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NYFF: "Flight" & Denzel's Forthcoming 6th Oscar Nom
Michael C here having safely landed at the closing night of the New York Film Festival. Nobody could have landed that plane like I did.” That’s the mantra the Denzel Washington’s Captain Whip Whitaker...
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LFF: Wadjda, A Miracle Debut
David here with words on a milestone in film history showing at the 56th BFI London Film Festival. Waad Mohammad as 'Wadjda' Miracles do happen. Haifaa Al-Mansour’s debut feature Wadjda is one of them....
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Reader Ranking Announcement: James Bond!
I meant to follow up February's very popular Meryl Streep Reader Ranking with another participatory countdown that's turned over to you! But I've been slow about it. Here's a perfect opportunity. Let's...
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Oscar Horrors: Terrifying Mrs. Danvers
Oscar Horrors, a daily series for October, looks at Oscar nominated contributions to the horror genre. Here's Jose to talk about one of the best villains of all time. HERE LIES...Mrs. Danvers, played...
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LFF: "Quartet" and Other Misguided Lovers
David here reporting on a diverse selection of films showing at the 56th BFI London Film Festival starting with the Best Actress hopeful Quartet... Tom Courtenay and Maggie Smith in 'Quartet' “Like...
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First & Last: Hereditary!
the first and last images and lines from a motion picture. WHERE IS HE ?!? WHERE IS HE ?!?" Hereditary!" Can you guess the movie? (Hint: It's a franchise)
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My Link, My Fate, My Fortune... Chanel No. 5
Studio Exec visits the set of Darren Aronofsky's NoahThe New Yorker interviews screenwriter Melissa Matheson for the 30th anniversary of E.T. The Extra TerrestrialMovie|Line first tease of Carrie....
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Curio: 70s Paranoia Posters by Jay Shaw
Alexa here. Catching Argo this weekend, with its panic, mustachoied men and analog opening credits has given me a taste for some good 70s paranoid thrillers. (My current addiction to Homeland's...
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Oscar Horrors: For "The Hell of It"
HERE LIES... Paul Williams' rock opera score for Phantom of the Paradise, lain to rest by Nelson Riddle's nostalgia-drenched work on The Great Gatsby. Andreas here with more spoooky Oscar Horrors, this...
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Podcast: The Impossible Life of Pi on the Hudson
Here's part two of my October conversation with Katey, Joe and Nick. In part I, Nathaniel, made the embarrassing confession that I had yet to see The Master due to pneumonia, subway mishaps and so...
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First & Last: Horizons
The first and last images from a motion picture. Can you guess the movie?
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Nic's No Nympho
. JA from MNPP here with some sad news - Nicole Kidman has dropped out of her reunion with Danish dare-monger Lars Von Trier for his next flick, the sexually explicit Nymphomaniac. She's too busy...
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First & Last: Is this legend true?
the first and last images & lines from a motion picture (minus the credits) first We live in a new time." last He'll always be with us." Can you name the movie?
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How long can Russell Crowe hold a note?
I had an errant random and one might say spoilery thought involving Les Misérables just the other day. Read no further if you're the type of (possibly very young) person who was like "OMG. ANNE...
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That's Gotta Be Some Cockroach
JA from MNPP here. A wise man once said, "Aim for the flat-top!" No wait... that wasn't it. A wise man once said, "This city is headed for a disaster of biblical proportions... Human sacrifice, dogs...
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Oscar Horrors: "Max Schreck"
HERE LIES... The actor-or-is-he Max Schreck, brought to vivid undead-or-is-he life by Willem Dafoe in 2000's Shadow of a Vampire, nominated for Best Supporting Actor. JA from MNPP here. When I started...
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Gotham Awards: Moonrise on The Loneliest Planet
Michael C. here. The Gotham Awards announced its slate of nominees yesterday. The National Board of Review and the NYFCC are generally considered the starting pistol to Awards Season, but The Gothams...
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Secret Messages: Drop by the Office
secret messages from the movies Can you name the movie? Bonus points if you can tell me which actor sent this message to which movie star. (There's a fuller clue after the jump if you can't quite place...
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Just Sayin'
This should be an Oscar. And Natalie Wood shouldn't have to share it! P.S. What the hell statue is that?
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