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In Remembrance…
The excitement and anticipation of the final installment in Christopher Nolan’s amazing Dark Knight saga was met with tragedy in Aurora, CO during the midnight opening of the film. Let’s keep the victims of this senseless massacre and their families in our hearts and thoughts. The villains in a comic book movie are outrageous and […]
Poll: Spider-man Reboot or Sequel?
Sony’s reboot The Amazing Spider-man has arrived to critical and financial success (and yes, it is technically a reboot since it starts a new series in a different continuity rather than just remaking the same story–well, sort of). Despite overwhelming approval of the cast (in particular Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker, Emma Stone as Gwen […]
Movies Completely Unlike the Books They Are Based On
It’s common practice for screenwriters to change the details of a novel when adapting it into a movie; after all, books and motion pictures are two different media and require different means to tell a story. With books, an author can tell you exactly what goes on inside a character’s head, where thoughts are difficult […]
Humble Beginnings of Prominent Directors
It seems like these days, new directors are pulled out of obscurity to helm major studio blockbuster. For instance, Universal Pictures put $170 million in the hands of first-time director Rupert Sanders to make Snow White and the Huntsman. Why? His IMDb page literally only has two other entries besides this film, and they’re “playing” […]
The Twilight Zone Quiz
Rod Serling’s innovative anthology show The Twilight Zone had more influence on our society than perhaps any other scripted series. Its episodes illuminated themes of society and the human condition that television networks were afraid to tackle during that time by wrapping its messages in stories of horror, science fiction, and fantasy. Known for its […]
Recent News Events That Parallel Movie Plots
In the motion picture industry, many plots are inspired by true events–Dick Wolf made a career out of making plots of Law & Order “ripped from the headlines.” But there are times when the saying “life imitates art” is true. A number of times in the past year or so, news events have happened that […]
Why We Need Another Tim Burton
Tim Burton has one of the most unique and identifiable styles of any filmmaker who has ever worked in Hollywood. His films have distinctive features–protagonists who are largely loners, persecuted by society; characters tend to have pasty white faces with unkempt black hair (not unlike Burton himself); art direction is characterized by slanted doorways and […]
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