the gangsters of the Great Depression, through the noir of the postwar years, to Hitchcock's psychological games with audiences in the 1950s - watching an entertainment system take shape into something we'd still recognize today. But that system, however stable it looked, already carried the seed of its own upheaval.
How Film Taste Has Changed Through the Decades (Part 1): From Gangsters to Hitchcock
Movies change alongside their audience. Look back at the history of popular film from the 1930s to today, and it becomes clear that genres don't rise and fall by accident. In times of crisis, audiences look for escape. In uncertain periods, they turn to darker stories. In eras of technological upheaval, they want spectacle. And whenever the way people watch films changes, what the film industry produces changes along with it.
How Biljana Čekić Became Popular on Both Sides of the Atlantic at the Age of 13
At just thirteen years old, she became famous almost overnight on both sides of the Atlantic. With deep emotions written across her face and a steel determination to save her younger brother, she guided audiences through the horrors of an infamous concentration camp. Long before the public had the opportunity to watch Dara of Jasenovac, the controversy and debate surrounding the film had already made headlines in political and artistic circles.
Marilyn Monroe: The Woman Who Became Bigger Than Her Own Life
There are very few people in the world whose names require no introduction. Marilyn Monroe is one of them. There is no need to mention that she was an actress. No need to list films, dates, or biographical details. A single photograph is enough. The white dress lifted by the wind above a New York subway grate. Red lipstick. Blonde hair. A smile that seems both seductive and vulnerable.
Branka Katić for HEDONIST: I Was Captivated by the Beauty and Fairytale Charm of Trebinje
“This is my first time in Trebinje, and I am completely captivated by the beauty and fairytale charm of this city. What makes it especially emotional for me is the fact that a young Nebojša Glogovac once ran through these very streets, growing up to become one of the greatest actors our region has ever known. It is a beautiful city - now I understand why Nebojša loved it so much, why he always spoke about it, and why he wanted to return here with his family”.
Zlatan Vidović for HEDONIST: Black Humor Is Our Natural Defense Mechanism
Actor Zlatan Vidović told HEDONIST magazine that the story of the film Biće novih leta, inspired by a true event from Banja Luka, immediately won him over with its warmth and local authenticity. However, he also points out that he quickly realized the film’s message goes far beyond the borders of any single city.
