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All posts by Jake Pitre
Birthday Wishes: The Virtuosic Hayao Miyazaki Is 73
The recently maybe perhaps un-retired Hayao Miyazaki turns 73 today. Whether or not the legendary Japanese animator and director makes another film, his filmography speaks for itself as one of the strongest in world cinema. As the co-founder of Studio Ghibli, ...
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Birthday Wishes: Brad Pitt Is 50, Therefore No Longer Relevant
You know you're really somebody when Kanye likens himself to you. "Start a fight club, Brad Reputation," he sings on "Bound 2", one of the best tracks off Yeezus. Although, Brad Pitt probably already knew he was somebody before Kanye let him know. But it helps...
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‘Grand Piano’ Trailer Is Pretty Bonkers
I hadn't heard of Elijah Wood's next thriller (following this year's underrated Maniac), Grand Piano, until today. I put on the trailer, without any idea of the plot, and I thought, "Wow", to myself at least five or six times throughout the two-minute look at ...
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Birthday Wishes: The Man, The Legend, Yasujiro Ozu
He may be long gone, but the great Yasujirō Ozu lives on through his phenomenal filmography. Ozu was born today in 1903, and he died today in 1963, which was a little cruel of Death.
Considered one of the most influential filmmakers of all-time, the Japanes...
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Birthday Wishes: Hailee Steinfeld Turns 17
Hailee Steinfeld, best known for playing Mattie Ross in the Coen brothers' True Grit, turns 17 today. Steinfeld is one of the biggest young actresses to watch right now.
This year alone she played Juliet in the latest adaptation of Romeo and Juliet opposite...
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Birthday Wishes: Woody Allen, Nervously, Turns 78
Cinema's most prolific eccentric turns 78 today. Woody Allen is one of American film's most important filmmakers, from classics like Annie Hall and Manhattan to this year's Blue Jasmine. His grasp of comedy, of dialogue, of formal control, all impress in even ...
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Birthday Wishes: Kathryn Bigelow Evades Controversy, Celebrates Birthday
Today we wish a happy 62nd birthday to Kathryn Bigelow, arguably one of the most exciting major directors working today. As the director of The Hurt Locker, Bigelow became the first woman to win the Oscar for Best Director (as well as the equivalent awards at ...
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‘Gimme Shelter’ Trailer Provides Unintentional Laughs
January is typically where studios throw movies that they don't expect much from. It's the dead zone of cinema, so to speak. Gimme Shelter, directed by Ron Krauss, seems poised to continue this tradition. Distributed by Roadside Attractions, it stars Vanessa H...
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Tense U.S. Trailer For Asghar Farhadi’s ‘The Past’
Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi wowed North American audiences in 2011 with his striking drama, A Separation, ultimately winning the Oscar for Best Foreign-Language Film and being nominated for Original Screenplay. His new film, The Past, stars Bérénice Bejo ...
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Birthday Wishes: Martin Scorsese Is 71 Today
The one and only Marty Scorsese (I can call him Marty) is 71 today. Despite being one of American cinema's most legendary directors, Scorsese didn't win a Best Director Oscar until 2006's The Departed. Some of his most acclaimed films are Taxi Driver (1976), G...
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