Movies
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Aural Fixation: The Sound of Sex Addiction and Other ‘Shame’-ful Secrets
When it comes to director/screenwriter Steve McQueen and screenwriter Abi Morgan’s film about living a life of secrets (and what it does to those who…
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New Hi-Res Stills from ‘Prometheus’ Put Their Best (Terrifyingly Huge) Face Forward
Last week, the Internet was swarmed with a bevy of information and bootlegged marketing from Ridley Scott’s upcoming Prometheus, his Alien maybe-kinda-sorta-in a way-prequel. Various…
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Foreign Objects: ‘Guilty of Romance’ (Japan)
Sion Sono’s films have never really been aimed at a wide audience, but few directors are as capable as he is of making the ugliest…
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31 Things We Learned from the ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ Commentary
Martin Brest doesn’t make enough movies, but at least he talks about them once in a while.
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Junkfood Cinema: ‘Deep Blue Sea’ is the Deepest Bluest, Fin Shaped Leftover for Your Black Friday
Welcome back to Junkfood cinema; nature is lethal, but it doesn’t hold a candle to the McRib. Welcome to the feast of intellectual famine! For…
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Foreign Objects: ‘Meet the Feebles’ (New Zealand)
In honor of The Muppets and our ongoing Muppet coverage this week’s Foreign Objects is sticking with the puppet theme in our own special way.…
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6 Intense Dinner Party Movies
For Thanksgiving in 2011, David Christopher Bell compiled this list of movies to rival your own gathering.
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Aural Fixation: To Speak or Not To Speak? The Role of Music in Film as Seen Through ‘The Artist’
We all know that music is an important part of the film experience. It helps set the mood and has the power to completely influence…
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The MOD Quad: Hickey & Boggs, The Incredible Melting Man, A Quiet Place in the Country, The…
The MOD Quad: Hickey & Boggs, The Incredible Melting Man, A Quiet Place in the Country, The Revolutionary MOD, or manufacturing on demand, means studios…