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We watch movies to laugh, to learn, and to feel something new. In large part, we watch them to escape reality. We experience something through the screen that we might not experience otherwise. It’s a glimpse into someone else’s life—a…
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While summer doesn’t officially start until mid-June, many regard this weekend as the unofficial beginning of the season. If you’re not spending the next few days at barbecues or Memorial Day parades – maybe because you’re saving money, or you’ve got too…
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Animation in film is dominated by studios such as Pixar and Dreamworks; and although these produce some high quality and emotionally evocative films, there is one studio that often outshines them in terms of artistic imagery and visual story telling. That…
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“I hate food.” — No one, ever. Food connects us all! If there’s one thing every single person has in common, it’s that we all eat. It’s a basic necessity to survive, but let’s face it: Eating is just really,…
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Each year, Hollywood, and sometimes indie cinema, come out with sequels (which we either do or don’t want) to some of our favorite movies. Whether it’s because they’re listening to public opinion or just want to get the best out…
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The Academy Awards. The Oscars. Whatever you choose to call them, they have been recognising cinematic achievement since 1929. This year, the award nominations are shrouded in a cloud of diversity criticism, and not for the first time. There has…
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New Year is a time when we all naturally make resolutions – a new year, a new beginning. Yet by the middle of January, inevitably, gyms go unvisited, diets go uncompleted and we revert to our usual ways. Here are…
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From Meg Ryan’s brilliantly faked orgasm in When Harry Met Sally to the heart-pounding explosions in The Hurt Locker, women directors are responsible for some of the most iconic moments in film history. Yet the vast majority of movies are…
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