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Musical Fun In 'Future Folk'
'V/H/S 2' Hits VOD
Judy Blume's 'Tiger Eyes'
Philosophy Ph.D. On 'Hannah Arendt'
Cannes Review: 'The Immigrant'
Has Alexander Payne Gone Soft?
Cannes: 'All Is Lost'
Cannes: 'Grigris'
Cannes: Clare Denis Disappoints
Cannes: Franco's 'Dying'
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Review: Tragi-Comedy 'Act of Killing' Confronts the Killer Inside (TRAILER)
With his documentary "The Act of Killing," Joshua Oppenheimer has reset the bar for tragi-comedy. As in, don’t even bother trying, Hollywood. Ever again. In fact, why don’t we just dispense with next year’s Oscar race right now and give both the best documentary and the best feature award to this ...
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The Hitchcock 9 Kicks Off at San Francisco Silent Film Festival
The carefully-orchestrated release of Alfred Hitchcock's nine surviving silent films, freshly restored by the British Film Institute National Archive, is burnishing his already polished reputation. Cinephiles around the world are gathering to watch the movies, made between 1925 and 1929, in venues f...
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L.A. Film Fest Review: 'Winter In The Blood'
It’s been over a decade since twin brothers Alex and Andrew Smith’s film “The Slaughter Rule,” starring Ryan Gosling, debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2002, and their follow up film, “Winter in the Blood” returns them to their home state of Montana, this time focusing on a young and troubled...
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Review: Disney/Pixar's 'Monsters University'
When Disney/Pixar’s “Monsters Inc” was released way back in the fall of 2001, it was easily the studio’s warmest and endearingly heart-tugging feature. But “Monsters Inc,” in its vision of a monstrous universe that derives its power from children’s screams, was also the studio’s most self-contained ...
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Here Are the 5 Docs to See from Sheffield, From Scientology to Nipple Play
While Sheffield Doc/Fest is known for its MeetMarket and great European (especially British) and American industry presence, the festival has also developed an exciting digital media program (which has made its way into the festival's tagline) and a capable main slate of films. Five films, four of ...
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Here Are the 5 Must-See Discoveries at BAMcinemaFest 2013
Here's a look at some of the other BAMcinemaFest titles that may not have generated as much attention as others, but still deserve singling out.
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Stealth Netflix Arrival: Matthew Rhys in Clever Suspense Film 'The Scapegoat'
If you like Matthew Rhys as the Americanized KGB agent in FX's terrific 80's spy series The Americans, and think he might be even more dashing with his natural-born British accent, then Netflix is streaming a film for you. In The Scapegoat, set in 1952 and based on a Daphne du Maurier stor...
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Review: Sofia Coppola's 'The Bling Ring' Starring Emma Watson
American cinema seems preoccupied with the emptiness of excess, at least in the first half of 2013. Baz Luhrmann luxuriates in the meaningless wealth of "The Great Gatsby," while Harmony Korine put his own twisted spin on the dark soul of the American dream in "Spring Breakers." And now comes Sofia ...
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LAFF Review: Documentary 'Casting By' Heralds the Unsung Yet Crucial Art of the Casting Director
“More than ninety percent of directing a picture is the right casting,” says Martin Scorsese at the outset of Tom Donahue’s engrossing documentary “Casting By.” And he’s not alone in his feelings -- Woody Allen, Robert Redford, Clint Eastwood and a legion of others put in face time in the film to tr...
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DVD REVIEW: "Adventure Time" Seasons 1 and 2
Adventure Time is one of those properties that taps right into what its audience is looking for at just the right time. Though there is undoubtedly an adult crossover – and certainly a college student following – Adventure Time nails what I would surmise is its target: children and adolescents.
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