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Shyam Benegal at the British Film Institute

Over the weekend of the 9 th -10 th June, the BFI is honouring Shyam Benegal, one of India’s leading directors. Considered one of the founders of India’s ‘New Wave’, Benegal began his film career in...

Jun 5, 2012 / Alison Frank

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‘Carnage’ slaughters dialogue with theatrics

Two of cinema’s key advantages as a medium are its mastery of space and time, and its impression of reality. These two traits are not necessarily related: after all, in reality we often find...

Feb 14, 2012 / Alison Frank

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Dinner for Schmucks (2010)

Safety first. “Dinner for Schmucks” clings to that mantra like a corporate lawyer with executive overlords deathly afraid of dishing out workers comp checks to injured employees. The production...

Aug 11, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong

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Guillermo del Toro to Direct Disney’s ‘Haunted Mansion’ Reboot

*Update: del Toro will NOT be directing “The Haunted Mansion.” He will be writing and producing only. “Pan’s Labyrinth” director Guillermo del Toro recently devastated J.R.R. Tolkien fans by backing...

Jul 23, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong

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Jackson: ‘Hobbit’ Casting to Begin This Week

Bilbo Baggins will soon have a face. Peter Jackson, director of “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, revealed in an interview that casting on the highly anticipated “The Hobbit” would begin this week....

Dec 9, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong

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Dead Snow Trailer

Nazi Zombies anyone?! A group of teenagers had all they needed for a successful ski vacation; cabin, skis, snowmobile, toboggan, copious amounts of beer and a fertile mix of the sexes. Certainly,...

May 30, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong