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The Penny-Pinching Cinepile (5/7/13–5/13/13)
Welcome to The Penny-Pinching Cinephile, a weekly spotlight of the best free flicks on the web. ‘Cuz sometimes you gotta eat.
1) Raw Deal**
Directed by Anthony Mann and shot by famed noir photographer John Alton, Raw Deal is a classic, hard-boi...
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Looking Back: ‘The Phenix City Story’
In Looking Back, writer Andreas Stoehr highlights movies from the underexplored grottos of film history.
I don't usually think of myself as an angry person. When life is unfair, my reaction tends to be one of anxiety, or maybe sadness. Rarely do I lash out....
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Netflix Instant Picks 5/3/13—5/9/13
Every week at Movie Mezzanine, we pick some of the best films currently on Netflix Instant in the United States and Canada. Whether they are big releases or hidden gems, these movies make your subscription worth the price. From each library we select one Newly...
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The Great Netflix Purge & the Future of Streaming Media
Tomorrow, on May 1st, a huge selection of titles will be expiring from Netflix in the United States. The majority of films expiring are from MGM. Many are schlocky B-movies, as well as a number of true classics like Kes, A Canterbury Tale, The Man Who Fell to ...
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Shelf Life: Forbidden Planet
Contrary to the largely political bent of the 1950s boon of science-fiction films, Fred M. Wilcox’s 1956 Forbidden Planet exists on largely psychological planes, played out in tense interpersonal relations that frequently hinge on Freudian overtones. Its deep-...
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Netflix Instant Picks 4/26/13—5/3/13
Every week at Movie Mezzanine, we pick some of the best films currently on Netflix Instant in the United States and Canada. Whether they are big releases or hidden gems, these movies make your subscription worth the price. From each library we select one Newly...
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Shelf Life: The Yards
Shelf Life is a weekly feature that selects a film currently on DVD/Blu-Ray for review.
Operatically bold in his thematic expression of modern America but intimately timed to improvised characterization and serendipitous sights and sounds, James Gray has em...
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Netflix Instant Picks 4/19/13–4/25/13
Every week at Movie Mezzanine, we pick some of the best films currently on Netflix Instant in the United States and Canada. Whether they are big releases or hidden gems, these movies make your subscription worth the price. From each library we select one Newly...
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Netflix Instant Picks 4/12/13—4/18/13
Every week at Movie Mezzanine, we pick some of the best films currently on Netflix Instant in the United States and Canada. Whether they are big releases or hidden gems, these movies make your subscription worth the price. From each library we select one Newly...
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The Penny-Pinching Cinephile (4/12/13–4/18/13)
Welcome to The Penny-Pinching Cinephile, a weekly spotlight of the best free flicks on the web. ‘Cuz sometimes you gotta eat.
1) The Spirit of the Beehive
This gentle story of childhood has been hailed as one of the greatest Spanish films of all-time. A ...
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