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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 266: “The Village”
In this episode, Josh and Gabe are joined by Alexander Huls to talk about M. Night Shyamalan's "The Village."
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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 215: “Signs”
Grab as many glasses of water as you can, a baseball bat, and your inhaler, because it's time for a very special, spook-tacular episode of Mousterpiece Cinema. (What? If Starbucks can start the Pumpkin Spice Latte in September, we can start our October theme n...
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How M. Night Shyamalan Lost His Place In The Cinematic World
There was a time when M. Night Shyamalan was not a joke: when each new film of his didn’t offer a better punch line; when you were sure something like the trailer for his latest film, The Visit, wasn’t meant to be funny; when his name wasn’t literally laughabl...
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Woody Allen’s “Irrational Man” Is Familiar, But Engaging
Woody Allen’s latest vehicle conveys the filmmaker’s self-deprecating ways and recurrent fascinations with death and murder. Joaquin Phoenix is suitably cast as the nihilistic and life-hating philosophy professor Abe Lucas. Following Allen’s dreary and forgett...
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Opening Acts 1/23/2015
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 …
Michael Bay Apologizes, Will Cut B-52 Crash From Film, ...
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“Inherent Vice”
Note. This review originally ran as part of our coverage of the 2014 New York Film Festival.
What if Paul Thomas Anderson wasn’t the much-cherished heir apparent to American Cinema that many in certain circles wish him to be? What if the dude just wanted to...
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First “Inherent Vice” Trailer is Totally Bonkers and Wonderful
The first trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson's highly anticipated Thomas Pynchon adaptation Inherent Vice has finally landed online, and I am absolutely speechless. This looks totally loony, and I mean that as a gigantic compliment. As you're watching the traile...
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Early Prognosis On “Inherent Vice” Is Good
As we near closer to the New York Film Festival world premiere of Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice on October 4th, critical word is beginning to gather on Anderson's eagerly anticipated adaptation of Thomas Pynchon's novel. NYFF Director of Programming Ken...
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Netflix Weekend 7/25: Joaquin Phoenix Edition
This week we’ll be highlighting three films starring Joaquin Phoenix, for no real good reason other than that he’s become one of the greatest modern actors of our time.
Let’s take a look at Gladiator first. This film is interesting to me because it’s one I’...
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New York Film Festival to Feature “Gone Girl” and “Inherent Vice”
UPDATE: Another anticipated auteur delivery will be taking a bow at the 52nd New York Film Festival, according to Variety. Paul Thomas Anderson's period detective mystery set in Southern California will premier October 4th. Vice will be the third of his works ...
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