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Video Essay: Kevin B. Lee’s The Best Films of the Decade So Far
The people have spoken! Remember those half decade lists I was talking about and how the remarkable Kevin B. Lee started all this kerfuffle? Well, the esteemed video essayist has completed his daunting task in polling 290 film critics and cinephiles and the re...
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The Paul Thomas Anderson Retrospective
Though he's only made seven films, Paul Thomas Anderson has nonetheless made an indelible mark upon American cinema, evoking the likes of Robert Altman and Stanley Kubrick, but able to form a voice all his own. This December, his latest film, Inherent Vice, hi...
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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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A Video Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman
Yesterday we lamented the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman. Today we celebrate his life.
In an attempt to pay homage to one of the most versatile and transcendent actors of his (or any other) generation, Movie Mezzanine's Jack Anderson has put together a vid...
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Birthday Wishes: Joaquin Phoenix (39)
What do you say about a man like Joaquin Phoenix? The actor, who turns 39 today, has over 42 credits to his unusual name, including several highly anticipated films on the way -- like Her -- that critics are already praising before their release.
Though he ...
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Urges and Desires in P.T. Anderson’s The Master
The Master, Paul Thomas Anderson’s acclaimed film from last year, is “about” a lot of things. The effect of war on the psyche; the displacement of returning veterans; the personal relationship to authority; the bond between males; the existence of cult; the an...
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Oscar Talk: Nomination Eve
Writers Andreas Stoehr and Russell Hainline discuss the Academy Awards in anticipation of tomorrow's nomination announcements.
Andreas: It's here! The Christmas Eve of Oscar season is here, that most magical and meaningless night of the moviegoing year. It'...
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