I’m always amused by the argument that watching TV is unhealthy for kids. For half a century, I’ve heard supposed experts claim that children need to be pursuing more salutary activities — like sports, which get them out in the nice, fresh air to nab some vital exercise while they learn to bond with...
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Criterion announced today that the company will donate $2 to the Japan Society’s fun to aid earthquake victims for each Bluray or DVD sold through their online mail order catalog at criterion.com. We suggest Kurosawa, Mizoguchi, Okamoto, Naruse and, of course, Ozu. The Japan Society also accepts personal donations of any size, and has...
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Remember way back when we told you that For Reels was sponsoring its first-ever event and it was a screening of Smokey and the Bandit with special guests Burt MF’in Reynolds and TCM’s Ben Mankiewicz? Apparently Turner Classic Movies, the presenter, has actually corralled the mustached one, and we have your FREE TICKETS! The...
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Everything about the Japanese earthquake outside of Sendai is terrifying. The casualty numbers are so high, or at least expected to eventually be so high, that it’s numbing. So what do I do? I think of it in terms of film. I’m not alone. Bill Nye, for instance, referenced The China Syndrome during his...
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For those of you who’ve never seen it, Once Upon a Time in America can be counted as Sergio Leone’s answer to The Godfather (which he was originally asked to direct, but turned down). A dark, roving longform drama that tracks a group of Jewish kids growing up in New York during the 1920s...
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Tina Fey has an article in the new issue of The New Yorker enumerating the lessons she learned at Saturday Night Live. It’s generally a worthwhile read, with some honest laughs and keen insights. Still, some of its best observations are hidden between the lines. Easy money comes from old rope. It’s totally OK...
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So, here is a bit of foreign film news that I’m not excited about at all: Woody Allen is once again taking his production back to Europe, this time to Rome. According to Deadline’s Mike Flemming, Heywood has signed on to do his next, currently untitled, film in the Italian capital. No cast or...
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I’m proud to announce that the first-ever For Reels-sponsored event is not only happening, but is 100% certified badass. On Wednesday, March 23, join us at the Tampa Theatre for a screening of Smokey and the Bandit! Oh yeah, Burt Reynolds will fucking be there. And Turner Classic Movies’ Ben Mankiewicz. Did I not...
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So, Chris Nolan: You’re filming a sequel to the third-best-attended movie in history. And you’re making its storyline 100 percent dependent on another film that was seen by less than half as many people. Your mind is the scene of … something.
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Fox and Lucasfilm have announced (via Deadline) that on Feb 10th, 2012 we’ll see the “first” installment of the two Star Wars Trilogies in 3D. Of course, this announcement is hardly a surprise since it was announced last year, but we’ll pretend like a release date is big news anyway. I’m not a fan...
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