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The Balcony (10 posts found)
A new section of the theater where you’ll find another view of the silver screen. With lists, galleries, recommendations, and more, the view from above is always swell.
Opening Acts 3/11/2015
Opening Acts highlights the best pieces of writing on film, television, and literature published around the Internet. Please share if you like what you see.
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The Film That Makes Me Cry: Fiddler on the Roof, by Andrea Chapman. Chap...
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Redone and Dumber: 5 Unnecessary Remakes
A lot of remakes get a bad wrap. There are some wonderful stories that for whatever reason (setting, format, an enduring quality) that yearn to be revisited. Michael Mann's L.A Takedown needed to be made into Heat; Brian De Palma and Al Pacino famously revisit...
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Actors! They Really Can Do It All?: Four Actors that Released Albums
True story: I work at a record store, and one day I was going through our soul/r&b section straightening it up when I came across a great discovery – Terrence Howard has an album. It’s called Shine Through It. As Terrence Howard will be turning 46 today, i...
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A Fascinated Man: On Errol Morris and His Short Documentaries for Grantland
If you’ve been following either this site or Grantland for the last week, you’ll know that Grantland had an Errol Morris week dedicated to writing and discussing his filmography as well as featuring a new short documentary each day, collectively titled “It’s N...
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Watch This: New Errol Morris Short Documentary “Most Valuable Whatever”
As part of Grantland's Errol Morris Week last week, they debuted a brand new short documentary from the prolific filmmaker titled "It's Not Crazy, It's Sports", each highlighting a bizarre true story involving sports and their fans. The last one is subtitled "...
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Opening Acts 3/9/2015
Opening Acts highlights the best pieces of writing on film, television, and literature published around the Internet. Please share if you like what you see.
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See the 9 Strict Rules Every 'Road Runner' Cartoon Had to Follow by Abid...
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Watch This: New Errol Morris Short Documentary “Chrome”
As part of Grantland's Errol Morris Week last week, the site debuted a new short documentary by the prolific filmmaker each day titled "It's Not Crazy, It's Sports", highlighting a bizarre true story revolving around sports and their fans. The latest one is su...
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Opening Acts 3/6/2015
Opening Acts highlights the best pieces of writing on film, television, and literature published around the Internet. Please share if you like what you see.
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There's no universal "right age" for Aliens, or any other movie by...
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Watch This: New Errol Morris Short Documentary “Being Mr. Met”
As part of Grantland's Errol Morris week, they are premiering a new short documentary by the prolific filmmaker each day titled "It's Not Crazy, It's Sports", documenting a bizarre true story related to sports and their fans. The latest one bears the subtitle ...
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Watch This: New Errol Morris Short Documentary “The Streaker”
As part of Grantland's Errol Morris week, they are premiering a new short documentary each day titled "It's Not Crazy, It's Sports", documenting a bizarre true story involving sports and their fans. The latest one is subtitled "The Streaker", featuring an inte...
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