Features
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Austin Cinematic Limits: What Are You Doing On Valentine’s Day?
Okay, I’ll come right out and say it: I really hate Valentine’s Day. It’s just another Hallmark holiday that was created to give retailers a…
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40 Things We Learned From ‘The Limey’ Commentary
You know, I know, we all know Steven Soderbergh doesn’t do anything by the book. Say what you will about his film making prowess, he’s…
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Aural Fixation: Why Adult Movie Fans Should Dig The Music of Kids Movies
Whether purposely sending a helicopter into the eye of a tornado or believing you are a real life fairy tale character, it seems that no…
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Austin Cinematic Limits: Spirited Away With Totoro and Friends
Co-founded in 1985 by Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and Toshio Suzuki, Japan’s Studio Ghibli is famous for its masterfully crafted animated films. A retrospective series…
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Culture Warrior: The First Oscar-Worthy Same Sex Kiss and The Academy’s Blurry Vision of History
The Oscar montage reel is a genre on its own. It’s transparently demonstrative of the overall function of the Academy Awards. These montage reels summarize…
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Aural Fixation: If 500,000 Units Sold Equals a Gold Record, What Equals Oscar Gold?
With the 84th Academy Award nominations announced last week (and me finally coming up for air post-Sundance), I wanted to give the five Original Score…
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61 Things We Learned from the ‘Armageddon’ Commentary
“I shoot a lot of sexy stuff.”
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Culture Warrior: George Lucas’s Problem of Mass Appeal
A week and a half ago, Anthony Hemingway’s Red Tails was released. On the surface, the film breathes Hollywood oxygen through-and-through. It’s a WWII era…
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Austin Cinematic Limits: Predicting SXSW, Slackerwood Moves and A Badass Oscar Nomination
As Austin’s filmmaking community migrates back to Austin from the snowy slopes of Park City, everyone is anxiously awaiting to hear whether or not their…
