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‘Game of Thrones’ Renewed for Season Three, Nerds Rejoice
Raise your hand if you didn’t think Game of Thrones would get picked up by HBO for a third season? If your hand is up,…
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Austin Cinematic Limits: Catching Up With Mars, Jonny Mars
I first became aware of Jonny Mars during SXSW 2010, thanks to his role as Donnie in The Happy Poet. I have never been one…
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Blog of Thrones: Who’s Going to Hold You When ‘The Night Lands’?
If only one could create an opening credits sequence for a blog post, the one for this particular column would be as informational and visually…
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30 Things We Learned from the ‘National Lampoon’s Vacation’ Commentary
It’s not unusual for the first in a franchise to be the best, and that’s certainly the case with the ‘Vacation’ films.
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Austin Cinematic Limits: Alamo Drafthouse Goes to Slaughter
The Alamo Drafthouse Slaughter Lane enjoyed a very successful soft opening in early March, but they chose to wait until the dust settled after the…
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Blog of Thrones: Returning to Westeros, Where ‘The North Remembers’ and Dinklage Dominates
Four episodes. That’s about how long I was able to remain a skeptic. For some unforeseen and completely magical reason, I was able to remain…
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39 Things We Learned from the ‘Phantasm’ Commentary
Before ‘The Beastmaster’ and ‘Bubba Ho-Tep,’ Don Coscarelli gave the world ‘Phantasm.’
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Can Song Lyrics Ruin a Scary Movie Moment?
Song placement plays a very important role in a film ‐ a song can make you feel happy, sad, nostalgic or make you laugh. Scores…
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Hollywood Studios are Outsourcing Audience Jobs to China
Last year signaled a drop in tickets sold on domestic shores. Some theaters are responding by inflating their prices, but some Hollywood studios might be…
