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19 Things We Learned from ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Commentary
At the tail end of 2013, Iron Man 3 received one of the biggest bitch-slaps of the year, courtesy of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.…
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The Best Blu-ray/DVDs of the Week: ‘The Visitor,’ ’12 Years a Slave,’ and ‘The Grandmaster’
Welcome back to This Week In Discs! If you see something you like, click on the title to buy it from Amazon. The Visitor John Huston and…
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Junkfood Cinema: Prattle Beyond The Stars
Unwrap the first bite of FSR’s newest, and possibly most ill-advised podcast: Junkfood Cinema. You’ve heard plenty of cyber banter on the “true classics,” on…
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27 Things We Learned from Harold Ramis’ ‘Groundhog Day’ Commentary
I made plans late last week to feature Groundhog Day as my next Commentary Commentary title, and immediately discovered that I didn’t own a copy…
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A Brief History of That ‘The Stand’ Movie That Should Not Be Made
Great cultural contributions are not fluid. A classic book does not need to automatically be turned into a feature film. A stirring song does not…
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The Best Blu-ray/DVD Releases of the Week: ‘Gravity,’ ‘Blue Is the Warmest Color,’ and ‘Mr. Nobody’
Welcome back to This Week In Discs! If you see something you like, click on the title to buy it from Amazon. Mr. Nobody Nemo Nobody (Jared…
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Fade Out: Harold Ramis (1944–2014)
Of course it happened in February. Yesterday, Harold Ramis passed away from complications resulting from autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis, a rare blood disease. He is survived…
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22 Things We Learned from the ‘Thor: The Dark World’ Commentary
By the end of the year, we will be ten films deep in Marvel Studios mythology, which is quite a feat by any standard. While…
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Arrow Films Unleashes ‘The Killers’ and ‘Phantom of the Paradise’ on Blu-ray
Most home video releases are mass produced and marketed by faceless conglomerates interested only in separating you from your hard-earned cash. If you look closely…
