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2011 Oscar Recap
John and Brandi sit down to share their thoughts following the 2011 Academy Awards. They discuss the winners, the losers, and the show itself. This episode can be played online via the flash player below or it can be downloaded from here. It is available…
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Bird Watching – In Defense of “Jennifer’s Body”
I get why Jennifer’s Body (2009), from screenwriter Diablo Cody and director Karyn Kusama, wasn’t going to be loved by everyone. Probably the two genres that are the most subjective as far as whether they “work” for a viewer are horror and comedy, and a…
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MacGuffin Roundtable #2 – Bunny Lake Is Missing
The second episode of the MacGuffin Roundtable. In this segment the MacGuffin crew team up to discuss Bunny Lake Is Missing, from director Otto Preminger. This episode can be played online via the flash player below or it can be downloaded from here. It is…
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The Tomb of Terror: The Sentinel (1977)
The tomb of terror is a new column. It will replace my previous teeny tiny Tweet-Size Horror reviews with a more in-depth discussion of a horror film each week. – John Every Saturday night The Tomb of Terror opens, unleashing reviews of the obscure and…
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Interview – Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation
John interviews Chris Strompolos and Eric Zala (Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation) before the film’s engagement at SIFF Cinema.
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Oscar’s Crimes – Reform
All Points Bulletin: Be on the lookout for a small, bald, gold man. He is 13 and 1/2 inches tall, weighs 8.5 lbs, sexual organs seem to be absent, tends to stand very still, constantly wielding a crusader’s sword, and is made of gold plated…
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Bird Watching – Zombies!
A dear friend of mine, a literature professor at a local university, recently told me a list of feelings she believes are currently in vogue with the “hip Seattleite.” Among these: fear of clowns; love of bacon; fondness of letterpress designs of squirrels and birds;…
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An Appreciation – Days of Heaven
There is a kind of mood in Terrence Malick’s Days of Heaven (1978) that draws us in without ever explicitly revealing itself. A kind of feeling, or a certain kind of tone, pervades every moment of the film; we can sense it without really specifying…
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