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Examining The Films of Spike Lee
Spike Lee is one of the few directors working today whose style is immediately recognizable. From the tone-setting opening credits sequences, to the famously infamous double dolly shot, to cinematography and editing that felt as if it were physically affecting...
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How We Became Film Critics
More than 40 writers contribute to this publication. Each of them lead different lives, derive from different backgrounds, live everywhere from Poland to New York City to Australia to India. What connects these writers, aside from this outlet, is their individ...
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Examining the Career of David Cronenberg
This post originally appeared at Dork Shelf. The upcoming introduction has been penned by its founder, Andrew Parker. A few Mezzanine writers have contributed to the following piece.
"It’s been almost decades in the making amid a still flourishing career, b...
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Netflix Instant Picks (9/27/13—10/3/13)
Every week at Movie Mezzanine, we pick some of the best films currently on Netflix Instant. Whether they are big releases or hidden gems, these movies make your subscription worth the price. Read on for this week’s picks.
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Don’t Look Now (Nicolas Roeg, 19...
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Wrapping Up the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival
With the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival coming to a close, we put together a small, but hopefully helpful overview of what may be the greatest film festival in North America. Below four of our writers who attended the festival rattle of a pair of the...
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Discussing ‘2 Guns’: A Passable Washington and Wahlberg Action-Comedy Joint
2 Guns, the new action-packed Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg joint, is now playing in theaters across the country. Two of our writers, being the dedicated cinephiles they are, attended a screening and decided that an informal discussion might lead to more...
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The Woody Allen Retrospective: Part 2
Our Woody Allen retrospective continues today with our exhaustive examination of every film the neurotic genius directed from 1990-2012. (In case you missed it, part 1 was published yesterday.)
If these past 22 years have taught us anything, it's that the m...
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The Woody Allen Retrospective: Part 1
With the upcoming release of Blue Jasmine, we here at Movie Mezzanine decided dive back into the past to examine the voluminous and brilliant filmmaking career of Woody Allen. Since the peerless auteur has helmed over 40 feature films, we've divided the retros...
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The Halftime Report: Our Favorite 15 Films from the Past Six Months At the Movies
Note: Last month the foolish founder of Movie Mezzanine made the grave mistake of publishing a halftime report before it was halftime. He deeply apologizes for the editorial faux pau and hopes you enjoy this now timely piece.
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Come this December every fil...
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