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Why Kristen Stewart Is Hollywood’s Most Sincere Starlet
Following Kristen Stewart’s turns in the Twilight series, among the most widely mocked film franchises of all time, public perception of the actress was less than kind. She usually seemed uncomfortable in the spotlight, gradually garnering a reputation for nev...
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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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“The Rover” Is A Road Trip That Goes Nowhere
His hair caked with blood and dirt, face covered with a spiky, unkempt beard and head circled with buzzing horseflies, Guy Pearce's character in The Rover looks almost identical to his Western gunslinger in John Hillcoat's 2005 film The Proposition. Sub gang l...
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“The Rover” Just Another Rusty, Uninspired Dystopian Picture
I think we need to declare a moratorium on post-apocalyptic stories. Or at least, maybe artists should have to get special permission to make them, via a rigorous pitch process through which they demonstrate that they have something new to bring to the table. ...
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New Trailer and Posters For David Michôd’s “The Rover”
Fresh off nailing a spot at this year's Cannes, a new trailer and two new posters for David Michôd's The Rover has hit the web. Set in the post apocalypse, the film finds loner Eric(Guy Pearce) wandering through collapsed society. A gang steals his car but lea...
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Vampire 3.0: How Jim Jarmusch Evolves The Bloodsuckers
Only Lovers Left Alive is Jim Jarmusch' antidote to the declining prestige of the vampire image.
In Jarmusch' latest film a whole army of stars decides to test-ride immortality. However, even though Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska, and John Hu...
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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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Summer of Nick: ‘Rebel Without A Cause’
It's safe to say that one of the most difficult, complicated, and downright confusing times in a person’s life is their teenage years. Countless internal chemical changes aside, it's often a perplexing task navigating the tumultuous social world that is high s...
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