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In the Name of the Emma
JA from MNPP here with a bit of happy news for those of us who bow down before the awesome thespian powers of Emma Thompson (and our knees hurt because we've been bowing for awhile hoping it will make...
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Yes, No, Maybe So: "To Rome With Love"
Jose here with a new edition of Yes, No, Maybe So. After the success of the Oscar-winning Midnight in Paris, all eyes were set on Woody Allen's next movie. First the movie caused a tiny outrage...
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Hit Me With Your Best Shot: "Easter Parade"
If you have yet to join in the "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" series we urge you to participate next week on April 11th when we look at a movie you've surely seen: Snow White and the Seven Dwarves...
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Yes, No, Maybe So: Like Someone in Love
Amir here. The semi-official trailer for Abbas Kiarostami’s new film, Like Someone in Love, was released last week. The internet mostly ignored it, except for a few mentions here and there. Kiarostami...
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April Showers: "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
In the years doing the April Showers series it's become clear that there are basically four types of shower scenes in movies: sex scenes, sight gags, horror moments when characters are at their most...
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Open Easter Thread
For this bunny, it will not end wellHappy holidays. Any Easter movie plans? Will you go down with the Leo/Kate ship again (in three dimensions)? Will you seek out a limited release gem? Will you stay...
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April Showers: "Silent Movie"
waterworks each weeknight at ten When The Artist won Best Picture at the 85th Oscars in February it marked the first time a silent film had reigned since the very first Oscar ceremony. Some articles on...
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Empire Nicole Kidman to play Grace Kelly... circa 1961, in the Monaco yearsStranger Than Most enjoys an unbeatable double featureCineuropa remember that Danish film A Royal Affair that made a stir at...
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April Foolish Predictions: The Supporting Categories
Nowhere is the "April Foolish" descriptive more appropriate than in the Supporting Categories. They're generally the last major categories to clear up in each Oscar race since so much rides on the...
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Take Three: Melissa Leo
Craig here, back with the third and final season of 'Take Three'. This week: Melissa Leo Take One: Red State (2011)Leo gives an ugly yet riveting supporting performance as Sara in Kevin Smith’s Red...
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"Into the Woods" Watch...
When Stephen Sondheim's "Into the Woods" was announced as part of the great Shakespeare in the Park series for this summer (July 23rd- Aug 25th), I felt like living happily ever after. It's such a...
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Box Office, Happy Easter Nostalgia
Did you end up moviegoing this weekend? I actually stayed home. Quiet weekend which is sometimes what ya need. The Hunger Games continues to devour the nation's entertainment budget with a bigger third...
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All This, and Linking Too
Matt Patches gives us the best news of the day for New Yorkers. The Alamo Drafthouse is coming.Lists of Note Preston Sturges "11 rules of box office appeal" Tee hee.Cinema Blend new details on Matt...
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Captain the Second (and Hugo Awards. No, Not That Hugo)
The Hugo Awards for science fiction were announced over the weekend. While they mostly focus on literature, they do have one film prize. And the nominees are... Best Dramatic Presentation (Long...
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Mad Men @ the Movies: Charlton Heston Starkers and "A Star is Born"
In "Mad Men @ the Movies" we look at the best show on television through the lens of its movie-loving ways. Obviously there are spoilers. 5.3 "Tea Leaves"In the third episode of the season Betty Draper...
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Curio: Happy Birthday Max von Sydow
Alexa here. Max von Sydow turns 83 today, and I plan on celebrating by watching a recently-gifted Criterion copy of The Magician. His presence always makes me happy, in everything from heavy fare...
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Smash: "Hell on Earth" and "Understudy"
Continuing our coverage of our favorite new show "SMASH" the only musical on television that makes any cohesive sense from epiosde to episode and is tangentially about the movies, too. Karen and Ivy...
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Rose McGown Has No Interest in "Real". Do you?
I have no interest in 'real.' I find real people boring." Those telling words were spoken by the actress Rose McGowan on the penultimate episode of the latest season of RuPaul's Drag Race. I suddenly...
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Which Book Would *You* Grab From This Wicked Library?
Snow White's Evil Queen needs to expand her literary horizons don't you think?! poll by twiigs.com Why'd you choose the book you chose? What do you expect to find inside? And what the hell did Disney...
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Thirteen Links About Eleven Things
Antagony & Ecstasy remembers Whit Stilllman's great comedy Metropolitan (1990)Monkey See Kevin Kline and a puppy because... well... Kevin Kline and a puppy!Empire Ben Kingsley will provide the...
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