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LFF 2010: What I Love the Most
Craig reporting from the London Film Festival. Argentinian film editor Delfina Castagnino makes her directorial feature debut with What I Love the Most / Lo que más quiero, a slight but thoughtfully...
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First and Last, Far Away
first and last puzzles. Can you guess the movie?first image: last line:"You'll see. You'll see how far away we'll be."This one took a while for people to guess. It's such a good movie. The answer is...
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Take Three: Anna Faris
Craig here with Take Three. Today: Anna FarisTake One: Even cowgirls get the bluesI’m always up for a spot of Brokeback love. I know there's been plenty of attention around these parts in the past but...
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Para Normal Activity.
What did you see over the weekend? Care to share? The only movie I managed to catch, on a total whim, was the original Paranormal Activity on Instant Watch just as the new one was packing them in at...
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15 Directors Who Shaped My Movie Love
So there's this meme going around that Paolo tagged me with. So why not? The idea is that you list 15 directors, mainly off of the top of your head, that contributed to the way you experience and think...
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7 Word Reviews: Made in Dagenham, Stone, 127 Hours, Etc...
Can you feel Oscar precursor season gearing up?Left: Aron Ralson as himself.Right: James Franco as Aron RalstonThe mountaintops are a-rumbling. To delude myself into thinking I've "caught up" before...
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LFF 2010: Northern Lights, Black Swans
Dave from Victim of the Time, reporting from the 54th BFI London Film Festival.We're winding down now. Today's gala screening, the sparky, perceptive The Kids Are All Right, is old news on American...
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Linky Linky
Movie|Line offers up pre 1970s horror movie suggestions for Halloween/Film James Franco making another poetry film. From behind the camera this time.MCN Halle Berry's Frankie & Alice to get Oscar...
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First and Last, "I'm in the Wrong Movie"
the first and last images in a motion picture (excluding opening/closing credits)Hmmmm. You may need another clue. The first and last lines:first: "Hey, what's this? One of ____'s tricks? I'm in the...
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Curio: Wes Anderson's Bad Dads
Alexa from Pop Elegantiarum here with your weekly arts and crafts. There is a very cool exhibit coming up for those in San Francisco. As I've noted many times, Wes Anderson is a bottomless source of...
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"NOW a warning?"
According to The Movie Timeline, which I like to visit on occasion, Helen (Goldie Hawn) drank that potent boob &butt lifting potion in Death Becomes Her (1992) on this very day, October 26th, back...
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A Midwestern 80s Moment: Kathleen, Meryl, Terri, Lesley
I'm sure it was because I lived in Michigan in the 1980s and that's when John Hughes movies were always in theaters but it seemed (to young me) that the Midwest was Hollywood-Hot back then. So this one...
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Which movie...
...most reminds you of a happy night in your life? (It doesn't even have to be a happy movie to do so.)
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This Link Goes to 11
Live Feed Glee inspired political attack ad. Who knew an attack ad could be cute?Kenneth in the (212) my friend Kenneth will be seen briefly in the new Mindy Cohn gay flick Violet Tendencies. When was...
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"Every Ending... Has a Beginning."
The Birds (1963) gets the prequel we definitely needed...The Birds (The Prequel) from NYSUfilms on Vimeo.... because everyone hates movies without exposition / backstory. [/sarcasm] I love the gentle...
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Oscar's Collection: The Youngest Best Actress Nominees
Another Oscar Trivia Explosion. This time it's the Actresses. Jennifer Lawrence made quite a film-carrying impression in Winter's Bone this past summer. It was one of the leggiest arthouse hits in some...
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The Dark Knight Rises: A Review Starter Kit.
Christopher Nolan has revealed the title of his third Batman film (Batman 8 if you're counting*) to Hero Complex and it's The Dark Knight Rises. We also know that the villain will not be The Riddler so...
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Hit Me With Your Best Shot: "Night of the Hunter" (1955)
"We've reached the Season 1 Finale of "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" I've had a lot of fun doing this shot-based series, wherein we choose our favorite images from films though sometimes, like tonight,...
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Animal Kingdom To Rack Up Awards (...In Australia)
Remember that one year (2001) when the list-happy AFI (American Film Institute) decided to compete with the Globes and the Oscars in year end prizes? No, that didn't last long. But there's another AFI,...
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LFF 2010: five final festival films to wrap up with...
Craig here from Dark Eye Socket with my LFF wrap-up.As of tonight the BFI London Film Festival is done for another year. It's been a stellar year all told, if the surplus of reports are to be believed....
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