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Zack’s Back (Superman Reigns Supreme)

by Tony Shea June 20, 2013

Zack Snyder is again the Superman of the box office, after Man of Steel grossed approximately $125 million last weekend, breaking records for June openings. The director of 300 and Watchmen, Snyder has had a few misfires in recent years with Sucker Punch and the animated Legend of the Guardians – the Owls of Ga’Hoole, […]

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Dirty Depp

by Mary Kay Holmes May 13, 2013

Women love filthy men. Covered in dirt and sweat, climbing out of the mines, and with that sexy look in their eyes they walk toward you and kiss you like they need to quench their thirst with your embrace–smelling of pine needles and the salt of the earth, he picks you up and carries you […]

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Making Fagen

by Christopher T. Wood May 8, 2013

Monologist Christopher T. Wood delves into dialogue and presents an ingenious meta prequel to the trailer for his screenplay, Fagen, depicting the pitch to the studio. Watch it, read it or both. TS

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I Love a Man in Uniform

by Mary Kay Holmes May 1, 2013

I have a thing for superheroes. Not comic books or illustrations or that dude in the Spiderman outfit outside Trader Joe’s advertising the sushi joint next door. I’m talking about buff, macho actors in skin tight unitards with broad shoulders and fiberglass molded six packs saving the day. If there’s a montage of a dude […]

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In Priase of Wes Anderson (Redux)

by Tony Shea May 1, 2013

In honor of the birthday of Wes Anderson, I thought it fitting to re-post a piece from October 16, 2012, celebrating the work of this truly original and life affirming filmmaker. Anderson’s next project, The Grand Budapest Hotel, will be released by Fox Searchlight. Though no official release date has been announced, you can bet […]

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Shakespeare in Film

by Staff April 23, 2013

Shakespeare’s works continue to find new expressions, even now some four hundred years after his death. On IMDB, the Bard is listed as a writer for 948 titles. If he were alive today, he would be worth a billion dollars, live in a 100,000 square foot house in Malibu, date supermodels, and have surgically implanted […]

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Highwire Act

by Tony Shea April 20, 2013

While Andy Serkis has portrayed a variety of characters in the flesh during his career, including Albert Einstein and new wave icon, Ian Dury of “Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll” fame, undoubtedly he will be most remembered for the remarkable characters he has “created” through performance capture, and more specifically his collaborations with […]

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A Heartbreaking Work of Slapstick Genius

by Tony Shea April 16, 2013

April 16 marks the birthday of the king of silent movies, Charlie Chaplin. Chaplin was born in England and emigrated to the US where he developed his signature character of the “Tramp,” a sad clownish hobo figure that combined pathos with slapstick, launching Chaplin as a worldwide phenomenon. Chaplin himself was a rags to riches […]

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My Top Films of 2012

by Tony Shea February 24, 2013

Today marks the end of the Hollywood awards season. The Gloden Globes, the SAG, WGA, and PGA awards are behind us, as well as the Independent Spirit Awards from last evening. All that remains is tonight’s Oscars and another year of cinema history will be behind us. Regardless of how the Acadamy votes however, these […]

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Lincoln – Best Picture?

by Tony Shea February 1, 2013

Over the last several weeks I have been wading through the Best Picture contenders in this year’s Oscar race, in an effort to pick the winner. Having watched Lincoln now, I feel my job has become considerably easier. So far I have reviewed Django Unchained, Argo, and Silver Linings Playbook. I have also watched Les […]

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5 Beatles Movies That Should Never Be Made

by Daedalus Howell January 25, 2013

In the two years since Disney pulled the plug on director Robert Zemeckis’ long-gestating, 3-D, CGI redux of the Beatles’ Yellow Submarine, the filmmaker has finally grown philosophical about the project. “That would have been a great one to bring the Beatles back to life,” the director told Total Film Magazine. “But it’s probably better […]

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Silver Linings Playbook – Best Picture?

by Tony Shea January 23, 2013

As the Oscars approach, I’ll be reviewing each of the films nominated for Best Picture, and handicapping the contest based on not only the artistic merit of the films themselves, but also some of the political machinations that effect the voting. To see my analysis so far, please click here to read my review of […]

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Attack of the Zombies

by Richard B. Phillips January 22, 2013

The Walking Dead is the number one show on cable with 10 million viewers a week. Zombie movies have earned billions in revenue. Zombies represent money and security. And so now it seems, undead features are processed like packaged meat on an unceasing conveyer belt, arriving month after month. There are people who work for […]

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