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All posts by Colin Biggs
Win Some #MovieMagic for the Holiday!
Christmas is rapidly approaching and what could any cinephile want more than adding a blu-ray to his/her movie collection? PartnersHub and Movie Mezzanine are hosting a giveaway for one lucky reader to receive one of many of 2013's biggest blockbusters as ...
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Defending Spike Lee’s ‘Oldboy’
Spike Lee's remake of Park Chan-wook's Oldboy was met with a largely negative response last week and many fans claimed that it was just Hollywood at work again tearing down a revered foreign film just for the money. Money is a motivating factor in a lot of Hol...
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Why We Watch Movies
The first time I remember going to the movies was in 1994 at the age of five. It was the first outing that my sister and I were privy to that didn't involve coloring mats, kid's menus, or a playground. This was something adults got to do. This was something ma...
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Grantland’s Mark Harris Touches on Screenplay Category Confusion
What makes something original? Mark Harris suggests Oscar screenplay categories need tweaking.
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‘Noah’ Trailer Promises to Be Epic
After the debut of the teaser trailer yesterday, Paramount Picture released two trailers for Darren Aronofsky's Noah this afternoon to give audiences a taste of what is to come in 2014.
Just about everyone is familiar with the tale of Noah and the flood, bu...
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‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Giveaway
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire comes out November 22nd, but for one lucky fan the fun starts early with a prize pack from Different Drummer and Lionsgate! To enter, all you have to do answer this trivia question.
Most of the Hunger Games cast was a...
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Ten Films About Hollywood By Hollywood
There are few topics that get Hollywood quite as excited as Hollywood. The chance to promote the riveting, hustle-bustle of a town with millions of dollars riding on every passing second is a tempting one for producers. Some are quite acerbic in their depictio...
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Kristin Thompson Argues ‘Gravity’ Is In Fact A Game-Changer
Gravity was easily one of 2014's most anticipated films coming into fall, but Alfonso Cuarón's sci-fi took most critics by surprise when it took the number one spot at the box-office several weeks in a row. It is rare that a film with experimental roots takes ...
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‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ Aims for 2015 Holiday Release
This isn't the big casting announcement most fans were expecting this late in the game, but Star Wars: Episode VII finally has a release date. The film, led by Kathleen Kennedy and J.J. Abrams, will hit theatres on December 18, 2015, just in time for the holid...
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Call To Action: Bring Back Intermissions
During Hollywood's heyday in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s when long-form epics were all the rage, films, especially the higher-grossing ones, would run over three hours long. Lawrence of Arabia, the poster child for movies with intermissions, was aided tremendous...
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