Movies
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‘Miss Bala’ Turns a Tragic Situation Into a Mundane Frustration (Mexico)
Laura (Stephanie Sigman) is a tall, long-limbed beauty who feels trapped and unappreciated in her small town outside Mexico City, so she leaves and follows…
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Eva Green’s ‘Womb’ Is Pregnant With Possibility That It Never Quite Delivers
Two kids, a boy and a girl, play along a cold-looking stretch of beach on the English coast. The pre-teens grow close, but before they…
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How Clint Mansell Brought ‘Moon’ Down to Earth For Three Nights in LA
Los Angeles’ Largo at the Cornet is a small venue where even the last row in the house is a good seat. There is no…
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25 Things We Learned from David Fincher’s ‘Se7en’ Commentary
Remember a time before 1995 when movies were loaded with rainbows and puppies? Strawberry ice cream poured out of every frame. Then Se7en came along. Then things got really interesting.
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The 20 Most Anticipated Movies of Summer 2012
Nothing says “summer at the movies” quite like a metric ton of big name blockbusters flooding theaters near you – superheroes on top of superheroes,…
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Movies to See Before the World Ends: Children of Men
The Mayans, the wise race of ancients who created hot cocoa, set December 21st, 2012 as the end date of their Calendar, which the intelligent…
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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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10 Weak Movie Characters Who Became Incredible Badasses
by David Christopher Bell It’s called a character arc, and everybody has one. It’s the progression of a character throughout a film as they go…
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‘The Island President’ Draws Attention to a Global Issue By Focusing on One Small But Fascinating…
‘The Island President’ Draws Attention to a Global Issue By Focusing on One Small But Fascinating Man The Maldives is a nation located in the…
