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All posts by Sam Fragoso
Sundance Film Festival Kicks off with Mud, After Tiller, Dayani Cristal, Chilean Cocaine, and an Oscar nominated Documentary
After about a half-dozen films, from a documentary about third-trimester abortions to an America high on cocaine in Chile, the first two days of the Sundance International Film Festival have come to a close. Alas, my Sundance virginity has been lost. It was bo...
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Sundance 2013: Who Is Dayani Cristal?
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Oozing with self-importance from top to bottom, Who Is Dayani Cristal? has one goal in mind: to convince audiences all around the world that any attempt the U.S. makes to keep illegal immigrants out of their country is a heartless act deserving of stern c...
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Battle of Directors: Woody Allen vs. Charlie Chaplin
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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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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Vadim Rizov's provides eleven tips on how to write fiery ne...
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Uncompromising ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Delivers on the Hype
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Kathryn Bigelow’s pulsating Zero Dark Thirty, which chronicles the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden, bangs its drum to a different beat. By not falling into the trappings of jingoism and lazy storytelling, Bigelow constructs...
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Pseudo-Noir ‘Gangster Squad’ Forgets the Substance
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To claim Gangster Squad is a pseudo-noir exercise in style over substance would suggest Ruben Fleischer’s third feature film has any substance.
Interfusing historical figures and fictional characters, the film is set in opulent 1949 Los Angeles, where...
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The 2013 Oscar Nominations
After months upon months of anticipation the nominations for the 85th Academy Awards were released this morning. Show host Seth MacFarlane, and lovely actress Emma Stone announced the nominations at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, Califo...
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The Worst of Movies of 2012
Being a firm believer on beginning with a note of optimism, I made a conscious decision to open Movie Mezzanine by releasing a list of our favorite 50 movies of 2012. But now that the honeymoon phase has come to an end it’s time to briefly discuss the pieces o...
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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 ....
Django Unchained has provoked a myriad of discussions pertaining to race and language in Q...
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‘The Guilt Trip’, or How to Tolerate a Mother
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At its best, The Guilt Trip is a heartwarming portrait of the eternal and maternal relationship between mother and son. Unfortunately, the film is not often at its best, straying away from its qualities and dissipating into affable, light, rather asinine ...
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