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All posts by Jake Pitre
6 Recent Movies With Wasted Premises
Sometimes, people get fantastic and brilliant ideas. Occasionally, these people have the resources and wherewithal in order to see their idea come to pure fruition, a successful expression of an inspired vision. More often than not, unfortunately, either the p...
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7 Troubled Productions That Ended Up Being Great Anyway
By now, the fact that Richard Linklater’s Boyhood was shot over twelve years is essentially a common household piece of trivia. Of course, this longevity was by design - it tells the story of a family over the course of as many years as a couple’s son grows up...
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10 Films Mishandled by the MPAA
Firstly, you’ll notice that I am not Scott Nye. He has moved on to bigger and better things, so I hope I can bring half as much insight and fun to these lists as he did.
The ratings board for the Motion Picture Association of America is a fickle organization...
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The Male Gaze Has Outlived Its Usefulness
Mulvey may have been right about its existence, but she was wrong about the potential for change.
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A Critical Moment For Female Directors
The film industry is no different from any other, in that, it unfortunately remains male-dominated. Last year was an especially poor showing for mainstream cinema, with only one film solely directed by a woman being released on more than 2000 screens (Kimberle...
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“Batman v Superman: Colon: Subtitle: Etc”
Zack Snyder's Batman vs. Superman movie now has a full title, and Twitter loves it! Or rather, everyone on Twitter loves to make jokes about it. The real title is Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, an unsurprisingly nonsensical choice. Here are some of my fav...
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Godzilla and Films That Are Better Than They Have Any Right To Be
Let's face it: Batman vs. Superman is going to suck. Jurassic World? Give me a break. Don't even get me started on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I don't know how these movies will actually end up, but I know enough to be sure that they will suck. Hard.
This...
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“Spring Breakers: The Second Coming” Is…Coming
It's happening. There is a sequel in development to 2013's masterpiece of neon-tinged debauchery, Harmony Korine's Spring Breakers. Titled Spring Breakers: The Second Coming (obviously), it appears that the production company Wild Bunch is going to the Cannes ...
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The MTV Movie Awards Were On Last Night, Apparently
While everyone else was watching Game of Thrones or Mad Men, I am told that the MTV Movie Awards happened last night. The live event was hosted by Conan O'Brien, a man used to being ignored over on TBS, and Zac Efron took off his shirt and everyone clapped.
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“Too Dumb to Notice”: The Lie About Movies For Kids
Due for release less than a year after the first film, Planes: Fire & Rescue will hit theatres on July 18. The animated sequel again has the voice of Dane Cook as Dusty Crophopper, an air racer that must now turn to wildfire air control. The sequel also st...
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