Author: Christopher Campbell
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Last Night on TV: David Copperfield Showed Up on Top Chef
Welcome to Last Night on TV, our daily column that looks back at what happened on television the night before. If we’re going to stay…
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10 Big Questions Left Unanswered By 10 Cloverfield Lane
It’s incredible that nobody even knew about 10 Cloverfield Lane before January. Well, not by name, anyway. We know it was originally The Cellar and…
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Street Appeal: The Meanings in Addresses as Movie Titles
New Line Productions, Inc. Two of my niche film studies interests come together this week with the release of 10 Cloverfield Lane: movie locations and…
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It is Gary Oldman’s Destiny To Play J. Jonah Jameson in the Next Spider-Man Movie
Summit Entertainment Yesterday, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that J.K. Simmons has been cast as the new Commissioner Gordon for the DC Extended Universe movies. The…
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Why Zootopia Could Give Walt Disney Animation Its First Big Franchise
With record-breaking box office and an unprecedented level of acclaim (by aggregate standards), Disney’s new animated feature, Zootopia, is sure to generate sequel talk this…
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10 Big Questions Left Unanswered By London Has Fallen
London Has Fallen is not a movie worth thinking about. It’s not that it’s not good enough. It’s that it’s not that kind of movie.…
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The Movie Presidents of Election Years
London Has Fallen (Focus Features) If there’s one thing I thought about while watching London Has Fallen, it’s “this movie is so stabby.” Second to…
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Nina Trailer: Is This Another Shot At An Oscar for Nina Simone’s Life Story?
The Academy went with another music documentary for the Oscar last weekend, but Liz Garbus’s What Happened, Miss Simone? would have also been a great…
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What ‘The Doors’ Taught Us About Biopics
Oliver Stone’s celebration of Jim Morrison and the titular rock group is filled with inaccuracies, but does the truth really matter in the movies?
