8 years ago
The Balcony (10 posts found)
A new section of the theater where you’ll find another view of the silver screen. With lists, galleries, recommendations, and more, the view from above is always swell.
5 Con Artists Who Dropped the Ball
Focus hits theatres today, and before Movie Mezzanine readers check out that film, let's take a look back at the rich heritage of con flicks in Hollywood history. Ranging from classics like The Sting to American Hustle, there have been countless, effortlessly ...
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Opening Acts 2/25/2015
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.
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The Death of Hollywood Sexy by Jen Yamato. Yamato looks at just how far ...
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Looking for Something That’ll… Break Through: The Posters of David Cronenberg
Film is art. The way a scene is framed can evoke the strongest of emotions. Seeing the face of an excitedly terrified young man as he stares at his older lover through the way her leg seductively bends or having a solitary man walk across a bridge, futuristic ...
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Watch This: 1988 Interview with David Cronenberg
One of the best things about the internet is that you suddenly have a wealth of interviews and anecdotes from your favorite filmmakers is at your fingertips, and you discover beforehand unseen footage that enlightens your understanding of the filmmaker's catal...
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How I Survived the Oscars
I enjoy a lot of things. Coffee, movies, movies about coffee (shout out to A Coffee in Berlin), long walks on the beach, etc. I do not enjoy the Oscars. Partially, it’s the pretentious hipster inside of me that’s bitter over films like Under the Skin and Nymph...
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Opening Acts 2/20/2015
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.
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'Citizenfour's' paranoid spaces echoed in other Oscar nominee...
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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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Opening Acts 2/18/2015
Every other 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.
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1. Boyhood: We Were Selfish, Heartless Kids A...
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If the Tuxedo Fits: Four Great Non-Bond Bond films
Last weekend saw the release of Matthew Vaughn’s latest film Kingsman: The Secret Service. I was in love with this film for many reasons – it’s a Matthew Vaughn film, Colin Firth is kicking ass, Samuel L. Jackson has a lisp, the action was jaw-dropping at its ...
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One Sheet: A Collection of Minimalist Posters for “Nightcrawler”
Dan Gilroy's Nightcrawler was one of my favorite films of last year, so naturally I picked it up immediately when it came out on Blu Ray last week. In addition to picking up my favorite films upon their home releases, I also like to look up any minimalist post...
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