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A Cinephile’s Survival Guide to February
As assuredly as Punxsutawney Phil will crawl out of his hole every February 2nd and declare it spring (or six more weeks of winter), the second month of the year also brings upon all of us some of the worst box office weekends on the calendar. Known as a dumpi...
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Right on Film: 5 Films Born of the Reagan Era
Ronald Reagan was a controversial president. There wasn’t a line he straddled for most people; you either hated the man and his politics or you adored his way of thinking. Whether you hated Reagan or not, however, the perception of masculinity, patriotism, and...
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The Wolves of Park City: The Angulo Brothers and Their Favorite Sundance Movies
I don't know about you, but every time I inexplicably achieve something great, I celebrate with movies. And pasta. But mostly movies. When I graduated from 8th grade, my dad took me to see Up. When I graduated from high school, my friends and I watched Dazed a...
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Jupiter Ascending: Or the Opposite Direction
Way back at the turn of the century, The Wachowskis created a little science-fiction film entitled The Matrix. The film featured spectacular effects, incredible choreography, and an intriguing story. The film would inspire a mega franchise including two sequel...
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10 Best Picture Nominees That Should Have Won
Star Wars was nominated for Best Picture. Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial and Avatar were all nominated for Best Picture, but failed to hold the statuette. Oscars rarely celebrate the box-office smash or sci-fi adventure film. They represen...
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Black and/or White: Race Relations on Film
Why can’t we all just get along? It should be easier than easy to vibe with people from other backgrounds than our own; there should be no obstacles or roadblocks segregating us or just plain old keeping us divided. But it’s 2015, and racial harmony is still a...
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All That Jazz: 5 Great Jazz Scores
Amidst the praise of Whiplash (now on Blu-ray and DVD) comes a contemplation of music in film, specifically that fantastically dynamic, American genre called jazz. Throughout cinema history, jazz has been employed to pervade films’ settings with an eclectic ra...
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Sight/Sound: 6 Films Whose Titles Come from Songs
Naming can be difficult, whether it’s a newborn or a startup company. You have to weigh certain qualities: originality, specificity, impact. “Google” doesn’t mean anything, but it worked regardless. Naming a film can be just as cumbersome, and in unique ways. ...
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Scene by Scene: A Breakdown of Essential Spike Lee scenes
One of the best summations of Spike Lee I’ve ever read came in Wesley Morris’s review of his latest film Da Sweet Blood of Jesus (now available on Vimeo as well as iTunes on Feb. 13th) by writing, “No one makes a mess like Spike Lee.” Spike Lee is a filmmaker ...
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Now Showing: The Theaters of the Sundance Film Festival in Salt Lake City
One of the hidden secrets about Sundance that nobody wants to reveal — because “going to Park City” just sounds more prestigious — is that Salt Lake City is a better place to experience the festival in more ways than one. Standing in line "patiently" is worth ...
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