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An Appreciation – Children of Men

June 12th, 2011 | POSTED BY Allen Almachar

The beginning of Alfonso Cuaron’s great film, Children of Men (2006), is like a cinematic wake up call, slapping us right in the face to gain our attention. We see a man in a coffee shop ordering a drink. A group of people huddle together,…

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MacGuffin Roundtable #9 – Wonder Boys

June 12th, 2011 | POSTED BY Spencer Fornaciari

The MacGuffin crew discuss Wonder Boys, from director Curtis Hanson and starring Michael Douglas. 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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What We’re Watching – 6/8/11

June 8th, 2011 | POSTED BY John Portanova

Lately I’ve been trying to make sure I’m caught up on the big films of 2011. That means for this week’s column you’ll see an abundance of summer sequels. Some of these enhanced characters we had met before now continue their stories in new and…

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Bird Watching – Hot Coffee – SIFF Film Review

June 6th, 2011 | POSTED BY Brandi Sperry

I like a documentary that lets me realize how little I know about a subject. Hot Coffee, from director Susan Saladoff, makes that its goal. The film points out the ways certain areas can be information voids for most laypeople (even reasonably educated ones), without…

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An Appreciation – The Silence of the Lambs

June 5th, 2011 | POSTED BY Allen Almachar

“It places the lotion in the basket.” – Buffalo Bill I once took a course in college named “Murder: The Psychology of The Serial Killer.” In it, we learned a brief history of some of the more notorious murderers in U.S. history. We studied their…

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It Is What It Is: Part Three – Narrative and Originality in Predators

June 3rd, 2011 | POSTED BY Sean Watson

Predator is one of the best action films ever made. It’s got Schwarzenegger in his prime, a young and ambitious John McTeirnan at the helm, Carl Weathers, Jesse Ventura and a seven-foot invisible monster. Boy, they don’t make them like that anymore… Firstly, you should…

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Bird Watching – The Off Hours – SIFF Film Review

June 1st, 2011 | POSTED BY Brandi Sperry

There’s a point in the film The Off Hours, from local writer and director Megan Griffiths, when our main character, Francine, answers a casual question about how long she’s worked as a waitress at a truck stop diner. An attractive and somewhat troubled woman, Francine…

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MacGuffin Roundtable #8 – A Simple Plan

May 28th, 2011 | POSTED BY Spencer Fornaciari

The MacGuffin crew discuss A Simple Plan, from director Sam Raimi and starring Bill Paxton and Billy Bob Thornton. 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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