News

Louis C.K., Andrew Dice Clay to star in Woody Allen’s latest flick

No Comments 29 June 2012

By David Barrios So, let’s just file this under the “I was too lazy to write about this a couple of weeks ago file.” But if you’re as big a Woody Allen fan as I am, I’m sure that this is news you’ll want to read. Unless you’ve read it already from another site. Which [...]

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Modern Classics

‘The Pacific’ is a defining moment in cinematic depictions of war

No Comments 28 June 2012

The release of HBO’s The Pacific on blu-ray took care of one of my largest gripes about the series; fractured during earlier episodes and hard to attach yourself to the story until almost mid-way through the series.

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Andrew Sarris, father of the auteur theory, dead at 82

No Comments 21 June 2012

By David Barrios Andrew Sarris is dead. He was 82 years old and he’s dead now and you honestly probably don’t give much of a shit. But you should. Because if you’ve ever enjoyed a movie review or have thought seriously about writing about film, it’s the equivalent of George Carlin’s death in the world [...]

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Trailers

Anna Kendrick’s latest, ‘Pitch Perfect’ looks like Glee on steroids

No Comments 21 June 2012

By David Barrios I suppose it’s fair to say that I am not a member of the target demographic to which Pitch Perfect is being marketed.  Then again, I wasn’t a member of the target demographic to which Glee was initially being marketed to back in 2009. But I didn’t expect the hit show to actually [...]

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Modern Classics

‘Borat’ is still Sacha Baron Cohen’s greatest achievement

No Comments 05 June 2012

Preface: With Sacha Baron Cohen’s “The Dictator” still playing on the big screen, it made sense to revisit his magnum opus. Borat is quite simply one of the great miracles in cinema. It’s a comedic triumph. Nothing is to be, or for that matter, should, be expected on first viewing. It’s a firestorm that set along [...]

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