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Tallgrass Film Festival: Day 2 Preview

Tallgrass Film Festival: Day 2 Preview

Films screen all day at the Orpheum Theatre, Scottish Rite, Central Library, Historical Museum, Garvey Center, Hotel at Old Town and the C.A.C. Theatre at WSU. Click here for Friday’s schedule . Be...

Oct 18, 2013 / Staff
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Documentarist 2013 means more in light of Gezi Resistance

Documentarist 2013 means more in light of Gezi Resistance

The 6th Istanbul Documentary Days was blessed with an outstanding location for a documentary film festival: a park which has become a cause and a symbol of an urban uprising movement that has spread...

Jul 22, 2013 / N. Buket Cengiz
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‘Richard III’ to be restored in 4K

CULVER CITY, Calif. — A few months before the bones of Richard III were discovered below a parking lot in Leicester, England, the infamous British monarch was the focal point of a very different type...

Apr 26, 2013 / Eric M. Armstrong
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Lawrence of Arabia: Deserving of its Place in the Sun

Lawrence of Arabia: Deserving of its Place in the Sun

This year marked the 50 th anniversary of David Lean’s Lawrence of Arabia . To mark the occasion, a digitally restored edition was released, and I had a chance to see it on the Empire Leicester...

Dec 31, 2012 / Alison Frank
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DIFF 2012 Reviews: ‘Cinema Six,’ ‘Compliance,’ ‘Faith, Love and Whiskey’

DIFF 2012 Reviews: ‘Cinema Six,’ ‘Compliance,’ ‘Faith, Love and Whiskey’

“Cinema Six” Directors: Mark Potts, Cole Selix Writers: Mark Potts, Cole Selix Starring: John Merriman, Mark Potts and Brand Rackley “Cinema Six” is the definition of average, which is strange...

May 11, 2012 / Henry J. Baugh
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Feelin’ IFFI and the Films That Now Matter

Feelin’ IFFI and the Films That Now Matter

The Goa Film Festival that was from the 22nd of November to the 2nd of December and I managed to attend the first five days. Unfortunately, I got sick just after the festival and couldn’t compile the...

Jan 12, 2011 / Kamayani Sharma
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‘The Bible Code’ to be Cracked by Relativity

‘The Bible Code’ to be Cracked by Relativity

Relativity Media has picked up the rights to Michael Drosnin’s book of supernatural prophecy, “The Bible Code.” In the book, which spawned sequels, Drosnin writes about an elaborate code that can...

Nov 4, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
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The 54th London Film Festival in Review

The 54th London Film Festival in Review

Now that the 54 th London Film Festival has drawn to a close, it’s time to look back at all of the feature films that I reviewed. Here is the list, ordered from best to worst. 1) Dhobi Ghat 2) The...

Oct 29, 2010 / Alison Frank
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TMA’s 25 Greatest Horror Movies of All Time

TMA’s 25 Greatest Horror Movies of All Time

As usual, distilling the value of a film into a short paragraph and ranking it against every other film ever released in the same genre is imperfect, subjective and quite frankly, irrational — but it...

May 25, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
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Wachowskis Developing Iraq War Film With ‘Hard R’ Gay Love Story

Wachowskis Developing Iraq War Film With ‘Hard R’ Gay Love Story

Just when you thought the Wachowskis, the team behind “The Matrix” films, couldn’t get any weirder. Deadline is reporting that the brother/sister duo (sister because Larry is a post-op female now...

May 15, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
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A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)

A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)

Nostalgia factors prominently into judgments passed on remakes of beloved films. You may have fond memories of seeing Wes Craven’s 1984 “A Nightmare on Elm Street” as a kid, but chances are if you...

May 5, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
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29th International Istanbul Film Festival; Marked by Absent Friends

29th International Istanbul Film Festival; Marked by Absent Friends

Istanbul is enjoying its year as the European Capital of Culture, with cultural and arts events taking place in the city from one end to the other, inaugurated with a series of ceremonies held in...

Apr 27, 2010 / N. Buket Cengiz
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Fritz Lang’s ‘Metropolis’ Coming to a Big Screen Near You

Fritz Lang’s ‘Metropolis’ Coming to a Big Screen Near You

Kino International announced Monday that Fritz Lang’s 1927 masterpiece, “Metropolis,” will be released theatrically in “all major markets throughout the US and Canada” in May. The version to be...

Apr 8, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
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Chris Evans Named Captain America

Chris Evans Named Captain America

After much speculation, THR’s Heat Vision Blog finally broke the news that Chris Evans will play Steve Rogers, who you know as the iconic and ultra patriotic comic book hero, Captain America. Sources...

Mar 23, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
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Hollywood Films Follow Mathematical Formulas to Match Attention Spans of Viewers

Hollywood Films Follow Mathematical Formulas to Match Attention Spans of Viewers

[Click Photo to Enlarge] Do you ever get the feeling that big Hollywood blockbusters are just heartless products following an established formula to maximize profits? Well, that assessment may be...

Feb 24, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
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