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Blu-Ray Review: The Terminator
The Film
James Cameron’s apprenticeship as a special effects artist for Roger Corman’s production company served him well on 1984’s The Terminator, Cameron’s second feature but the first to truly be his project from start to finish. Compared to later, more ...
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Shelf Life: A Matter of Life and Death
Shelf Life is a weekly feature that selects a film currently on DVD/Blu-Ray for review.
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s run of films in the 1940s marks one of the all-time great cinematic hot-streaks. Joining forces on a set of propaganda films that...
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Netflix Instant Picks 2/22/13—2/28/13
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 (2/18/13–2/24/13)
Welcome to The Penny-Pinching Cinephile, a weekly spotlight of the best free flicks on the web. ‘Cuz sometimes you gotta eat.
1.) A Woman Under the Influence
Even if you didn't catch Criterion's free weekend of films on Hulu, you can still check out Joh...
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Looking Back: ‘Hypocrites’
In Looking Back, writer Andreas Stoehr highlights movies from the underexplored grottos of film history.
If you’ve seen any movies by D.W. Griffith or Edwin S. Porter, you’ll know roughly what to expect from Lois Weber’s Hypocrites (1915). It’s shot with a ...
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Shelf Life: Adventureland
Shelf Life is a weekly feature that selects a film currently on DVD/Blu-Ray for review.
Of all the R-rated but sentimental comedies to come out of Judd Apatow’s immense talent pool, Greg Mottola’s 2009 Adventureland may be the least raunchy but also the mos...
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Netflix Instant Picks 2/15/13—2/21/13
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 (2/11/13–2/17/13)
Welcome to The Penny-Pinching Cinephile, a weekly spotlight of the best free flicks on the web. ‘Cuz sometimes you gotta eat.
1) The Night Porter
Talk about your toxic relationships. The focus of Criterion's slate of free movies on Hulu this we...
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Horror Flick Gut Lacks Punch
F
I hate to pick on the little guy. Low budget indies can't compete with Hollywood for production values and the money that buys big name talent. But when a movie as bad as Gut comes around, I have to through budget out the window. No amount of money could ...
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The Fire Heats Up Cold Euro-Drama
C+
Brigitte Maria Bertele’s The Fire starts innocuously enough, with a thirtysomething physical therapist, Judith (Maja Schöne) heading out for a night at the club alone after her boyfriend (Mark Waschke) calls with an excuse for not coming. She dances inno...
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