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Seed-beds of style - 5 days ago
The Hunt for Red October. DB here: Seminar, orig. German (1889): A class that meets for...
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“I am not Carl Dreyer, and I should shut up” - 1 week ago
Kristin here: So says director Guillermo del Toro in his self-deprecating lead-in to his audio...
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Get well soon, Richie-san - 2 weeks ago
Donald Richie is in a Tokyo hospital recuperating from pneumonia. If you’ve read a book on...
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Daisies in the crevices - 3 weeks ago
DB here: If you wanted a prototype of some unique visual pleasures of 1930s cinema, you could do...
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Things we like of late - 4 weeks ago
One of several posters the Stenberg brothers designed for Miss Mend. We’ve been quite busy in...
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Between you, me, and the bedpost - 1 month ago
Imitation of Life. DB here: I do not like finding phallic symbols in movies. I grant you that there...
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Don’t knock the blockbusters - 1 month ago
Promoting Pirates of the Caribbean in Japan (By tralala.online) Kristin here: When was the last...
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Ten Best: Ethics, politics and tokenism in critical list-making - 12 hours ago
When the editors of Publishers Weekly came out with their lists of the best books of 2009, they...
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Still hungry? A Feast for the eyes... - yesterday
Let us give thanks for Matt Zoller Seitz, who cooked up this luscious banquet -- entitled "Feast"...
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Hollywood vs. New York: Isn't it romantic? - yesterday
Kirby Ferguson of GoodieBag.tv (whom you may remember from "Trajan is the Movie Font") has...
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North by Northwest with fish and vectors - 1 week ago
This film, "The Knife" by Mario Balducci,¹ was made for Nic Clear's Unit 15 course, "Crash:...
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The Eleven Worst Ambiguous Movie Endings - 1 week ago
Everybody hates it when they don't explain everything that happened by the time the movie is over....
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Fight Club at Ten: A Love Story - 1 week ago
Ten years after its release, there are still plenty of people who will not get David Fincher's...
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Let's fix those "ambiguous" endings, shall we? - 1 week ago
Nobody has ever satisfactorily explained what is supposedly "ambiguous" about the ending of "No...
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Peter Facinelli is a 'Twilight' doctor who is in demand - 10 hours ago
He has been acting for years, but wasn't prepared for the movie series' rabid fandom. ...
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Can Universal find a 'Bourne' replacement for Paul Greengrass? - 18 hours ago
The studio had been putting all of its focus on pushing ahead with sequels to its most valuable...
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Composer James Horner says Michael Bay wouldn't understand the soul of 'Avatar' - 15 hours ago
The Oscar winner says "Jim [Cameron] knows that a movie can become swamped in just unbelievable...
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It's movie night on a Baghdad street - 10 hours ago
An award-winning film that takes place after the U.S.-led invasion has its debut in the Iraqi...
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Warner Archive releases early musicals - 10 hours ago
'Rio Rita,' 'On With the Show!' and 'It's a Great Life' are some of the first in the groundbreaking...
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See It On Film: November 2009 - 4 weeks ago
Here are some of the films from the Criterion Collection that are showing in the Los Angeles area in...
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See It On Film: October 2009 - 2 months ago
Here are some of the films from the Criterion Collection that are showing in the Los Angeles area in...
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#94: I Know Where I'm Going! - 2 months ago
I Know Where I'm Going!, 1945, written and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. After...
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See it on Film: September 2009 - 3 months ago
I saw Play Time on 70mm at the Aero a few weeks back, and it occurred to me that this site's focus...
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#93: Black Narcissus - 3 months ago
Black Narcissus, 1947, directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, screenplay by Michael...
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Lea Michele's 'Glee'-ful awakening - 10 hours ago
"I channel Tracy Flick, yes." ...
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First-year show creators, producers hope for Golden Globe nomination - 10 hours ago
"Modern Family," "Glee," "Community" and "The Good Wife" are some of the breakout shows that could...
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'Conspiracy Theory With Jesse Ventura' on a mission - 10 hours ago
The former politician and wrestler mines the world of supposed coverups and secrets on truTV while...
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ABC still mulling over succession plan - 10 hours ago
As Diane Sawyer prepares to replace Charles Gibson at night, her morning job is still up for grabs. ...
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REI TV ads portray the outdoors in all its uncomfortable glory - yesterday
The outdoor retailer and BBDO have made the daring creative choice to show the backcountry as it is...
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Prime-time shows get last laugh on Leno - yesterday
Despite the dire predictions of some pundits, it appears there's life yet in scripted TV, as hits...
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Physicist Michio Kaku invites viewers through the wormhole - yesterday
The host of the new 'Sci-Fi Science' will look at the physics behind light sabers, traveling at warp...
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LCD TV prices plunge 22% from pre-Black Friday levels - yesterday
The smaller the model, the further the prices fall. But the best deals may be gone for now. ...
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The Road: world exclusive look at UK trailer - 6 hours ago
John Hillcoat's acclaimed adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's apocalyptic novel, starring Viggo...
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Humpday takes bromance love to the next level - 4 hours ago
Are you man enough for a little man-on-man action? Lynn Shelton's film Humpday pushes the boundaries...
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Twilight gives new Brontë films wings - 4 hours ago
Success of the Twilight saga books and films inspire new productions of Wuthering Heights and Jane...
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Transformers 2: Prime goes before the Fallen - 2 hours ago
But not before loads of massive robot attacks. And at 150 minutes long, that's an awful lot of metal...
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Paul Greengrass quits new Bourne film - 6 hours ago
Decision of British director of The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum to not return throws...





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