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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 277: “The Royal Tenenbaums”
On this episode of Mousterpiece Cinema, Keith Phipps from Uproxx joins Josh and Gabe to talk about Wes Anderson's "The Royal Tenenbaums."
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“Bottle Rocket” at 20
Andy Crump on Wes Anderson's debut feature on its 20th anniversary.
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This Week’s Cinema: “Moonwalkers” and “Band of Robbers”
Mallory Andrews reviews two of 2016's first films.
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“Moonrise Kingdom” Charts Wes Anderson’s Cozy World
There are movies we love and then there are movies we want to inhabit. Certain special films contain diegetic universes so immersive, so rich and seductively real, that the desire to be consumed and placed into their little worlds is a constant from viewer to ...
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“Manglehorn”
Specialness has always had a vaulted place in the movies. It’s a classic hero’s journey: the discovery that you are destined for greatness or, in the case of epic love stories, the quest for “the one.” It’s an alluringly romantic concept, but its real-world ap...
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Vagabonding Through Zubrowka: Wes Anderson Style
The Grand Budapest Hotel is a movie that covers a lot of ground. Thematically, it is a heist/caper film following a concierge and his assistant as they escape countless dilemmas. One of the things most interesting about The Grand Budapest Hotel is just how man...
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Remake My Day: Michael Mann
Stoic loners, secret lifestyles, blurred moral lines, and slick action; these are the things that Michael Mann films are made of. Mann’s recurring proclivities as director have allowed him to endure and flourish in his storied career, measured in decades and p...
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Opening Acts 1/12/2015
Every day, Opening Acts highlights the best pieces of writing on film, television, and literature published around the Internet. Please share if you like what you see.
For your reading enjoyment …
What the Golden Globes Got Right by Aniruddha Guha. Guha prai...
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Consider the Starman: 5 Cinematic Moments of David Bowie Fueled Awesomeness
One of the most powerful elements a film can employ is music. A strong soundtrack creates tone, stirs up atmosphere, and reflects the film’s material. Most brilliant directors have a keen ear for what music will compliment and fuel the aesthetic of a cinematic...
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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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