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The Best of TIFF 2014
After two weeks of wall-to-wall movies, writing, late nights, coffee, deadlines, and sleep deprivation, the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival has come to a close. Thankfully, right before our writers on the ground collapsed from exhaustion, they wrote a...
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A Conversation On “Land Ho!”
Editor's note: The following is a conversation on "Land Ho" between two of our Boston film critics, Sean Burns and Jake Mulligan. Please enjoy this not-so-standard form of criticism.
Jake Mulligan: We’re here to talk about Land Ho! today, which should ...
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Halftime Report: The Best Movies of 2014 So Far
The year has now half passed us by, which marks a good opportunity to take stock of what it's offered cinematically so far. Releasing a "best of" list for half a year may seem like clickbaiting, and perhaps it is, but it's no more so than any other kind of lis...
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The Lars von Trier Retrospective
There are very few provocateurs in the film biz these days, and of the ones that do exist, hardly any hold a candle to Lars von Trier's consistently shocking, daring, extraordinary filmography. Originally one of the founders of the Dogme-95 movement of avant-g...
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TIFF Next Wave Festival Shows the Importance of Youth in Cinema
Written by Amir Soltani and Adriana Floridia, the following report is from the "TIFF Next Wave Film Festival" in Toronto, CA.
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The TIFF Next Wave Film Festival, taking place at Toronto's TIFF Bell Lightbox this weekend (February 14-16) is curated by a com...
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How We Fell In Love With the Movies
'Tis the day of love, this February 14th, and thus we'll all be focusing on the loves that make our lives worth while, whether they exist or not. But no matter how many times your heart is broken by another person, you could at least always count on great movi...
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The 50 Best Movies of 2013
We thought that 2012 was a fantastic year for film, but 2013 turned out to be even better. Not even 50 places seems like quite enough to recognize every great movie that hit theaters over the past 12 months, but we've done our best to narrow it down. Nearly 30...
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Individual ‘Best Movies of 2013’ Ballots
Below are the individual ballots from each writer on the Movie Mezzanine staff. Hopefully you'll find an eclectic batch of interesting films from these lists, which best describes this great year of film. And be sure to check out our list of the 50 best films ...
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Cinematic Thanksgiving: What We’re Thankful For
In attempt to celebrate Thanksgiving, a holiday that means something to Americans and absolutely nothing to just about everyone else around the world, the writers of Movie Mezzanine would like to share with you all what they’re thankful for this year.
Sam F...
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