Author: Monika Bartyzel
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7 Reasons to Have Hope for the Return of ‘Twin Peaks’
ABC Twin Peaks is returning. After years of teasing, and vague hints like “that gum you like is going to come back in style” being…
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7 Actresses Who Could Genderbend the Vampire Lestat
Geffen Pictures We’re still over a month away from the 20th anniversary of Neil Jordan’s Interview with the Vampire, yet everything’s coming up bloodsucker. Years…
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8 Excellent Cinematic Moments Set to Leonard Cohen Tunes
Lionsgate This past Sunday, Leonard Cohen, the poet and singer songwriter with the beautiful baritone voice sandpapered by time, “about 500 tons of whiskey, and…
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The Early Films of 7 Modern Directors
Libra Films I love looking at filmmakers’ early work. Sure, it might be juvenile or lacking the grace of experience, but it’s also the artistic…
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7 Movies You Can Watch to Replicate the TIFF Experience at Home
Open Road Films It can be quite magical to be at a large film festival. There are hundreds to choose from – heaps of beautiful films…
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8 Films That Immortalize the Lost Charm of the Video Store
Miramax There are many reasons to mourn the end of the video store era. Our world of curated shops with mainstream and independent cinema is…
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8 Limited Releases That Kicked (Modest) Box Office Ass This Summer
ArtAffects Entertainment Superheroes rule the box office and the Guardians of the Galaxy have brought us the biggest film of the summer (which is about…
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7 Absurd Feel Good Movies That We Really Really Really Ridiculously Need Right Now
Paramount Pictures From Robin Williams’ suicide to James Foley to the shooting death of Mike Brown and the ongoing tension in Ferguson, Missouri, that it…
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7 Awesome Movie Moments for Grammar Nerds
Warner Bros. Movies almost always start with a collection of words and thoughts crafted into narratives, yet cinema rarely revels in this beauty. Sure, now…