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    From the Wire: Big Directors, Bigger Franchises

    Who's more attached to franchises? Directors or studios?

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    From the Wire: Batman Begins, Empathy Ends

    Pop culture isn't to blame for James Holmes' attack in Colorado. But maybe it's affecting us anyway.

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    From the Wire: 'I'm Still Here' and the Brothers Phoenix

    A great piece about the interplay between fiction, autobiography, and real life.

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    From the Wire: How It Feels to Get Panned

    The screenwriter of "The O.J. Simpson Story" shares what it was like to get brutally panned.

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    From the Wire: Soderbergh's Assault on Heterosexuality

    Soderbergh's final films find the director deconstructing traditional masculine roles onscreen.

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    From the Wire: Bad Theaters, Good Memories

    Why do we get nostalgic for crummy movie theaters with bad projection and broken seats?

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    From the Wire: Is 'Brave' Pixar's First "Disney Movie?"

    One writer argues that "Brave" represents a turning point at the vaunted animation studio.

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    From the Wire: A Director Declares 3-D is the Future (And Promises to Avoid It)

    The director of "Brick" and the upcoming "Looper" explains why he thinks 3-D is the future -- and why he'll never shoot a stereoscopic film.

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    From the Wire: 'Django Unchained' and Race

    Not everyone was psyched to see the trailer for Quentin Tarantino's upcoming movie.

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    From the Wire: 'Alien' and Film Scholars

    Why do academics love to write about "Alien?"

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