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Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso – Episode 20: Charlene DeGuzman
In this episode of Talk Easy, Sam Fragoso sits down with up-and-coming filmmaker Charlene DeGuzman.
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Our 25 Favorite Movie Mezzanine Stories of 2013
No time in the movie industry seems to be as sluggish and desolate as the first week of every January. That's why in an attempt enliven this slow month, we're going to reflect on the year that was. In 2013 Movie Mezzanine managed to publish a grand total of 1,...
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With a Little Help from Our Friends
Every Monday 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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Decided to listen to the very enjoyable podcast Operation Kino. This we...
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Battle of Directors: Wes Anderson vs. Quentin Tarantino
Battle of Directors is a weekly column that pits two filmmakers against one another, sheds light on their respective filmographies, and then asks readers to state which director they prefer. Thoughtful discourse and discussion is encouraged and desired. Enjoy!...
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Wrapping up the Sundance Film Festival
After consuming and writing about 26 films over the past ten days, I'm a bit fatigued. Alas, below is a full roundup of every film I caught at this year's Sundance Film Festival. Full reviews of each movie will be published adjacent to their release in theater...
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With a Little Help from Our Friends
With A Little Help From Our Friends is dedicated to highlighting the best pieces of writing on film published around the Internet. Now, for your reading pleasure ….
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Check out Jim Gabriel’s thoughts on Zero Dark Thirty. Beyond the...
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Saying Goodbye to the Sundance Film Festival
Before my plane departs and I head back home to glorious Fresno, California, I’m taking a few moments to reflect on the last 10 days. I keep circling around the people, the films, the bliss. But it’s the individual moments that I remember with such lucidity.
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Sundance Day Six: David Gordon Green’s Prince Avalanche, The East, and the Polarizing Upstream Color
Prince Avalanche (dir. David Gordon Green)
(Grade: C) -- David Gordon Green’s return to independent cinema, after a string of achingly awful films (Pineapple Express, Your Highness,and The Sitter), may very well be the definition of mediocrity.
Languis...
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Day Four at Sundance Showcases Breathe In, Sightseers, and Escape From Tomorrow
Day four at the Sundance Film Festival proved to be an exciting one with one interview, three films, and a temperature far below what I'd like it to be. Speaking of which, my discussion with Mud director Jeff Nichols will be posted within the next few hours. S...
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Day Three at Sundance: The Good, the Bad, and ‘Austenland’
If day three of the Sundance Film Festival proved anything, it's that ridiculous notion that at some point in your day, you should eat food. Bizzarre concept. And one I didn't follow through with - aside from a mini-box of Cheez-Its and a granola bar from Ms....
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