Posts Tagged ‘Sunset Boulevard’
Film Review – El Conde
El Conde (2023) operates on two fronts. On one hand, it is a beautifully gruesome horror fantasy, in which we dive once more into the world of blood sucking vampires. On the other, it is a biting (ba dum!) satire of Chile’s most ruthless dictator, Augusto Pinochet.…
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Film Review – See How They Run
See How They Run (2022) is a fun little murder mystery, even when it gets too clever for its own good. The “whodunnit” storyline is a tried and true premise. It allows for a large cast of characters to interact with their conflicting personalities. Of course,…
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An Appreciation – Sunset Boulevard
A struggling Hollywood screenwriter finds himself in hot water. Without a hit movie and bills stacking up, his desire to write serious and thoughtful projects makes way for his need to earn a buck. Fate brings the screenwriter to the presence of an aging actress,…
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An Appreciation – Mulholland Drive
Los Angeles is a strange place. It’s a town of mystery and intrigue, built upon an industry of dreams. This is where countless people have gone with hopes of striking it big, landing that one important movie that will shoot them to fame and fortune.…
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SIFF Film Review – Trust Me
The movie industry can be a cruel, cutthroat place. Even worse is being a Hollywood agent. It’s a soul crushing, pride swallowing job where your success is predicated on the success of other people. Clark Gregg – who has been lifted into the mainstream as…
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Film Review – Shit Year
The difficult thing about trailers today is that they often don’t properly represent what a movie is about. That is not the case with Cam Archer’s Shit Year (2010)—what you see is what you get. As I write this review, I’m still trying to digest…
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Top 5 – Movies About Movies
Another Top 5 segment from The MacGuffin. This time Brandi and Allen share their top 5 movies about movies. This segment is also available on Stitcher, iTunes, and Zune. The audio version can be downloaded directly from here. After you’ve watched the video please vote…
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Another MacGuffin Film Podcast Top 5’s segment. In honor of The Town, Brandi and Allen share their top 5 film comebacks.
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