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The 50 Best Movies of 2013
We thought that 2012 was a fantastic year for film, but 2013 turned out to be even better. Not even 50 places seems like quite enough to recognize every great movie that hit theaters over the past 12 months, but we've done our best to narrow it down. Nearly 30...
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Individual ‘Best Movies of 2013’ Ballots
Below are the individual ballots from each writer on the Movie Mezzanine staff. Hopefully you'll find an eclectic batch of interesting films from these lists, which best describes this great year of film. And be sure to check out our list of the 50 best films ...
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Top 10 Golden Globe Victories
It's pretty easy to make fun of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and their Golden Globes. And a lot of fun to boot. But for all the awards they give out merely to get the most glamorous stars to give the most glamorous speeches, they're almost just as l...
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Top 15 Filmmakers to Look for in 2014
2015 is the year major studios are releasing all of their biggest blockbusters in hopes that their hundred million dollar babies (Avengers: Age of Ultron, Batman vs. Superman, Star Wars: Episode VII, Hunger Games: Mockingjay and Bond 24) fight to become the mo...
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Year in Review: Critics and Critic Groups Pick Their Best Films of 2013
December is that joyous (or hellish) time of the year in the world of cinema when publications of all kinds demand that their critics publish their "best films of the year" lists. Since Movie Mezzanine will not be running such a list till early January, we're ...
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The 20 Best Scenes of 2013
Last year wasn't just a strong year of film; it was also a year of such an eclectic variety of good films of all sorts. While there wasn't a whole lot to chew on in the mainstream American film landscape, the independent and foreign scenes were thriving with g...
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Top 10 Unsung Gems Of 2013
10. Kiss Of The Damned
Unlike any genre picture one saw during 2013, this nostalgic take on the films of directors like Jean Rollin and Jess Franco is easily this year’s most underrated “horror” film. A breath of fresh, lusty air, this erotic vampire tale f...
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Top 10 Greatest Big Screen Novel Adaptations
Josh Brunsting counts down 10 of the greatest big screen novel adaptations
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Top 10 Sophomore Directorial Efforts
Examining the best second films from some of the greatest directors of all time.
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Spike Lee Top Five: The Best Double Dolly Sequences
When thinking of director, legend, auteur Spike Lee, a few things come to mind. However, few things, if any, are as definitive as the director’s calling card, the “double dolly” shot. Giving, for a moment, the film a dream like feel, this definitive Spike Lee ...
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