Author: Christopher Campbell
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Lena Dunham Writing for Archie Comics Is a Great Sign For the Brand’s Movie and TV Future
Back when I was a humongous fan of Archie comics, there was an attempt to make the brand more hip, maybe even attract more male…
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‘Kids For Cash’ Review: A New Kind Of ‘Scared Straight!’ For the Post-Columbine Generation
In the 35 years since Scared Straight! won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, there have been numerous follow-ups and a brand of juvenile rehabilitation…
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2014 Oscar Predictions: A Dog Named Oscar Picks Underdogs to Win Oscars
Welcome to our second annual event in which we look to our pets for the last word on Oscar predictions. As you may recall from…
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7 Scenes We Love From ‘Blazing Saddles’
Blazing Saddles could be the most difficult movie to celebrate with a Scenes We Love feature. Not only is it a laugh-a-minute comedy with too…
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We Need More Special Achievement Oscars to Honor What Is Interesting In Cinema
Every year that goes by without a Special Achievement Academy Award given out at the Oscars is another year where it feels like cinema isn’t…
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12 Big Questions Left Unanswered By ‘3 Days to Kill’
One of the first things answered in 3 Days to Kill is that this isn’t in fact a Taken retread. Maybe it’s a parody of…
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‘The Inspector Chronicles’ Is the ‘Doctor Who’ Spoof Movie Sorta Spun-Off From ‘Community’
Once upon a time there was a TV show called Community. No, wait, first upon a time there was a TV show called Doctor Who.…
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6 Scenes We Love From ‘The ‘burbs’
Joe Dante’s The ‘burbs, which turns 25 tomorrow, was a nice way to end a decade filled with a nostalgia for the simple 1950s idea…
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This Year’s Split Between Best Picture and Best Director Could Be the Ideal Equivalent of a Tie
It’s not definite that this year’s Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director will go to different movies. But it is very likely that Alfonso…