Still Remembered: ED WOOD Twenty Years Later
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Madonna and Julius: A Cinematic Retrospective – BLOODHOUNDS OF BROADWAY (1989)
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David Fincher: King of the Airport Novels
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Madonna and Julius: A Cinematic Retrospective – WHO’S THAT GIRL? (1987)
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FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS – One Story, Three Takes
Over the course of the past 25 years, the story of high schoolers playing football…
STRIKE UP THE BAND: Marching Into the Movies
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New Queer Explicit Movement: First Wave (1993-1997)
In 1992, Todd Haynes’ Poison was released on home video by Fox Lorber in 3 different versions:…
BOYZ N THE HOOD & BOYHOOD – Racial Difference in America
Earlier this summer, I did an unintentional double feature. On Saturday night, I watched Boyz…
Madonna and Julius: A Cinematic Retrospective – SHANGHAI SURPRISE (1986)
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Michael Bay and Me: TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION
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