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Sofia Coppola’s “Marie Antoinette” at 10
Tina Hassannia writes an appreciation of Sofia Coppola's modernized 2006 take on the story of Marie Antoinette.
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The Director of “Mustang” On Its Surprising Inspiration
Set in a remote Northern Turkish village on the cusp of fairy tale, Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s Mustang explores the suffocating world of five teenage sisters put under house arrest after an indiscretion threatens their chastity in the eyes of the local patriarchy. ...
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Alive and Amplified: The Best of Scarlett Johansson
Call her Lucy, Janet Leigh, Mary Boleyn, Barbara Sugarman, Silken Floss, or Nola Rice; just don’t call her ScarJo. Scarlett Johansson has been acting since 1994, when she made her debut in Rob Reiner’s North at ten years old, but in the 2010s she has made hers...
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The Great Movies Life: Roger Ebert’s Best Essays
Last night, CNN aired Steve James’ lovingly intimate documentary on the life and work of the iconic Roger Ebert, Life Itself. An incredibly sensitive portrait examining his strength, influence, and humanity, the doc contains excerpts from his criticism from th...
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Gia Coppola Sparks Teen Angst Pizzazz in Directorial Debut “Palo Alto”
The common charge leveled at the Coppola progeny - that they are the beneficiaries of nepotism that not only gets them movie deals but results in films about the insular wealthy - will no doubt be applied to Gia Coppola’s feature debut Palo Alto. Within the fi...
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Top 10 Golden Globe Victories
It's pretty easy to make fun of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and their Golden Globes. And a lot of fun to boot. But for all the awards they give out merely to get the most glamorous stars to give the most glamorous speeches, they're almost just as l...
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Missing A Woman’s Touch: The Disturbing Lack of Female Voices In Big-Budget Movies
In less than a month after its release, The Heat has already accumulated $129 million dollars domestically, and is well on course to gross more than any other comedy this year. I mention Paul Feig's publicly beloved hit because it's an anomaly -- the rare mo...
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With a Little Help from Our Friends
Every week With A Little Help From Our Friends dedicates time highlighting the best pieces of writing on film and television published around the Internet.
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Unfortunately Nicolas Winding Refn's latest film Only God Forgives has re...
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‘The Bling Ring’
Based on the events written in a Vanity Fair article entitled “The Suspects Wore Louboutins,” Sofia Coppola’s The Bling Ring is an amplified portrait of a culture consumed by vanity and superficiality. However, contrary to Spring Breakers, Coppola’s fifth film...
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Through the Looking Glass: Marie Antoinette
In preparation for the release of The Bling Ring this week, I decided to rewatch Sofia Coppola’s oeuvre and fill in any gaps within my viewing history. While it is fair to categorize me as a Coppola fanboy, I found myself drawn to a film that is divisive even ...
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