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An Education in Film
Who really enjoys school? I wasn’t a particularly good pupil, and it really shows the determination of the Scottish education system that I can I perform any type of mental arithmetic or have the ability to spell. School always felt like a static, sterile environment,…
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Bird Watching – Meghan Eckman’s “The Parking Lot Movie”
I am the sort of person who will glance over at drivers in other cars, or catch a glimpse in a living room window while walking down the street, and be momentarily overcome with the desire to know that person’s story. That kind of impulse…
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An Appreciation – The Third Man
No film is perfect, but there a few that come close. The Third Man (1949), written by Graham Greene and directed by Carol Reed, is one such film. It is one of those movies in which every single element works in perfect harmony with one…
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The Tomb of Terror: Near Dark (1987)
Every Saturday night The Tomb of Terror opens, unleashing reviews of the obscure and the classic in horror cinema. Vampires have been a mainstay of horror ever since Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula popularized them in 1897. Every few years we see an influx of films…
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Bird Watching – I Don’t Get Nicole Holofcener
Every time I watch a film by Nicole Holofcener, I really, really want to like it. Well, I always want to like a film I’m about to spend time watching, but I especially want to like films by women. And I especially especially want to…
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An Appreciation – The 400 Blows
“Sometimes I’d tell them the truth and they still wouldn’t believe me, so I prefer to lie.” – Antoine Doinel Francois Truffaut’s The 400 Blows (1959) remains one of the most incredibly moving films ever made about adolescence. Even after seeing it countless times, aware…
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The Tomb of Terror: Prophecy (1979)
Every Saturday night The Tomb of Terror opens, unleashing reviews of the obscure and the classic in horror cinema. Prophecy (1979) is a monster movie. You know this because the poster reads: “Prophecy: The Monster Movie.” This might be one of the most ridiculous taglines…
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MacGuffin Roundtable #3 – Hank and Mike
The third episode of the MacGuffin Roundtable. In this segment the MacGuffin crew discusses Hank and Mike, from director Matthiew Klinck. It was written by and starring Thomas Michael and Paolo Mancini. This episode can be played online via the flash player below or it…
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