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10 Denzel Washington Performances
If Tom Hanks is my generation’s Jimmy Stewart, then Denzel Washington is its Sidney Poitier. Washington’s career in some ways parallels Poitier’s, though even at his most noble, he had the luxury of adding more bite than Poitier could in his heyday. As a sexy ...
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‘Computer Chess’: A Wholly Original Comedy
There's no other movie like Computer Chess. It's an idiosyncratic beast that plays by its own rules and no one else's. Very, very few people are going to like it, but those who do will cherish it forever, and probably keep it alive on the cult circuit for year...
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‘The Act of Killing’: A Maddening and Unforgettable Documentary
The Act of Killing is one of the best documentaries of the year, and I don't ever want to see it again.
Watching this film is both ideologically riveting and morally repulsive. From very early on, I wanted to walk out of the theater, but I couldn't. It'...
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The David Lynch Retrospective: ‘Lost Highway’
The Movie Mezzanine Filmmaker Retrospective series takes on an entire body of work–be it director’s, screenwriter’s, or otherwise–and analyzes each portion of the filmography. By the final post of a retrospective, there will be a better understanding of the fi...
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Glitz, Gloss and Flesh in Michael Winterbottom’s Shapely ‘The Look of Love’
Director Michael Winterbottom and actor Steve Coogan's latest unorthodox biopic is yet another dizzying, boundlessly engaging achievement from the as-of-yet inextinguishable pairing behind 24 Hour Party People, Tristram Shandy: A Cock & Bull Story and The ...
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Your Guide to Outfest 2013
Having run since 1982, Outfest is one of the older major LGBTQ-focused film festivals in the United States. Now through July 21st, scores of movies about gay, lesbian, transgender, and more otherwise non-heteronormative people will be playing at various venues...
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‘Bluebird’ Director Lance Edmands Talks Thinking Visually, Writing For Women and Shooting on 35MM
Against a remote, small-town backdrop in snowy Northern Maine, one woman's simple mistake has tragic consequences for two separate families. Such is the premise of Lance Edmands' haunting low-key drama, Bluebird.
Having cut his teeth editing the movies of h...
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The David Lynch Retrospective: ‘Wild At Heart’
The Movie Mezzanine Filmmaker Retrospective series takes on an entire body of work–be it director’s, screenwriter’s, or otherwise–and analyzes each portion of the filmography. By the final post of a retrospective, there will be a better understanding of the fi...
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Our 15 Most Anticipated Films at the Los Angeles Film Festival
The Los Angeles Film Festival (a.k.a. LAFF) has steadily been growing into one of the most finely programmed festivals of the summer. Featuring all sorts of titles ranging from the greatest hits of Sundance, highly-anticipated studio films, art-house darlings,...
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Through the Looking Glass: Marie Antoinette
In preparation for the release of The Bling Ring this week, I decided to rewatch Sofia Coppola’s oeuvre and fill in any gaps within my viewing history. While it is fair to categorize me as a Coppola fanboy, I found myself drawn to a film that is divisive even ...
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