Movies
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‘Les Miserables’: A Guide to the Surprising Depth of Its Stars’ Singing Backgrounds
Let it never be said that director Tom Hooper took the easy road with his follow-up feature to his Oscar-winning The King’s Speech. While Hooper’s…
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Junkfood Cinema: The Questionable ‘Good Burger’ Restaurant Review
Welcome back to Junkfood Cinema. What we do here, besides significantly skew the national cholesterol averages, is to blur the line between the worlds of…
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13 Things We Learned From the ‘ParaNorman’ Commentary
From 2012, here’s a rundown of all that we heard and learned of interest while listening to the commentary for the Laika animated feature.
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Review: ‘What a Man’ Shows a Funnier, Sweeter Side of Germany
When you think about the best romantic comedies and their countries of origin there a few clear names at the top of the list. Hollywood,…
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6 Filmmaking Tips From Akira Kurosawa
We compile the best advice from the master filmmaker Akira Kurosawa, director of such classics as ‘Seven Samurai’ and ‘Rashomon.’
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Why ‘Heaven’s Gate’ Deserves the Second Chance That Criterion Didn’t Give It
From 2012, Landon Palmer reviews the Criterion release of Michael Cimino’s notorious masterpiece.
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40 Things We Learned from the ‘Prometheus’ Commentary
Whether you loved Prometheus or hated it with every fiber of your being, you can’t deny the fact that it was at least successful in…
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Soundtracks Go Old School With New Vinyl-Only Releases
We may stand in line to get our hands on the latest technology and watch as record stores close their doors as more and more…
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Criterion Comparison: Steven Spielberg’s ‘Lincoln’ vs. John Ford’s ‘Young Mr. Lincoln’
Since his infamous assassination in Ford Theater was re-imagined for D.W. Griffith’s Birth of a Nation, American movies have been just as fascinated by Abraham…
