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All posts by Kristen Sales
The Penny-Pinching Cinephile (4/22/13–4/28/13)
Welcome to The Penny-Pinching Cinephile, a weekly spotlight of the best free flicks on the web. ‘Cuz sometimes you gotta eat.
1.) Peppermint Candy
The second film from internationally acclaimed Korean director Lee Chang-Dong, Peppermint Candy begins with...
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Los Angeles Top Five (4/19/13–4/25/13)
L.A. is the greatest place on earth to watch movies. Here are this week’s best picks.
1) The Big Lebowski at the Nuart (FRIDAY 4/19, MIDNIGHT)
The Dude at midnight? Sounds like the perfect combo to me. The timeless tale of a man...I won't say a...
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Los Angeles Top 5 (4/12/13–4/18/13)
L.A. is the greatest place on earth to watch movies. Here are this week’s best picks.
1) Electra Glide in Blue/Drive at the New Beverly (FRIDAY 3/12, 7:30PM)
The Association of Moving Image Archivists Student Chapter at UCLA presents a super rad double f...
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The Penny-Pinching Cinephile (4/12/13–4/18/13)
Welcome to The Penny-Pinching Cinephile, a weekly spotlight of the best free flicks on the web. ‘Cuz sometimes you gotta eat.
1) The Spirit of the Beehive
This gentle story of childhood has been hailed as one of the greatest Spanish films of all-time. A ...
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Los Angeles Top 5 (3/5/13–5/11/13)
L.A. is the greatest place on earth to watch movies. Here are this week’s best picks.
1) Sweet Smell of Success at the Billy Wilder Theater (FRIDAY 3/5, 7:30PM)
Renowned for stark, noir cinematography (by James Wong Howe) and scathing one-liner...
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The Penny-Pinching Cinephile (3/1/13–3/7/13)
Welcome to The Penny-Pinching Cinephile, a weekly spotlight of the best free flicks on the web. ‘Cuz sometimes you gotta eat.
1.) The Evil Dead
The Evil Dead's beauty lies in its simplicity. To wit, one of my favorite IMDb synopses ever: "Five friend...
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Los Angeles Top 5 (3/29/13–4/6/13)
L.A. is the greatest place on earth to watch movies. Here are this week’s best picks.
1) Stranger Than Paradise/Dead Man at the Egyptian (FRIDAY 3/29, 7:30PM)
Gorge yourself on beautiful black and white images with this stunning double feature ...
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The Spectacular Silent Snow White, Blancanieves
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Blancanieves is a truly stunning motion picture, the kind of movie that makes you glad the movies exist. One of the most original and charming films of the year, it is an imaginative interpretation of the Snow White fairy tale that combines the visual powe...
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The Penny-Pinching Cinephile (3/25/13–3/31/13)
Welcome to The Penny-Pinching Cinephile, a weekly spotlight of the best free flicks on the web. ‘Cuz sometimes you gotta eat.
1.) Stranger Than Paradise
We end the month with a delightful treat from Criterion's Hulu page: a whole slate of Jim ...
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Los Angeles Top 5 (3/22/13–3/28/13)
L.A. is the greatest place on earth to watch movies. Here are this week’s best picks.
1) Grand Illusion/Army of Shadows at the New Beverly (SATURDAY 22, 7:30PM)
Two tales of wartime French resistance make up this must-see double featu...
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