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Magic in the Moonlight
Movie | Bernard Boo | July 28, 2014Woody Allen returns to his touristic tendencies in Magic in the Moonlight a film set in the gorgeous natural surroundings of the south of France circa 1928. This is a decidedly light and breezy outing for Mr. Allen, but one that has...
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Couldn’t Make Comic-Con? Watch the Essential Videos
News | Ananda Dillon | July 28, 2014With the help of the Internet, missing Comic-Con no longer means you miss out on all the sneak peeks and fun videos shown. We’ve put a few of the essentials up so you can catch up all in one...
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Ron Mann’s ‘Altman’ Selected for Venice Film Festival
News | C.J. Prince | July 28, 2014Some good news for fans of director Robert Altman. Ron Mann‘s documentary Altman has been selected to play the Venice International Film Festival in the Classics section. If the title isn’t a dead giveaway, Altman deals with the life...
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Comic-Con 2014 Day 3: From Batman V. Superman to Avengers: Age of Ultron
News | Ananda Dillon | July 27, 2014Saturday at Comic-Con is the closest thing to being in one of the many fictionalized dystopian futures of literature and film that keeps the fans coming out to the convention. Comic-Con-ers camped out the afternoon of Friday and over-night...
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Comic-Con 2014 Day 2: The Anti-Harry Potter, Guillermo’s Cartoon, & Kevin Smith Swears Up a Storm
News | Ananda Dillon | July 26, 2014Friday at Comic-Con in Hall H was primarily focused on two of television’s hottest shows, The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones. We won’t bore you with television news, but… oh, who are we kidding? If you love good...
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Comic-Con 2014 Day 1: Cumberbatch, The Giver, & Interstellar Curveballs
News | Ananda Dillon | July 25, 2014Day 1 of Comic-Con was everything you’d expect. Crowds, cosplay, and curveballs galore. Thursday’s Hall H presentations began a bit later than they will the rest of the weekend, but the movie surprises were rapid-fire with plenty of juicy...
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Lucy
Movie | Bernard Boo | July 25, 2014In a film like Lucy, Luc Besson’s new existential action flick starring Scarlett Johansson, the stakes are everything. High stakes, forged through effective storytelling, can imbue even the sleepiest action scene with an invaluable sense of urgency, excitement, and suspense. Lucy‘s fatal...
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A Master Builder
Movie | C.J. Prince | July 25, 2014At the start of A Master Builder, successful architect Halvard Solness (Wallace Shawn) is on his death bed. He looks weak, until a conversation with fellow architect Knut (André Gregory) reveals his ruthless nature. Knut wants his son Ragnar...
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Wasabi Roe On a Bagel?! Julie Cohen Says It’s Delicious, Tells Us Where We Can Find It
Interview | Bernard Boo | July 25, 2014For 100 years, Russ & Daughters has been serving delicious smoked fish to New Yorkers from its original location in the lower-east side. Filmmaker Julie Cohen took it upon herself to celebrate the centennial cinematically with The Sturgeon Queens, a...
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Fantasia Festival 2014: Honeymoon
Film Festival | Nik Grozdanovic | July 24, 2014The honeymoon phase is meant to be one of the happiest moments in people’s lives. Which makes it the perfect backdrop for a horror film, of course! Director Leigh Janiak has been itching to make her first feature film...
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A Most Wanted Man
Movie | Nik Grozdanovic | July 24, 2014A grey cloud follows every film featuring Philip Seymour Hoffman ever since his untimely death earlier this year (read our Favorite Philip Seymour Hoffman moments). Posthumously released films are always tinged with darkness. So when a film like God’s...
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Watch Creepy Trailer for ‘Honeymoon’ Starring ‘Game of Thrones’ Rose Leslie
News | Aaron Pinkston | July 24, 2014Check out the new trailer for the film Honeymoon, starring Rose Leslie (Game of Thrones) and Luke Treadaway (Attack the Block) about a newly married couple looking to enjoy their retreat to an isolated cabin in the woods. Yeah, that’s...
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The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival Kicks Off Tomorrow
Film Festival | Bernard Boo | July 23, 2014The most renowned Jewish film festival in the world, the 34th San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, kicks off tomorrow night at the Castro Theater for a three-week run of stunning, independent films from across the globe. Through every genre...
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TIFF 2014 Announces ‘While We’re Young’, ‘The Imitation Game’, ‘Foxcatcher’, & More In First Wave of Titles
News | C.J. Prince | July 22, 2014Today marks the kickoff of the fall festival season, as the Toronto International Film Festival announced its first wave of Special Presentations and Galas. TIFF CEO Piers Handling and Creative Director Cameron Bailey announced around 13 Galas and 46...