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Fun Trounces Pretense in Elysium
Neill Blomkamp’s first film, District 9, was an intriguing resuscitation of the increasingly stagnant alien invasion genre. It presented the aliens as mere commoners — prawns, as they’re derisively called...
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‘We’re the Millers’ Travels a Bumpy, But Enjoyable Road
The American dream of a nuclear family nestled safely behind a white picket fence is one that has existed in some form since the days of the Cleaver family. It’s a quaint image of purity that, in true Hollywood...
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‘Cutie and the Boxer’ Delivers a Paint-Infused Knockout
Ushio Shinohara sure knows how to turn a canvas black and blue. And no, I’m not talking about his preferred color scheme. A Tokyo-born “boxing” painter, Shinohara uses a high-octane technique that sees him... -
Ladies, Strike Up The Band!
Judy Chaikin’s spectacularly sassy film, The Girls in the Band, showcasing the women who learned how to toot their own horn when their male counterparts said no, should be an inspiration to female musicians... -
From Iceland to Hollywood: Interview with ‘Dexter’s’ Darri Ingolfsson
For Americans, Hollywood is an ever-present entity. Each week, new and exciting movies hit theaters and stores, and each day, the lives and scandals of celebrities fill our popular culture. And while most of us...
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Legoland Hotel Is Plastic Paradise
When it comes to childhood bucket lists, there’s one place every kid from Anchorage to Abuja dreams of visiting: Legoland.
Over 40 million of the iconic plastic building blocks were assembled to help bring...
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‘The Way, Way Back’ Is Tremendous, Heartwarming Summer Fun
Duncan (Liam James), the teenage hero at the center of the summer getaway The Way, Way Back, is hardly an exuberant personality. In fact, he might just be the most painfully awkward teen to ever grace the classic...
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New Paradigms: A Conversation About The World Through Filmmaker Ian MacKenzie’s Lens
In many ways, Ian MacKenzie embodies the emerging millennial attitude on politics and media. He’s always been interested in recording the world — from toying with cameras as a child to devoting some of his...
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Embers of War Still Flickering at the Met
When Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th President of the United States in November 1860, frayed stitching held the nation’s fabric in place. By December, the divide between North and South grew ever wider when...
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North Korea Goes ‘Girl Power’: Co-Director Nick Bonner on His New Film ‘Comrade Kim Goes Flying’
To the Western eye, Comrade Kim Goes Flying might not seem like much. About a 28-year-old North Korean coal miner from the countryside pursuing her childhood dream to become an acrobat, it’s a simple, unassuming...
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