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From Colonia Roma to Wakanda to the Shallow: The Best Picture Nominees of 2018

Like clockwork, the annual Academy Awards, now in their 91st year, are hours away. Also like clockwork, filmmakers, pundits and audiences spread across all continents are tuning in to see what films the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will officially recognize as the best of 2018 while lamenting …

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Things Get Bloody In ‘Dead Night’ Trailer

I don’t know about you but there’s something very eerie about horrors that take place during winter – Thanks a lot Stanley Kubrick! Now imagine being in the woods during winter while sleeping in a cabin with a lost stranger. Red flags all over the place. Thanks to Dark Sky …

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CANON OF FILM: ‘Jaws’

jaws

In this edition of CANON OF FILM, we honor the release of 'Ready Player One' by taking a look at Steven Spielberg's return to blockbuster filmmaking by exploring the director's roots with the classic, 'Jaws'. Hit the jump to read onward.

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CANON OF FILM: ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’

2001: a space odyssey

'2001: A Space Odyssey' recently ranked #6 by the Critics and #2 by Directors on “Sight & Sound” magazines Greatest Movie polls, strange considering how the reaction was mixed originally, and panned by many. It was definitely an anomaly in its time.

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CANON OF FILM: ‘Crimes and Misdemeanors’

Crimes and Misdemeanors

In this week’s edition of CANON OF FILM, we take a look at one of Woody Allen‘s most popular films, ‘Crimes and Misdemeanors’. For the story behind the genesis of the Canon, you can click here. CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS (1989) Director/Screenwriter: Woody Allen [su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/JBzlQ7bUtKk”] Part dark tragedy, part dark comedy, or …

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