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NYFF: "The Skin I Live In" It's Alive!
Michael C. (Serious Film) here with one of my most anticipated titles of 2011. Dr. Banderas and his monster? Dammit, Pedro. I just can't stay mad at you. Even as he never reaches the emotional impact...
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"Shame" Trailer, Quad, Reviews
We aren't doing a Yes, No, Maybe So on Steve McQueen's Shame since it seems we're constantly talking about it. It's like Shame Central up in here lately what with the partygoing, the quick words,...
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Discussables: Lousy Animated Year, The TV is All Right, The Artistic Cast
Animation Magazine suggests that if the Czech Republic's Alois Nebel (recently submitted for Oscar's foreign language film race) also enters the Animated Feature race there might be over 16 eligible...
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London Film Fest: "360" and "Shame"
Dave here with my first report from the London Film Festival, which Craig introduced you to on Thursday. We'll start with the Opening Night Gala. Jude Law and Rachel Weisz as unfaithful marrieds....
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NYFF: "The Artist" Is A Work of Art
The orchestra swells immediately. The retro credits practically shout the glory of the talent "MICHEL HAZANAVICIUS!", JEAN DUJARDIN!" "BERENICE BEJO!" (exclamation points ours -ed.) but the first...
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Linking Out
The Wrap delivers the lightning-fast raves and the deafening silence for Tin Tin and J Edgar respectively.Vanity Fair remembers super agent Sue Mendes (RIP)i09 on a news item about modern research on...
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NYFF: " The Descendants"
Michael C from Serious Film here with the closing night film of the New York Film Festival. It is at times like this when I feel a pang of envy for those people out there who are oblivious to the world...
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London: "The Awakening", A Conversation
Editor's Note: As a special treat for our London Film Festival coverage, I asked our correspondents Craig and David to share conversations about the movies that they happen to see together. Today, The...
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NYFF: Second Opinions
Serious Film's Michael C. here. The New York Film Festival just wrapped up its strongest year in recent memory, so I thought it was worth tossing in some additional thoughts on titles that Kurt and...
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'Little Climber'
As a child I loved to climb everywhere. I'll let the psychiatrists decide why. Maybe I wanted to escape my time? Maybe I wanted to see the world from a different perspective? I was an explorer at...
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Box Office: Everybody Cut, Everybody Cut... Your Budgets
In this battle of the 80s remakes weekend, Footloose vs. The Thing, it was actually a 1960s derivative, the rock-em sock-em'ish robot movie Real Steel that triumphed. Box Office (U.S.) Baker's Dozen...
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Oscar Horrors: "The Tell Tale Heart"
BOO! In this new miniseries, suggested by Robert Gannon, Team Film Experience will be exploring Oscar nominated or Oscar winning contributions from or related to the Horror Film genre. Happy Halloween...
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Curio: Costume Dramas
Alexa here. Every year my desire to arrive at the perfect Halloween costume sees me trolling the internet for ideas. Unlike my husband, who can throw together the perfect Carl Spackler costume in 10...
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London: "Like Crazy", A Conversation
Editor's Note: As a special treat for our London Film Festival coverage, I asked our correspondents Craig and David to share conversations about the movies that they happen to see together. Today, LIKE...
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I regret to inform you that I am typing this from the dentists chair (ouch) so I'm living inside a horror movie. What's happening in YOUR world and would it make for a good movie?
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Q&A: Ryan's Harem, a SMG Triplet, & Streep/Close Duet.
Because I am super late in this week's (er.. last week's Q&A column) I'm answering more questions than usual. So let's get right to it. Ed: After Michelle Williams and Evan Rachel Wood, which...
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Oscar Horrors: Jonathan Demme, Silence'd
Editor's Note: in this new series we're exploring Oscar nominated or Oscar winning contributions to the horror genre to get you in the right mood for Halloween. For this edition I've invited first time...
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London: "Coriolanus", NYC, and an Oscar reject
David here with another report from the London Film Festival. First up, a Shakespeare adaptation with even more pedigree than usual. "Anger is my meat. I sup upon myself." So proclaims Volumnia...
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Red Carpet: "Women in Hollywood", The Event
In Red Carpet Convos, a rotating group of panelists looks at what people are wearing to events like The Emmys, film festival premieres, and various random events, and use it for an excuse to talk about...
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Distant Relatives: The General and How to Train Your Dragon
Robert here with my series Distant Relatives, which explores the connections between one classic and one contemporary film. This week we continue the admittedly pointless but always fun Keaton vs....
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