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All posts by Max Covill
Ron Howard to Chase ‘The Beatles’ in New Documentary
Director Ron Howard has been tapped to direct an official documentary on The Beatles. The film will focus on the 1960-66 period when the four lads from Liverpool captivated audiences around the world. It has the full cooperation of Apple Corps Ltd, the studio ...
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First Trailer for Cannes Jury Prize Winner, Xavier Dolan’s ‘Mommy’
One of the most buzzed about films at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival was Xavier Dolan's Mommy. At only 25 years of age, Xavier Dolan shared one of the fest's most prestigious awards, the Jury Prize, with none other than Jean Luc-Godard. The film will be dispute...
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Final Trailer for Studio Ghibli’s ‘When Marnie Was There’
When Marnie Was There is the latest film from Studio Ghibli. The film opens this weekend, if you happen to live in Japan. Regardless of where its opening, any new film in the Studio Ghibli library is reason enough to celebrate and this new film comes from the ...
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Marvel at the Latest ‘Big Hero 6’ Trailer
Disney has decided to release new footage of their upcoming superhero animated film, Big Hero 6, without the fanfare of Comic-Con. The first trailer released for the film was more of a short based in the world and gave a small glimpse into the characters. Whil...
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Delve into the Mystery with Latest ‘Gone Girl’ Trailer
While America was celebrating its independence over the weekend, the Dunne's were celebrating their anniversary.
20th Century Fox has unveiled a new trailer for the David Fincher film, Gone Girl. Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike star as the Nick and Amy Dunne,...
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The Second Criterion: “Persona”
Few films have been written about and scrutinized as much as Ingmar Bergman's Persona. With so many elements of the feature ripe for discussion, from the unsettling opening sequence to the perceived merging of two separate women, the film has bewildered and fa...
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‘The Disappearance Of Eleanor Rigby’ Trailer Fuses A Love Story
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby has seen a lot of changes since it was originally conceived. When the film first debut in September of last year at TIFF, director Ned Benson showcased it as two separate films subtitled Her and Him. The films told a love sto...
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Zak Penn Rewriting Video Game Thriller ‘Ready Player One’
Ready Player One was one fine debut from writer Ernest Cline. Mixing elements of a pop-culture into a MMORPG world, Ready Player One was an incredibly satisfying read. The material is ripe for a film adaptation and Warner Bros. Pictures is moving forward with ...
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Alfonso Cuarón Not Directing ‘Fantastic Beasts’ and Why That’s Great News
Look we all understand Alfonso Cuarón is in hot demand right now. His film, Gravity, revolutionized what we can expect from the future of Science-Fiction films and was box-office success. Perhaps it even should've won the Oscar for Best Picture. Well there are...
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First Look from Cannes at Michel Hazanavicius’ ‘The Search’
Talking about a vast change in direction. Michel Hazanavicius will have his new feature film, The Search, premier at the Cannes Film Festival in a few short days. If you can remember Hazanavicius won an Oscar for his film The Artist that had plenty of nifty la...
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