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I think it’s shaping up to be a great movie year. Big movies, like Sinners, Weapons, and F1, as well as small ones like Eddington, Sorry Baby, and Materialists (which was actually bigger than I thought at $105M worldwide box office) have all delivered on the promise of their potential to at least a respectable…
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READINGS: Italian Neorealist Cinema: an Aesthetic approach by Christopher Wagstaff VIEWINGS: Bitter Rice (1949), Rome, Open City (1945), Paisan (1946), Bicycle Theives (1948) Bawn Jor No! Welcome back to the Loosely Scripted Film Course. This unit covers Italian Neorealism, the movement in Italian Cinema immediately following the end of WWII. I’ll start out by mentioning…
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It’s tragic that the casino I was at on my recent trip to Vegas was NOT taking bets on the Oscars. Last year I went 19 for 23 categories with my predictions. This year is much tougher, campaigns have been rising and falling throughout the season, at least 4 movies have been the favorite for…
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It’s that time of year again. The time where I frantically try to watch as many Oscar nominees as possible before the ceremony in an effort to stay on top of what’s new in movies and what’s worth celebrating. Inevitably, there’s some really good stuff left off of these lists that deserves celebration as well,…
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READINGS: Film Noir: An Introduction by Mark Bould VIEWINGS: Double Indemnity (1944), Detour (1945), Sunset Boulevard (1950), Vertigo (1958) We’re back baby! This go-round we’re looking at Film Noir. The reading in this case actually helped me understand why the idea of Film Noir had always been somewhat elusive to me. Mark Bould proposes that,…
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This movie was one of my most anticipated of 2024. Alex Garland, noted filmmaker with something to say, would render what many Americans have considered an outside possibility since circa 2016: the country devolving into civil war. More than anything, I was most curious to see how he would critique the divide between opposing sides…
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You want to win your Oscar pool, but you also want to know if the movies are actually any good. I’ve got you covered on both fronts. Without further ado, here is what I think are the most deserving choices for each category this year, and what I think the Academy will actually give each…
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If you’re like me, this time of the year is when you catch up on all the great movies you might have missed from the last year. Oscar nominations come out and I make my way through the list of nominated films, starting with those I haven’t seen that have the most nominations and working…
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[Minor spoilers ahead if you know nothing about Mary Kay Letourneau or what this movie is based on] After a long holiday season of family and friends and several nieces and nephews trying to ride my (very small) dog into battle like the cavalry from Napoleon, I finally got a chance to settle in and…
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READINGS: A Short History of Film by Wheeler Winston Dixon (Chapter 4) VIEWINGS: Casablanca (1942), A Star is Born (1954), Gone With the Wind (1939) “Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine.” “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn” “I just wanted to take…
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