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Here is a link to a short interview with Wes Anderson, the director of Fantastic Mr. Fox . I think my daughter is just a bit too young for the movie theater or I would definitely treat her to this one.
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The Film When he earned his Master's Degree in Drama from the University of Southern California in 1950, Sam Peckinpah ended his involvement in theater and started work in television, which he saw as his way into the movies. Growing up in California...
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Fox officially canceled Dollhouse yesterday, but said it would air the remaining eight episodes of the season. I don't know why I'm surprised by the news. Fox is notorious for killing some of the best shows on television. On the upside, it frees...
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SPOILER ALERT! MattM and I sat down this morning to have a chat about the season three finale of Mad Men . We normally have this conversation at our desks, but today we decided to have it in front of a microphone. If you'd like to listen to two midwesterners...
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Picture if you will a modern day Chitty Chitty Bang Bang minus Dick Van Dyke, throw in a slew of Michael Bay style action effects and you've got the new Russian film Black Lightning. Why do the Russians get flying cars while I'm still using roads...
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With Halloween this Saturday, I thought it the right time to share this movie monster chart , which runs the gamut from Chucky to the Cloverfield monster. It probably should go lower to include The Gingerdead Man , but my absolute favorite has to be the...
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The Film Journalism paved the way for John Boorman to make documentaries for the BBC, which in turn paved the way for him to make feature films. His first was a vehicle for the band Dave Clark Five called Catch us if You Can , meant to emulate the success...
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Instead of talking to you about a particular TV show I'm enjoying, I thought I would share an application that helps me remember when my shows are on. It's called TV Forecast [ iTunes Link ] and it's available for iPhone and iPod Touch. The...
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First off, apologies for my recent absence on the blog. I just got married and have been dealing with all the grown-up things that go with it. But speaking of growing up, I thought I would share the new trailer for Toy Story 3 . I'm always weary of...
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The 1970s were a rich period in American movies - the early 70s especially. Here's a nod to some favorites that won't be getting their own blog post, with links to quality scenes. If you feel like I missed anything, any of your favorites, let...
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The Film Cinema has provided a long and varied career for Peter Bogdanovich. He started out as an actor in the 1950s (as a youngster, he lied about his age to study with Stella Adler ). During the 1960s he was a film programer for the Museum of Modern...
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The Film Hal Ashby was not someone that studio executives were jumping up and down to work with, even as early as 1971. He already had a reputation of distrusting authority and being incommunicative. Yet his next project was to direct a Robert Towne screenplay...
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Neil Patrick Harris hosted, had a great opening number , and also made an appearance as Dr. Horrible (featuring Nathan Fillion as Captain Hammer). "30 Rock" won for best Comedy, and "Mad Men" won for best drama. Two of my favorite...
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Most people have heard the news, but for those who don't know, Patrick Swayze died Monday . He was 57. To honor him, I've compiled a list of my top five Swayze movies. Dirty Dancing This movie is now so deeply rooted into our pop culture that...
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The Film If little green men land and request a human representative to explain American cinema, we would send them Martin Scorsese. He is an enthusiastic student of the medium as well as a true master. Suffering from asthma as a child, he spent more...