In 1973, American Graffiti started a new template for the teen high school movie. Set in 1962…
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On Thursday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released their nominations (aka the…
Film on the Internet: THE LIVING END on Netflix
Gregg Araki’s first movie, The Living End, released in 1992, was a nihilist scream against the…
Film on the Internet: REALITY on Netflix
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In 2014, The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby was released in 3 formats: Him, Her, and Them.…
TURKISH STAR WARS (or: THE MAN WHO SAVED THE WORLD)
Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam does not actually means Turkish Star Wars. It actually translates to The Man Who…
Film on the Internet: CHUCK NORRIS VS. COMMUNISM on PBS
Somebody once said that all art is propaganda, but not all propaganda is art. In…
Film on the Television (1/8/16 – 1/10/16) – PHASE IV on TCM
It wouldn’t be hyperbole to say that Saul Bass was one of the most influential…
Film on the Internet: EX MACHINA on Amazon Prime
Last spring’s Ex Machina is a science fiction film of the sexes. When Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson,…
Film on the Internet: EXPLORERS on Hulu Plus
Spielberg’s 1982 movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was yet another one of his films that would hit…