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21 Things We Learned From the ‘Aftershock’ Commentary
Eli Roth is best known as a director of small, gory horror films like Cabin Fever and Hostel, and for giving a memorably bad performance…
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Movie Houses of Worship: Richmond’s Byrd Theatre
“Movie Houses of Worship” is a regular feature spotlighting our favorite movie theaters around the world, those that are like temples of cinema catering to…
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22 Things We Learned from the ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ Commentary
Back in 2009, Gavin Hood came off some smaller independent character pieces to direct the big-budgeted superhero film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. After a work print…
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Tarkovsky’s ‘Stalker’: The Antidote for Big Budget Summer Sci-Fi
Looking for any excuse, Landon Palmer and Scott Beggs are using the 2012 Sight & Sound poll results as a reason to take different angles…
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Savoring ‘Babette’s Feast’ on Criterion as Cuisine for Your Eyes
I had a roommate in college who, every day like clockwork, ate dry toast for lunch while watching The Food Network. While he never explained…
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Fade Out: Dennis Farina (1944–2013)
Dennis Farina, the actor known for roles in Law & Order, Snatch, Get Shorty and Midnight Runhas died. NBC News reports that the cause of…
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17 Things We Learned From the ‘Street Trash’ Commentary
The ’80s were a special time for horror films as the art of prosthetic gore and special effects really came into their own in a…
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Fund This Film: ‘Jesse Heiman: World’s Greatest Extra’ Follows an Unlikely New Hollywood Icon
Fund This Film: ‘Jesse Heiman: World’s Greatest Extra’ Follows an Unlikely New Hollywood Icon With tons of movie and TV appearances under his belt, chances…
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26 Things We Learned from the ‘Spring Breakers’ Commentary
“He’s kind of like a cosmic gangster. like some kind of strange gangster mystic. you think he’s one way, and then he starts going into outer space. From booties to god in a split instant.”
