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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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Top 10 Greatest Big Screen Novel Adaptations
Josh Brunsting counts down 10 of the greatest big screen novel adaptations
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Looking Back: ‘Terminal Station’
It's unsurprising how little-known Terminal Station is, even among fans of stars Montgomery Clift, Jennifer Jones or director Vittorio De Sica. But then it has been going by another name since it was released in a truncated version in 1954 - that would be the ...
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The Studio Ghibli Retrospective: ‘Only Yesterday’
Takahata's meditation on childhood innocence deserves far more recognition.
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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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The Second Criterion: ‘Three Colors: Red’
The final entry in Krzysztof Kieslowski’s thematic trilogy once again explores one of the virtues represented by one of the colors of the French flag. Red represents fraternity, and the way Kieslowski explores it might be the most unusual and complex of the th...
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Looking Back: ‘The Girl in the Cafe’
It seems there are a lot of folks out there who hate Richard Curtis, an odd phenomenon for a filmmaker who specializes in love. Having essentially defined the modern British rom-com in his scripts for Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, and Bridget Jone...
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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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Cinematic Thanksgiving: What We’re Thankful For
In attempt to celebrate Thanksgiving, a holiday that means something to Americans and absolutely nothing to just about everyone else around the world, the writers of Movie Mezzanine would like to share with you all what they’re thankful for this year.
Sam F...
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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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