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Vagabonding Through Zubrowka: Wes Anderson Style
The Grand Budapest Hotel is a movie that covers a lot of ground. Thematically, it is a heist/caper film following a concierge and his assistant as they escape countless dilemmas. One of the things most interesting about The Grand Budapest Hotel is just how man...
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If the Tuxedo Fits: Four Great Non-Bond Bond films
Last weekend saw the release of Matthew Vaughn’s latest film Kingsman: The Secret Service. I was in love with this film for many reasons – it’s a Matthew Vaughn film, Colin Firth is kicking ass, Samuel L. Jackson has a lisp, the action was jaw-dropping at its ...
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One Sheet: A Collection of Minimalist Posters for “Nightcrawler”
Dan Gilroy's Nightcrawler was one of my favorite films of last year, so naturally I picked it up immediately when it came out on Blu Ray last week. In addition to picking up my favorite films upon their home releases, I also like to look up any minimalist post...
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Club Kid: John Hughes and “The Breakfast Club”
ELUSIVE from the prying minds of critics and cinephiles, the legacy of John Hughes lives on with little in the way of his personal opinions. For a man who wrote past the point of obsession, it is a bitter pill to swallow - but from what the late filmmaker gave...
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Film Love is Blind: Our Cinematic Infatuations
Perhaps I say this because I live an insulated lifestyle, but I believe cinema has a power to bring out both the best and the very worst in us. You'll find a film that you adore and laud it loudly, but then you encounter someone with the opposite opinion, and ...
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Tainted Love: Inappropriate Relationships in Film
Romantic love can be a highly uncomfortable concept. Two (or three and even more) people suddenly see their private worlds intertwining and their emotions spiraling out of control. I might be exaggerating, of course; real life rarely, if ever, resembles the mo...
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Firth Place: Colin Firth as Badass
As sad as it is for the ladies of the world to accept, the Mr Darcy of our generation has moved on. From being one of the most swoon-worthy actors on screen, Colin Firth has slowly progressed from the reluctant but lovable romantic to kick-ass leading man.
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Masc on Tape: The Crisis of Masculinity in 5 Films
“Be a man.” Three simple words, but oh so damning; they’re a regressive callback to masculinity’s days of yore, as harmful to men themselves as to their loved ones. “Be a man”; it’s a box that guys should be encouraged to break out of, and in 2015, that appear...
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Shall We Dance?: The Best Musical Sequences on Film
It’s not just the tracks from musicals that seem to forever replay themselves on loop in the heads of avid watchers. It’s the theatrics, the shift in lighting, and the vibrancy of actors, staying in sync with their dancing partner. It’s the ability to progres...
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Perfect Pesci: The Best Performances
Joe motherflippin* Pesci, one of America’s greatest living actors, and the Baby Boomer's answer to James Cagney, has a strange and wonderful résumé, and he was born today in 1943. At the front of mind are his collaborations with Scorsese and De Niro or the int...
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