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6 Filmmaking Tips from Alejandro Jodorowsky

We compiled advice from the surrealist filmmaker behind 'El Topo' and 'The Holy Mountain' (and almost 'Dune'). Read More

Blu-ray Spotlight: ‘Clint Eastwood: 20-Film Collection’ Gathers Some Of the Man’s Best and Worst…

Blu-ray Spotlight: ‘Clint Eastwood: 20-Film Collection’ Gathers Some Of the Man’s Best and Worst Work In One PlaceBox-sets, much like anthologies,… Read More

Blog of Thrones: ‘Mhysa’ Ends Season Three With a Soft Landing

Spoilers for Game of Thrones through the end of season three begin now. Consider yourselves warned, lowborns.The formula is there,… Read More

22 Things We Learned From the ‘Lifeforce’ Commentary

“It’s about relationships. It’s about the relationship between men and women and how that can turn, how there can be… Read More

6 Filmmaking Tips from Richard Linklater

Here's some free advice from the director of 'Dazed and Confused' and the 'Before' trilogy. Read More

Blog of Thrones: Never Forget ‘The Rains of Castamere’

There’s a scene in Silver Linings Playbook, one of last year’s big Oscar contenders, in which Bradley Cooper’s mentally unstable… Read More

Fund This Film: ‘Air Sex’ Doc to Finally Bring Mimed Fornication to the Big Screen

Fund This Film: ‘Air Sex’ Doc to Finally Bring Mimed Fornication to the Big ScreenGiven that the Air Sex World Championships… Read More

The Spirit of ’68 in the Criterion Collection: ‘Medium Cool’ and 11 Other Films About Revolution

Haskell Wexler’s Medium Cool is a film whose immediacy and docu-realism was all too fitting for an America that could,… Read More

25 Things We Learned from the ‘Independence Day’ Commentary

“People were more concerned about this dog than about the millions of people in the cities. I think it says… Read More

Blog of Thrones: The Death Index and Other Fun

Well, that was a little awkward, was it not? Last night’s episode of Game of Thrones was far more glamorous… Read More