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Blu-Ray Review: “Nightbreed”
Distributor: Shout! Factory/Scream Factory
Release Date: October 28, 2014
MSRP: $29.93
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Film: C+ / Video: A- / Audio: B+ / Extras: A-
Clive Barker’s love for ornate monster effects precludes suspense in Nightbreed, which flashes sights of d...
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TIFF Dispatch #1: “Foxcatcher”, “Clouds of Sils Maria”, and “Maps to the Stars”
So many films—regardless of their genre or origin—deal with the psychology of interpersonal discord that it’s scarcely worth mentioning them as some kind of classifiable phenomenon. But when you watch a variety of films that have little to do with each other—f...
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David Cronenberg’s “Maps to the Stars” Will See Early 2015 Release
I've got good news, and I've got not-as-good news. The good news is that David Cronenberg's Maps to the Stars has finally gotten American distribution! The not-as-good news? We won't see it this year, as distributor Focus World will put out the film in early 2...
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Cannes 2014 Releases Official Selection Lineup
After sifting through 1,800 unique submissions, the Cannes film festival has finally released its official selection lineup of 49 films. The following will continue to be updated as they announce more titles. It should be noted that the prestigious festival, w...
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Trailer for David Cronenberg’s “Maps To The Stars” Online
Gather round Cronenberg fans for the first trailer of his latest film Maps To The Stars. This outing finds Cronenberg setting his off-kilter lens onto Hollywood life with a screenplay by Bruce Wagner. The film made the list of our own Russell Hainline's Top 50...
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Top 10 Stuck on Transportation Movies
All movies aim to transport us, but only a few do so by such literal means. In honor of the upcoming Liam Neeson thriller Non-Stop, here are, as far as I'm concerned, the top ten films that take place, at least mostly, within the confines of a single mode of t...
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‘A Christmas Story’ Turns 30
I saw A Christmas Story at the Hudson Mall Cinema in my hometown of Jersey City, New Jersey. My parents took my siblings and me, and while I don’t recall my Pops’ reaction to the film, I vividly remember my mother hating it with the heat of a thousand suns. He...
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David Cronenberg Slams Stanley Kubrick’s ‘The Shining’
In the past few weeks, it's been all the rage to rag on Stanley Kubrick's The Shining. The man behind the tale of extreme writer's block and telekinesis, Stephen King, recently called the 1980 adaptation of his classic horror novel "misogynistic," among other ...
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Netflix Instant Picks 3/22/13—3/28/13
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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