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All posts by Sam Fragoso
“A Million Ways To Die In The West”: Regressing In Time Literally and Figuratively
Since the inception of Family Guy back in 1999, Seth McFarlane has proven himself to be somewhat of a jack-of-all-trades. A writer, director, comedian, producer, voice actor and Sinatra impersonator, the New England born performer has his hands in an assortmen...
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Cannes 2014 Releases Official Selection Lineup
After sifting through 1,800 unique submissions, the Cannes film festival has finally released its official selection lineup of 49 films. The following will continue to be updated as they announce more titles. It should be noted that the prestigious festival, w...
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Introducing Vyer Films & Movie Mezzanine Partnership
We're proud to report that as of today Vyer Films, a young independent distribution company out of New York City, will be teaming up with Movie Mezzanine.
The budding company's motto is simple: "Vyer Films believes great films matter." We have a reviewed a ...
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“The Monuments Men” Proves That Not All Art Is Worth Saving
Even the real Monuments Men wouldn’t preserve The Monuments Men.
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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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The Bane of Cinema: Awards and Armond White
The perpetually polemical Armond White spiced up the 79th annual New York Film Critics Circle awards last night when he heckled director Steve McQueen.
While McQueen was accepting his Best Director award for 12 Years a Slave, White yelled out from his table...
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History of Film: 1970s Results
Over the past two weeks hardworking Movie Mezzanine authors have penned impassioned and thoughtful examinations of the ten best movies of the 1970s (as voted here). Now that the ten movies you folks chose to define a decade in cinema have been revealed, it's t...
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The Best Film Writing of 2013
Over the past two weeks just about every film site has been publishing lists on top of lists that authoritatively declare The Best and The Worst movies of the year. Movie Mezzanine will be following suit in mid-January, but until then, I've opted to make a dif...
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Year-End Movie Streaming Cheat Sheet
Before drafting your annual "best films of the year" list, you're probably attempting to consume as much 2013 cinema as humanly possible. But what exactly should you be watching? For those don't have the luxury of living in a metropolitan area, your choices at...
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Tribeca Film Acquires Gia Coppola’s ‘Palo Alto’
After opening to favorable reviews out of the Venice Film Festival, Telluride, and TIFF, Gia Coppola's Palo Alto has been picked up by Tribeca Film this morning.
Based on a series of short stories by James Franco, Gia's directorial debut is said to "weave t...
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