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A New Way of Telling Love Stories
Marshall Shaffer sits down with Drake Doremus, the director of the new film "Newness," to talk about technology and modern romance.
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László Nemes and Géza Röhrig
on “Son of Saul”
László Nemes' tour-de-force directorial debut, Son of Saul—which centers on the titular main character’s (Géza Röhrig) quest to bury the body of a dead boy that he claims is his lost son—is a powerful, thoughtful and inspiring representation of the horrors of ...
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High Cinema: Drugs in Film Infographic
There may be no better day than 4/20 to talk about the presence of drugs in cinema, or, in this case, take a look at the presence of drugs in cinema. For your viewing pleasure on this most exalted day among enthusiasts of a certain...substance, this detailed i...
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Opening Acts 3/18/2015
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.
For your reading enjoyment …
Crossing borders at True/False 2015 by Scott Tobias. Tobias examines a t...
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Opening Acts 2/6/2015
Every day, 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.
For your reading enjoyment …
1. Do Australian Movies Really Reflect Our Multiculturalism, ...
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The World Is Ready For Female Leads, Is Hollywood?
It is time to give more of our blockbusters over to women. In 2014, five films featuring women as the leading role have won the box office on their opening weekend. For years, it was considered box office poison to have a woman lead to sell a film. So far this...
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Weekend Box Office: “Transformers” Trounces “Tammy”
It was a fairly slow weekend at the box office, as it sometimes is on a weekend when everyone is off of school and work and there are outdoor barbecues and fireworks to attend to. This weekend was especially slow - indeed, the worst Independence Day weekend si...
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Why “Star Wars” Needs a Chinese Director
With Rian Johnson set to direct Star Wars Episode VIII, Internet response seems united in praise. He joins fellow “superfans” Gareth Edwards and Josh Trank, both attached to unspecified "Star Wars" spinoffs. It’s impossible to judge sequels to unmade sequels. ...
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Why It’s So Hard to Blame Gun Violence on the Movies
Earlier this week, Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday responded to the crimes of Elliot Rodger by writing a thoughtful op-ed about the pervasive influence of the systemic misogyny in Hollywood. She called out one film by name - Neighbors – which caused s...
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Fresh Off of Cannes Debut, “Foxcatcher” Teaser Drops
After a delay of almost a year for the release of Bennett Miller's Foxcatcher made its world debut at Cannes Film Festival to an overwhelmingly positive reaction today. Multiple critics are already predicting awards nominations for the film and Steve Carell fo...
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