Posts Tagged ‘Woody Allen’
Top 5 – Opening Scenes
Another Top 5 segment from The MacGuffin. This time Allen and Ed share their top 5 opening scenes. This segment is also available on Stitcher, iTunes and from here. After you’ve watched the video please vote in our poll and share which one you think…
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Film Review – To Rome With Love
There are very few filmmakers who can capture the romanticism of a city better than Woody Allen. From his hometown of New York City to London and Paris, Woody knows how to make a beautiful place look even better on film. With his newest project,…
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SIFF Film Review – Grassroots
Politics are a tough subject, especially these days, when everything feels so divisive; to tackle a film project on the subject seems risky at best. Add in a story that is so quintessentially Seattle, like in Grassroots, and the odds stretch even further that you…
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SIFF Film Review – Lola Versus
Of all the films released so far this year, it is surprising to me to see that one of the biggest uproars has been generated in the last couple weeks over Lola Versus. I’m not going to argue that it is a masterpiece, but it…
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Top 5 – Good Actors in Bad Films
Another Top 5 segment from The MacGuffin. This time Allen and Ed share their top 5 good actors in bad films. This segment is also available on Stitcher, iTunes and from here. After you’ve watched the video please vote in our poll and share which…
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An Analysis – Oscar Predictions
Well, what a weak year it has been. Not that there haven’t been movies and performances that I have liked, but nothing is easy to point to and say: “this is a great piece of cinema that deserve accolades and will be talked about years…
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Top 10 of 2011 – Adelaide’s Picks
I saw that everyone else was doing a top 10 for 2011 and wanted in on the fun, but then I realized I didn’t actually see all that many new movies in the theater last year. It turns out that I’ll see anything for a…
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Top 10 of 2011 – Allen’s Picks
With 2011 officially in the books, it’s time once again to look back and reflect on some of the best films that have come out in the past year. As with all movie writers, coming up with a list like this is usually expected, but…
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