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The New Movies of April 2017, In Order of Anticipation
Guns, monsters, and self-realization come together in our most anticipated movies of the month.Is April the beginning of the summer movie season? Universal has been making that case for a few years now...
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Does the New Mystery Science Theater 3000 Meet Expectations?
The Satellite of Love is back in business.MST3K.comWay way back in 2015, Matthew Monagle wrote a column about the Mystery Science Theater 3000 Kickstarter that was going on. Show creator Joel Hodgson...
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Decoding What It Means That Carrie Fisher Will “Appear” in ‘Star Wars:...
Exploring a few possibilities.According to a new New York Daily News interview with Carrie Fisher’s brother Todd, he and Fisher’s daughter Billie Lourd, “have granted the studio rights to use recent...
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A Change in Oscar Rules Makes One Category More Exclusive, Another More...
A Change in Oscar Rules Makes One Category More Exclusive, Another More Inclusive, But with an AsteriskWhen the Academy closes a door it opens a window, but only halfway.This week The Academy of Motion...
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Where is the Smurfs Nostalgia?
Box OfficeThe real Lost Village for these iconic characters is Fanville.My two-and-a-half-year-old daughter was watching TV yesterday when a Smurfs: The Lost Village commercial came on. “Trolls!” she...
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Family First: The Evolution of ‘The Fast and the Furious’ Crew
Just in time for the 8th chapter, out this Friday.When we met them, they were street racers with criminal leanings but good souls. They were tight-knit, and valued trust and loyalty above all else, but...
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“It’s not garbage. You need a middle to the road.”
The One Perfect Pod crew meets in the lobby to talk about old guys robbing banks at the behest of Zach Braff.For this week’s review, After the Credits host Matthew Monagle is joined by Film School...
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A Teen Comedy With Far More Than (Just) Sex On Its Mind
“If God had wanted them to be angels He would have given them wings.”Continue reading on Film School Rejects »
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Meet Walter Presents, The Streaming Service that Specializes in Foreign Drama
The UK Channel 4 streaming service has finally arrived in the US.In January 2016, British television had undergone the beginning of a small (but important) revolution. Deutschland ’83, a visually...
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Death to All Vampires: The Evolution of Kristen Stewart
From the shadows of a shallow franchise to the peak of cinematic brilliance.I’m a little ashamed to say I didn’t see it at first.I knew who Kristen Stewart was before Twilight happened — she’s the...
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Don Rickles Lives On In New Interview Series
AARP Studio’s ‘Dinner with Don’ is about to introduce a new generation to a comedy legend.Credit: ABC-TVA legend died last week, but his blistering wit will endure. Don Rickles passed last Thursday as...
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‘Sleight’ is a Sinister, Mysterious Film of Magic and Malice
Short of the DayOR: Don’t Mess with Magicians.There are certain people you just shouldn’t make fun of in a public forum — like say professional football players, or IRS auditors, or serial killers —...
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The Bollywood Series ‘Fast & Furious’ Fans Will Want To Check Out
Just as The Fast and the Furious “borrowed liberally” from Point Break, so did Dhoom “pay homage” to The Fast and the Furious.At this point, and I say this as a fan of the series, there is little need...
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Holy Overkill! Are there SIX ‘Batman’ Films Planned for 2019?
All six are on the slate but not all scheduled.Courtesy DCUPDATE: This one’s been seemingly debunked by Jon Berg and Geoff Johns, two guys who would definitely know. Dig the tweet chain below. But...
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Pretty as a Picture: The Visual References of David Lynch
A new video traces the development of contemporary film’s foremost artist.There’s no question that David Lynch values imagery more than narrative. He’s a master of the open-ended aesthetic who prefers...
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Biopics vs. Their Fictional Counterparts
Some people’s lives are best told truthfully, others more loosely.In one corner, we have Rocky, the iconic Best Picture-winning boxing movie starring Sylvester Stallone as the made-up Rocky Balboa. In...
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It’s Time to Get Naked With Your Co-Workers
This Week in Home Video‘Toni Erdmann’ Suggests It’s Time to Get Naked With Your Co-WorkersPlus 17 more new releases to watch at home this week on Blu-ray/DVD.Welcome to this week in home video! Click...
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David Bowie and the Indestructible Metaphors of Mirror Scenes
A video essay examines our most private moments.Strap on your thinking caps for this one, film fans, because it’s a doozy.According to director Nicolas Roeg (The Man Who Fell to Earth, Don’t Look Now,...
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‘Busy:’ A Very Short Film about a Very Big Issue
Short of the DayTrading your hours for a handful of dimes.If there’s one adjective that best describes our contemporary global society, that adjective, without a doubt, is “busy.” On the whole we work...
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Don Cheadle Will Play Wall Street’s ‘Prince of Darkness’
Upcoming biopic looks to put Jeremiah G. Hamilton back on the map.Cheadle as Miles Davis in ‘Miles Ahead’ (2015)There are really two sorts of biopics out there: those that lure us in with names that we...
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