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The Story of Casting Elliot in “E.T.”
This week's new Academy Originals episode gives viewers a rare look behind-the-scenes at one of the crucial moments of the making of Steven Spielberg's ET: The Extra-Terrestrial.
E.T. is widely regarded as a classic film for movie lovers of all ages, but wi...
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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 162: “Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves”
The summer's just about over, and one of our unintentional summer mini-series is about to come to close. This week on Mousterpiece Cinema, Josh and Gabe wade into the world of direct-to-video sequels once more, but with a twist: this one's a live-action DTV se...
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Mousterpiece Cinema, Lucasfilm Bonus Episode Three: Three “Indiana Jones” Films
Well, friends, it's that time again. You've brought the podcast to another threshold on Facebook, and so it's up to Josh and Gabe to deliver another bonus episode. As promised, once the show passed 400 Likes, your heroic co-hosts would tackle three more films ...
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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 157: “The Hundred-Foot Journey”
Are you hungry for a serious discussion of the new Helen Mirren film? Have you been starving for a debate about the merits of how excitable Oprah Winfrey gets? Have you cleared your plate of big-budget superhero movies in the hopes of something lighter and eas...
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“The Hundred-Foot Journey” A Conventional And Benign Food-Centric Crowd-Pleaser
If we learned anything from food-centric crowd-pleasers like Ratatouille or Chocolat, it's that unexpected challengers will eventually bend uncompromising traditions and satisfy their opponents’ deepest indulgences. In Lasse Hallström’s latest, the characteris...
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“Transformers: Age of Extinction” Represents The Antithesis of Fun
The tired-looking radio DJ looks at the equally tired audience, going through the motions of asking trivia questions so the people who've waited in line for hours to watch a movie about robots beating the tar out of each other and anything nearby can win a pri...
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How We Fell In Love With the Movies
'Tis the day of love, this February 14th, and thus we'll all be focusing on the loves that make our lives worth while, whether they exist or not. But no matter how many times your heart is broken by another person, you could at least always count on great movi...
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Steven Spielberg Contemplates Montezuma and Cortez Film Starring Javier Bardem
The year is still young, but what better way to start it out than by getting the rumor mills running with one of the bigger blockbuster epics potentially coming down the pipeline? With over a year past since Lincoln hit theaters, the world is long overdue for ...
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Jane Campion to Head Jury at Cannes 2014
Jane Campion, the director of The Piano (1993) and Bright Star (2009), has been chosen to lead the jury at the Cannes Film Festival this year. She is just the 10th woman to act as president of the jury in the festival's history, and remains the only female dir...
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Dreamworks to Adapt Forthcoming Book ‘The Bully Pulpit’
Having recently made an Oscar-winning film based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning author's most recent book with Lincoln, Dreamworks is wont to give it another go. Doris Kearns Goodwin's forthcoming book The Bully Pulpit:Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and...
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