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Ramin Bahrani on “99 Homes” And Challenging Himself
American independent filmmaker Ramin Bahrani’s past works (Man Push Cart, Chop Shop, Goodbye Solo, etc.) show a keen eye for observing the social problems associated with capitalism. Iranian in origin and with an interest in Iranian cinema, Bahrani’s work show...
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“99 Homes” Is Ungraceful and Bland
Ripped from the headlines of several years ago and plastered onto theater screens is 99 Homes, which transmutes the subprime-mortgage crisis into a broad morality play. Writer/director Ramin Bahrani has recently made it his “thing” to bring forth relevant mess...
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High Tension: The Best of William Friedkin
He has over thirty directing credits under his belt, but his best films always leave a scar. That's how William Friedkin just seems to work. Whether he's terrifying us with the possession of a young girl, repelling us with oral sex on a chicken wing, or makin...
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First Synopsis Drops for “Midnight Special”
After the success of Take Shelter and last year's breakout hit Mud, Jeff Nichols signed a deal with Warner Bros. to distribute his next several films. The first up is his original project Midnight Special. While we've yet to see an image from production thus f...
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“Young Ones” Trailer Showcases Intriguing Genre Blend
We finally get a look at footage today from Young Ones. Premiered at this year's Sundance Film Festival, the directorial debut of Jake Paltrow is set in a dystopian future where a massive drought has made the country a wasteland, with water now the most valuab...
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Release Date Roundup: “Live By Night” Pushed, “Midnight Special” Set
Deadline reports that release dates for films I'm looking forward to have been finalized. The first is that Ben Affleck's followup to his Best Picture Oscar-winning Argo, Live By Night has been pushed from December 25, 2015 to October 7th, 2016. No other films...
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‘Man of Steel’
Superman might just be the hardest character in pop culture to define. While all versions share some characteristics, everyone’s own personal vision of him is a little different. To some, he’s the big blue Boy Scout who would save a kitten from a tree, crack a...
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