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MacGuffin Spotlight

An Analysis – Se7en – The Sins of John Doe

July 28th, 2011 | POSTED BY Kevin Barney

In September 1995, another serial killer film was released. Two cops, one about to retire, the other new to the big city—sounds about as cliché as they come. The killer has a theme that he follows. The dark and spooky trailer has lines such as…

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What We’re Watching – 7/27/11

July 27th, 2011 | POSTED BY Brandi Sperry

In the theater: I said good-bye to my beloved Harry Potter franchise, declining to see the press screening of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 and review it here, in favor of seeing the midnight show with my friends, one last time. I…

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Bird Watching – Top 5 Most Anticipated Films Directed by Women

July 26th, 2011 | POSTED BY Brandi Sperry

If there’s one thing I hope I’ve done with this column so far, it’s show that though the overall percentages may be very skewed toward male filmmakers, there are many, many interesting projects out there being made by women. The numbers are getting better all…

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An Appreciation – Rocky

July 25th, 2011 | POSTED BY Allen Almachar

There are many movies that feature underdog characters, but very few are as good and as inspirational as Rocky (1976). Directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone as the titular character, the film is a moving emotional journey about a…

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MacGuffin Bonus Roundtable #1 – American Graffiti

July 23rd, 2011 | POSTED BY Spencer Fornaciari

The MacGuffin crew share a bonus discussion on American Graffiti, from director George Lucas and starring Richard Dreyfuss. This episode can be played online via the flash player below or it can be downloaded from here. It is available on iTunes, Zune, and Stitcher.

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The Good, the Bad and the Hershey’s – The Ins and Outs of Product Placement

July 22nd, 2011 | POSTED BY Sean Watson

A lot of people see ‘product placement’ as a dirty term, where faceless advertising companies diminish all artistic merit from film and instead use them as advertisements to hawk their branded wares to the public. We’ve all seen it; sometimes it can be subtle and…

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Excited for America

July 21st, 2011 | POSTED BY Mike Sullivan

If I had a time machine, I would go back and find 10-year-old me. I would be easy to find, probably in my bedroom reading comic books. I would tell myself that in the future, comic book movies have finally become cool. Of course, 10-year-old…

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What We’re Watching – 7/20/11

July 20th, 2011 | POSTED BY Allen Almachar

Here’s a random thought: have you ever walked in to a movie and expected it to be bad, but watched it anyway? Maybe the genre is one you don’t enjoy, or it deals with a subject matter that you find unappealing—but, against all your better…

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