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With “Orphan Black” Returning, Tatiana Maslany Cements Herself One Of TV’s Best Stars
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With “Orphan Black” Returning, Tatiana Maslany Cements Herself One Of TV’s Best Stars

Tatiana Maslany, sadly, gets overlooked.
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Alex Bauer11 hrs ago
The Ins and Outs of Louisiana TV Commercial Film Credit Programs

The Ins and Outs of Louisiana TV Commercial Film Credit Programs

Here at FBT Film & Entertainment, we have a wide array of resources to help you create your commercial all while maximizing your Louisiana…
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FBT Films & EntertainmentMar 3
‘Serial’s conclusion gets to what it’s been about all along

‘Serial’s conclusion gets to what it’s been about all along

APRIL 11TH, 2016 — POST 098
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Daniel Holliday3 days ago
The Criterion Collection, Part II: “Spiritual Isolation.”

The Criterion Collection, Part II: “Spiritual Isolation.”

“My impulse has nothing to do with intellect or symbolism: it has only to do with dreams and longing, with hopes and desires, with passion…
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Josiah Richard Armstrong5 days ago
Cinematography — Greig Fraser, ASC, ACS

Cinematography — Greig Fraser, ASC, ACS

The horror genre in world cinema has been a source of Anglo-American adaptation for over a decade. Among the first and most successful was…
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Christopher Daniel WalkerApr 8
The Ambling Ambition of Magnolia

The Ambling Ambition of Magnolia

As moviegoers, and more broadly as people, we tend to think of the word “ambition” in a positive vein. To say a movie has ambition is to…
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Evan J KlonskyApr 7
Hollywood: The Evil Twin of Originality

Hollywood: The Evil Twin of Originality

When Was the Last Time Hollywood Had a Truly Unique Idea?
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Carolyne ReganApr 8
Laurence Olivier Brings Shakespeare To Life In The Criterion Collection’s “Richard III”

Laurence Olivier Brings Shakespeare To Life In The Criterion Collection’s “Richard III”

The Criterion Collection is a distribution company that specializes in “important” classic and contemporary films. Through Hulu, many of…
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Alex BauerApr 8
John Carpenter Scares You With His Films And Film Scores

John Carpenter Scares You With His Films And Film Scores

John Carpenter does not bull shit you.
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Alex BauerApr 6
Movie Review: Eye in the Sky

Movie Review: Eye in the Sky

“Now, for our consciences, the arms are fair, when the intent of bearing them is just.” –Henry IV, Part I, Act 5, Scene II
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Will ClaytonApr 6
Batman v Superman — a superficial idea that betrays both superheroes

Batman v Superman — a superficial idea that betrays both superheroes

Forget the plot holes or the ridiculous story line; Batman v Superman was never meant to be in the first place.
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Neelanjan DasguptaApr 2
Movie Review: Hello, My Name is Doris

Movie Review: Hello, My Name is Doris

“Thy life’s a miracle. Speak yet again.” –King Lear, Act 4, Scene VI
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Will ClaytonApr 4
Faking It — The Emulation of Aesthetic

Faking It — The Emulation of Aesthetic

In 2013 The Conjuring, directed by James Wan, told the story of real life paranormal investigators Lorraine and Ed Warren and their…
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Christopher Daniel WalkerApr 1
Batman V Superman: Continuing Snyder’s majestic rendering of the DC Universe

Batman V Superman: Continuing Snyder’s majestic rendering of the DC Universe

*You will gather from the heading of this article that I enjoyed Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. My cards have been laid firmly on the…
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AndrewinBelfastMar 31
The Magical Mystery Tour That is Midnight Special

The Magical Mystery Tour That is Midnight Special

Writer-director Jeff Nichols’ fourth feature film, Midnight Special, has one of the most wonderfully mysterious opening sequences that I…
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Lee JuttonMar 31
“The Three Colors” Trilogy Is Among Film’s Greatest Trilogies, And As Radical As The Flag It Is…

“The Three Colors” Trilogy Is Among Film’s Greatest Trilogies, And As Radical As The Flag It Is…

The Criterion Collection is a distribution company that specializes in “important” classic and contemporary films. Through Hulu, many of…
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Alex BauerMar 30
Television Review: “Daredevil’s” Second Season.

Television Review: “Daredevil’s” Second Season.

One of the things that made the first season of “Marvel’s Daredevil” on Netflix so special was how the show’s gift for economy. Nihilistic…
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Nicholas LaskinMar 29
The Criterion Collection, Part I: “I Did Not Make It For You.” Lars von Trier’s Antichrist

The Criterion Collection, Part I: “I Did Not Make It For You.” Lars von Trier’s Antichrist

“Hell is other people.” ~ Jean-Paul Sartre
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Josiah Richard ArmstrongMar 30
15 Awesome Under-The-Radar Films by Great Directors: Part III

15 Awesome Under-The-Radar Films by Great Directors: Part III

5. Minnie and Moskowitz, John Cassavetes. “If you think of yourself as funny, you become tragic,” goes a line in John Cassavetes’ “Minnie…
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Nicholas LaskinMar 28
Movie Review: “Batman Vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice” presents us with a Clash of the Tentpoles.

Movie Review: “Batman Vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice” presents us with a Clash of the Tentpoles.

Every night before I go to bed, my cats — Nina, a Russian Blue Calico and Greta, a Tortoise Shell Calico — duke it out in spectacular…
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Nicholas LaskinMar 25
Can I Get A YAAAAS: “Broad City” Is TV’s Funniest Half-Hour

Can I Get A YAAAAS: “Broad City” Is TV’s Funniest Half-Hour

Sitting down in front of my TV on Thursday morning and seeing a freshly recorded “Broad City” on the DVR is one of the joyous television…
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Alex BauerMar 28
Gamble of the Century: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (Featuring Mostly Batman)

Gamble of the Century: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (Featuring Mostly Batman)

A Review of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in Two Parts
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Octavio Mingura Jr.Mar 27
Costume Design and Production Design - Kristi Zea

Costume Design and Production Design - Kristi Zea

Can you think back to the bedroom you had during your childhood? Was there more than one? When I was growing up I was always sharing a…
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Christopher Daniel WalkerMar 25
Snyder Revisited — Part I of III

Snyder Revisited — Part I of III

Sucker Punch (2011)
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Octavio Mingura Jr.Mar 25
Louie — A tribute to the misery behind the delight of humor
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Louie — A tribute to the misery behind the delight of humor

Louie is a lonely man, sorrowful and shy. But he comes on stage and changes himself to someone completely different, and exists only to…
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Neelanjan DasguptaMar 24
Movie Review: Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice

Movie Review: Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice

I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones; So let it be…
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Will ClaytonMar 25
Appreciating Mike Nichols with Neil Labute

Appreciating Mike Nichols with Neil Labute

I teach film students (for my sins) and it is a never ending shock to me the blank that Mike Nichols’s name can draw on their faces. Maybe…
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Rob FeldMar 23
What does the consumer own?

What does the consumer own?

MARCH 24TH, 2016 — POST 080
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Daniel HollidayMar 23
Andrei Tarkovsky’s Debut Film “Ivan’s Childhood” Is As Good As A Debut Can Get — Directing Wise

Andrei Tarkovsky’s Debut Film “Ivan’s Childhood” Is As Good As A Debut Can Get — Directing Wise

The Criterion Collection is a distribution company that specializes in “important” classic and contemporary films. Through Hulu, many of…
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Alex BauerMar 23
Television Review: Daredevil — Season 2

Television Review: Daredevil — Season 2

Marvel’s Daredevil on Netflix arrived in 2015 as a bit of a surprise. The Marvel television and movie imprint had, up until that point…
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Will ClaytonMar 23
“Fuzzy Cuteness, Feminist Empowerment, and Sobering Reminders.” Disney’s Zootopia.

“Fuzzy Cuteness, Feminist Empowerment, and Sobering Reminders.” Disney’s Zootopia.

It is no secret that I loathe what Disney has become. My seminary mentor, social critic and historian Jon Pahl, calls Mickey Mouse “the…
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Josiah Richard ArmstrongMar 22
Mr. Robot and the art of blatantly recycling stories

Mr. Robot and the art of blatantly recycling stories

A tinge of yellow on screen. Everything seems like a result of a concerted effort at de-coloring. The walls around almost arch in, like…
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Neelanjan DasguptaMar 21
Ageism in Hollywood Slowly Gaining Attention

Ageism in Hollywood Slowly Gaining Attention

This past Wednesday, actress Olivia Wilde revealed how she was deemed “too old” to be cast as Leonardo DiCaprio's girlfriend in The Wolf of…
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Gina MatteoMar 18
A Look Back: “Nebraska”.

A Look Back: “Nebraska”.

Once upon a time, Alexander Payne was New Hollywood’s answer to Hal Ashby, or arguably Paul Mazursky. Payne was and is a humanist with a…
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Nicholas LaskinMar 21
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