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Another Way of Being a Woman
Tina Hassannia writes about Howard Hawks' seminal screwball comedy "His Girl Friday," now available on the Criterion Collection.
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A Masterpiece of Moments: “The Big Sleep” Turns 70
Jeremy Carr looks back on Howard Hawks's classic—and famously confusing—film noir on the 70th anniversary of its original release
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A Film of the Dead: On “Only Angels Have Wings”
Jake Cole on the Howard Hawks classic "Only Angels Have Wings," available now on Criterion Blu-ray.
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Say It Ain’t Snow: Movies to Watch During Your Blizzard
If you’re in the northeastern United States, chances are it looks like the fantasy sequence from that new Gregg Araki film. Thus, it is the perfect time to queue up some films, make some hot cocoa and popcorn, and comment “You’re the worst” on every social med...
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Top Ten “Too Old for This S***” Movies
In a medium as youth-obsessed as cinema, even stories of aging often address the problem of simply not being young anymore. This can take a variety of forms, the most potent of which often involves a character being forced to face their actions as they realize...
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Top 10 Films of 1932
The limited release of The Grand Budapest Hotel this past weekend was catnip for those of us who are fans of either a) Wes Anderson, b) classic Hollywood cinema, or especially c) all of the above. With the film being set predominantly in 1932 (or at least an a...
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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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Top 10 Snow Movies
While I've been fortunate enough to avoid the Polar Vortex here in sunny Los Angeles, much of the rest of the country has been trapped in varying levels of snow, all the while keeping their eyes on an Olympic games that had deliver the required frost manually....
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Top 10 Classic Star/Director Collaborations
With Leonardo DiCaprio & Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street attacking the box office, awards season, and cheap editorials nationwide, it's as good a time as any to consider those very special working relationships between a director and star that tr...
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Netflix Instant Picks 3/8/13—3/14/13
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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