In our The Seagull review, we discuss how Michael Mayer's enthusiastic adaptation of the Anton Chekhov play fails to live up to the heights of its incredibly charismatic cast led by Annette Bening and Saoirse Ronan.
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Talk surrounding an American Idiot movie has been going on for years now. Finally, the musical has been given the greenlight. HBO will make American Idiot.
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Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This…
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Judging by the news that has come out over the last few days, three things are super-hot right now: remakes, Julian Assange and musicals. On the musical front we've just seen Clint Eastwood sign to direct a new version of A Star is Born, and Bryan Singer is in the early stages of a possible…
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