Maximalist film

Maximalist film or maximalist cinema is related to the art and philosophy of maximalism.

Background

In the arts, maximalism, a reaction against minimalism, is an aesthetic of excess.^[1] The philosophy can be summarized as "more is more", contrasting with the minimalist motto "less is more".

Notable filmmakers

This type of film includes the likes of directors:

King Hu^[2]
Shaw Brothers^[3]
Daniels^[4]
Ringo Lam^[5]
Bill Gunn^[6]
Tarsem Singh^[7]
Tyler Perry^[8]
Michael Bay^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]
Zack Snyder^[13]^[14]^[15]
Julie Taymor^[16]
Emerald Fennell^[17]
Sofia Coppola^[18]
Tony Scott^[19]^[20]
Paul W. S. Anderson^[21]
Terry Gilliam^[22]
Paul Verhoeven^[23]
Federico Fellini^[24]
Paolo Sorrentino^[25]
Pedro Almodovar^[26]^[27]
Edgar Wright^[28]
Sam Raimi^[29]
King Vidor^[30]
Oliver Stone^[31]
Steven Spielberg^[32]^[33]
Alejandro G. Inarritu^[34]
Quentin Tarantino^[35]^[36]
S. S. Rajamouli^[37]^[38]
Youssef Chahine^[39]
Josef von Sternberg^[40]
Max Ophüls^[41]
Orson Welles^[41]
Christopher Nolan^[42]
Rainer Werner Fassbinder^[41]
Tim Burton^[43]
The team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger^[44]
John Woo^[45]
Genndy Tartakovsky (Hotel Transylvania)^[46]
Masaaki Yuasa^[47]^[48]
Xavier Dolan^[49]
Paul Thomas Anderson^[50]^[51]
Baz Luhrmann^[52]^[53]
Danny Boyle^[54]
Guy Ritchie^[54]
James Cameron^[55]
Joachim Trier^[56]
Park Chan-wook^[57]
Gasper Noe^[58]

List of notable maximalist films

References

External links

Minimalism and Maximalism: The 42nd New York Film Festival - Senses of Cinema

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[1] It sparks joy. The rise of maximalism, where there's no such thing as too much|CBC News

[2] Goodbye, Dragon Inn - Metrograph

[3] The 1980s Gave Us One of the Most Over-the-Top Kung-fu Movies of All Time|Collider

[eeaaofrontrunner-4] 1 2 How Everything Everywhere All At Once Became a Best Picture Winner|TIME

[5] The Incendiary Cinema of Ringo Lam on Notebook|MUBI

[6] Bill Gunn|Film Essay|Gagosian Quarterly

[7] Dear Jassi review - Hollywood maximalist makes first Indian movie|Toronto film festival 2023|The Guardian

[8] Tyler Perry's 'For Colored Girls' - Review - The New York Times

[9] Bay Watch - Film Comment

[10] The 50 Best Good Bad Movies - The Ringer

[11] 15 Directors With a Signature Style|ScreenRant

[12] Highest Grossing Directors of All Time - Screen Rant

[13] Zack Snyder’s Favorite Films, From ‘A Clockwork Orange’ to ‘Blue Velvet’

[14] Streaming: Army of the Dead and cinema's best zombie films|Movies|The Guardian

[15] Top Films of 2021 — 15-11|In Review Online

[16] The Urgency of Sundance's 'Issue' Films in 2020 - The Atlantic

[17] 'Saltburn' basks in excess and bleak comedy: Pop Culture Happy Hour : NPR

[18] 'I didn't want to do another movie with Bill Murray - there was too much pressure' - Sofia Coppola - independet.ie

[19] Tony Scott Made Movies as a Maximalist - The New York Times

[20] The 14 Best Val Kilmer Movies Ranked|/Film

[21] The Unusual Genius of the "Resident Evil" Movies|The New Yorker

[22] Brazil: five films that may have influenced Terry Gilliam's dystopian masterpiece|BFI

[23] You Don't Nomi Movie Review - Book and Film Globe

[24] Born 100 Years Ago, Filmmaker Federico Fellini Captured The Messiness Of Life|WAMU

[25] Coming in December - Metrograph

[26] 7 of Pedro Almodovar's most stylish films (including his latest, Pain and Glory)|Vogue India

[27] ReFocus: The Films of Xavier Dolan - Google Books (pg.3)

[28] 18 Comedies So Funny You'll Cry With Laughter|ScreenRant

[29] Darkman|Screen Slate

[30] March-April 2020 - Film Comment

[31] Observations on film art : Friendly books, books by friends

[32] Will Steven Spielberg's Lincoln Sweep the 2012 Oscars?|Vanity Fair

[33] Steven Spielberg's 'BFG' Box Office Flop: Has Spielberg Lost Touch? - Variety

[34] Has "The Revenant" established Alejandro G. Inarritu as today's most acclaimed director?|Read|The Take

[35] Quentin Tarantino's Films As Infographics - Vulture

[36] The Misunderstood Ambition of "Hudson Hawk"|The New Yorker

[:0-37] 1 2 Abrams, Simon. "RRR movie review & film summary (2022) | Roger Ebert". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 2022-07-04.

[:1-38] 1 2 Bui, Hoai-Tran (2022-06-22). "The Daily Stream: RRR Is A Maximalist Epic That Puts Hollywood Blockbusters To Shame". SlashFilm.com. Retrieved 2022-07-04.

[39] In the Realm of the Senses: The Egyptian Stories of Youssef Chahine on Notebook|MUBI

[40] Review: Dietrich & von Sternberg in Hollywood on Criterion Blu-ray - Slant Magazine

[tellinggodshonesttruth-41] 1 2 3 Eugene Kotlyarenko is Telling God's Honest Truth - Interview Magazine

[42] For the Filming of Widescreen Snowscapes and Against the Interpretation of Dreams on Notebook|MUBI

[43] Bitter Pill: Kathryn Andrews at the Nasher Sculpture Center|Glasstire

[44] The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, Directed by The Archers|Talk Cinema

[45] When Jean-Claude Van Damme became Hong Kong’s gateway to Hollywood / The Dissolve

[46] Upcoming Animated Movies Your Kids Will Get Excited For |/Film

[47] Best Anime Movies of All Time (Top 100) - Paste

[48] The Best Movies on Crunchyroll - Paste

[49] IT'S ONLY THE END OF THE WORLD: Xavier Dolan's First Misfire – Film Inquiry

[50] How Paul Thomas Anderson sets himself apart from Hollywood's other wunderkinds - Slate Magazine

[51] The 10 Best Modern Ambient Films - Page 2 - Taste of Cinema

[52] After Elvis, Baz Luhrmann Will Make One of His Old Movies Even Longer|Vanity Fair

[53] Navigating 'Australia' - The Week

[generationofmaximalism-54] 1 2 Baz Luhrmann and the Generation of Maximalism - MovieWeb

[55] Bigelow vs. Cameron – IFC Center

[56] Wanting Less and Needing More: Minimalism, Maximalism, Ryusuke Hamaguchi and the Rest of 2021 in film - Filmmaker Magazine

[57] The 20 Best Movie Music & Film Scores of the 2010s|IndieWire

[58] Meet The Director Behind Some Of The Most Disturbing & Unforgettable Films Ever Made|theMusic.com.au

[59] Film List with David McMichael of Hyperreal Film Club - Conflict of Interest

[60] MAXIMALIST FILMS: Gleeful chaos reigns —— Hyperreal Film Club

[61] Observations on film art: Tony and Theo

[62] CC50|Canyon Cinema

[63] 'Total Recall' at 25: Paul Verhoeven's sci-fi still shooks - Los Angeles Times

[64] Revisiting 1980, the Year the Movies Killed Disco - InsiderHook

[65] Xanadu at 40: a mesmerisingly messy musical failure|Musicals|The Guardian

[66] ‘Dunkirk,’ ‘Call Me By Your Name’ top AP’s best 2017 films - Entertainment & Life - telegram.com - Worcester, MA

[67] The mystic maximalism of Darren Aronofsky's "Mother!"|Salon.com

[68] Speed Racer Is Not An Art Film – The Sundae

[69] Review: ‘American Made’ has an undeniable shaggy-dog charm|Movies|journalstar.com

[70] The 90s Film About Three Drag Queens Stranded in Small-Town America|AnOther

[71] A maximalist family romp in ‘The Croods: A New Age”|Movies|nwitimes

[72] Charlie’s Angels: Love it or hate it, the original movie is an unintentional Warholian masterpiece

[73] 'Army of the Dead' Netflix Trailer and Release Date: WATCH - Vulture

[74] 10 great French period films|BFI

[75] 20 Years On, ‘Moulin Rouge!’ (2001) Remains a Metatheatrical, Maximalist Masterpiece — Flip Screen

[76] The Best Movies of 2020 - The Ringer

[77] Safe At Home Blu-Ray Round-Up - The Retro Set

[78] QFT Programme 1993 Jan Special Season on JSTOR

[79] All 25 Martin Scorsese Movies, Ranked - Thrillist

[80] Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods Takes On the Black Trauma of Vietnam|The New Republic

[81] Da 5 Bloods review — Spike Lee throws a light on the role of African-American soldiers in Vietnam|Time Out

[82] In The Heights Review: Jon M. Chu's Lin-Manuel Miranda Adaptation Is the Best Hollywood Musical in Years - Paste

[83] The Blues Brothers at 40: a manic musical romp that still sings today|Movies|The Guardian

[84] World of Wong Kar Wai, The Ten Commendnments, Southland Tales and More: Jim Hemphill's Home Video Recommendations|Filmmaker Magazine

[85] Youth gangs, psychic schoolgirls and outer space: the cult films of the 70s|HUNGER TV

[86] 100 Best Thriller Films Of All Time|Time Out London

[87] BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOUR / OH COMELY - JASON WARD

[88] tcoming.com|Lola Montes

[89] The 25 Most Influential Movie Scenes of the Last 25 Years|Vanity Fair

[90] From Jean-Luc Godard to Federico Fellini: 10 essential Maximalist films|Far Out Magazine

[91] 'Jungle Cruise' film review: a classic summer blockbuster souped up for the modern age|NME Australia

[92] 68 Movies We Can't Wait to Watch in Theaters in 2021 - Film School Rejects

[93] Brian De Palma on how he depicts women in his films|EW.com

[94] Two men and a lady: perspective and 'The Last Duel' : Pop Culture : NPR

[95] MUBI Special: John Carpenter's 1980s: A Double Bill|MUBI

[96] The New Titans: Notes on Michael Bay's "Transformers: Dark of the Moon"|MUBI

[97] The 50 Best Animated Movies|Movies|Empire

[98] 'Pam & Tammy' and the Obsession With '90s Revisionism - The Ringer

[99] 10 great disaster films|BFI

[100] "Pam & Tammy" is compelling viewing but leaves a bitter taste|The Economist

[101] The 10 Best Movie Musicals in Cinema - High On Films

[102] 10 great films about mothers|BFI

[103] 'The Bling Ring' and the new American Dream - Los Angeles Times

[104] Todd Haynes' quiet precision makes Carol one of the year's best films - nashvillescene.com

[105] Dracula | Screen Slate

[106] How Joe Dante Mastered Mainstream Meta Horror From Gremlins to Piranha|Collider

[107] Everything Everywhere All At Once review: A multiverse epic|Digital Trends

[108] Review: 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' offers maximalist madness - Washington Square News

[109] Review: 'The Unbearable Weright of Massive Talent' - Metro Weekly

[110] Five animated films that show the medium isn’t just for kids|Culture|dailynebraskan.com

[111] New website Missing Movies is compiling a listing of non-streaming classics - Little White Lies

[112] What films deserved to make our "best of 1999" list?|AV Club

[113] A Brand New Start Of It: Scorsese's NEW YORK, NEW YORK - Birth.Movies.Death.

[114] Baz Luhrman Gives Maximalism Meaning in Elvis & The Great Gatsby - Collider

[115] Belle review: Mamoru Hosoda revives Beauty and the Beast for an online era - Polygon

[116] What critics say about films showing this week - Cape Cod Times

[117] The 50 Greatest Movie Dance Scenes of All Time - Vulture

[118] ‘Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse’ Directors Discuss Their Sequel (Video Interview)|Cartoon Brew

[119] Films of Endearment - Google Books (chapter:"1985: Garden")

[120] How Fantasia Went From A Box Office Bomb To A Cultural Touchstone - Slash Film

[121] 'Into the Spider-Verse' is a hallucinogenic web of pulpy styles - Arkansas Times

[122] I Already Miss the Maximalist Movie - Vulture

[123] Eye on Iñárritu: The Misguided Maximalism of 'Birdman' | - Vague Visages

[124] The Overwhelming Charm of Maximalist Filmmaking - Match Cut

[125] 'Moonage Daydream' is a swirling, maximalist mosaic of Bowie's alter egos|WBUR News

[126] 5 things to watch this weekend - 27 to 29 May|BFI

[127] Margot Robbie's Babylon is either the worst film of 2022 or the best|British GQ

[128] Holiday Stuffing|Movies|Style Weekly

[129] Robert Zemeckis’ Motion Capture Trilogy: The Polar Express, Beowulf, & A Christmas Carol|In Review Online

[130] Artists and Models|Frank Tashlin|In Review Online

[131] The Lighthouse|Robert Eggers|In Review Online

[132] Shite & Sound - Metropolis (1927) & Chopping Mall (1986) on Stitcher

[133] ‘Encanto’ Film Review: Disney Goes to Colombia for a Moving but Overstuffed Family Comedy-Adventure - Yahoo Life

[134] The 10 Best Action Movies of 2022 - Paste

[135] Damien Chazelle: 5 Films That Inspired 'Babylon'|A.frame

[136] The 10 Worst Oscar Bait Movies of All Time, According to Reddit|Collider

[137] How (and where) to watch Oscar-nominated films online|WGN Radio 720 - Chicago's Very Own

[138] Why Netflix's 'Blonde' is facing criticism|Mashable

[139] Babylon IMAX Review: Alarming Maximalist Filmmaking - Back to the Movies

[140] In 2022, Movies Celebrated and Dreaded Spectacle - The Escapist

[141] 'Moulin Rouge' Will Always Be Baz Luhrmann's Maximalist Magnum Opus|Collider

[142] What's With All the Maximalist Movies These Days?|Collider

[143] X-Men: Days of Future Past Is Maximalist Hollywood Filmmaking at Its Best - Slate Magazine

[144] Optic Antics - Google Books (pg.15)

[145] Mother India (BFI Film Classics) - Google Books (pg.102)

[146] Research Handbook on Communicating Climate Change - Google Books (pg.331)

[147] Raising Hell: Ken Russell and the Unmaking of The Devils - Google Books (Section 4)

[148] Robert Bresson (Revised) - Google Books (pg.440)

[149] Shadows, Specters, Shards - Google Books (pg.37)

[150] The end has no end: why Hollywood should stop splitting movies into two|Movies|The Guardian

[151] Beau is Afraid an epic of anxiety|News|recorderonline.com

[152] Greta Gerwig Talks About the Maximalist Approach She Used For BARBIE and How Shakespeare Inspired The Movie — GeekTyrant

[153] 'Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé' is maximalist excellence : Pop Culture Happy Hour : NPR

[154] Review: Everything will happen in ‘The Sweet East,’ a maximalist, nonchalant teenage odyssey - Columbia Daily Spectator

[155] Noir Affect - Google Books (ch."Peripheral Noir, Mediation, and Captitalism: Noir Form, NoirMediascape, Sociological Noir"

[156] Rosamund Pike Says 'Saltburn' Is a "Delicious" New Film|Observer

[157] 'Elvis' Is Utterly Disorienting. That’s the Point. - The Atlantic

[158] The Heroic Trio|Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

[159] Studio Ghibli's The Boy And The Heron Screened At TIFF – Here's What People Are Saying|/Film

[160] 10 Movies From The '70s & '80s We Wished Were In IMAX - Screen Rant

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