… so that I can tell you that there’s a red band trailer circulating the net for the Coen brothers’ upcoming film Burn After Reading. You can watch it here. I find it funny that the trailer says “From the … Continued
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I present to you as a special peek into my other projects (most of which revolve around a very cool theatre in Greater Boston), an entry into the Providence, Rhode Island 48 hour film project, Monday the 13th, by Nature’s … Continued
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Not to step on Matt’s toes, but this has been bothering me. The Indiana Jones franchise has always been about searching for an artifact that is tied into a major world religion. 1) Ark of the Covenant : Judaism. 2) … Continued
Or: Holy plaisire du texte, Barthes-Man! The plot of The Dark Knight, like that of Batman Begins, is honestly kind of shapeless and waffle-y. And yet, as Memento proves, Nolan is capable of writing narratives that are drum-taught and mongoose-agile. … Continued
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5aQGb1W7vQ From Isaac Hayes’ breakthrough 1969 album, Hot Buttered Soul, which remains one of the great achievements in American pop music. If you only know him as Chef from South Park, you owe it to yourselves to give his music … Continued
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This week’s New York Times Magazine prominently features an article on Barack Obama and the supposed “End of Black Politics,” but before I could starting reading it, I couldn’t help noticing something familiar about the picture that accompanied the article. … Continued
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The moral values that have held together this country and this world are in an advanced stage of decay. From schools to shops to our own homes, we turn on one another — race against race, religion against religion, nation … Continued
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It’s Saturday. Keep your PJs on, grab a bowl of sugary cereal, plop yourself on the floor 9 inches from the TV, and commence mouthbreathing. [via Big Contrarian] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmcKGcKW76M
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If the greatest trick that the devil ever pulled was convinving the world that he didn’t exist, the greatest trick that Pixar has ever pulled was convincing America that this guy is adorable. Last year’s Ratatouille, which managed to get … Continued
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Part four in our “Guardianism of the Day” series.
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