Editorial

CANON OF FILM: ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ (1974)

Murder On the Orient Express

This is one of the few endings to these things that’s still exciting to watch on multiple viewings and if I tell you why, I’d be giving something away, so just trust me on this, and, and I'm positive that when Kenneth Branagh's new remake comes out next week--the fourth filmed remake of the movie in my lifetime by my count of calculations, including two TV movies, and a Japanese remake last year-- it will live up to this standard.

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CANON OF FILM: ‘The Night of the Hunter’

the night of the hunter

Although he acted in over 50 films during his illustrious acting career, Charles Laughton only got to direct one film in his lifetime, but he made it count, and it stands as strange unique essential film that’s part 'Huckleberry Finn', and the rest, this surrealistic nightmare with a tone that seems to directly influence modern horror/slasher film directors like Wes Craven, John Carpenter and Tobe Hooper.

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5 Best And Worst Theatre Experiences!

Theater

If you usually visit the theatre it is almost a sure bet that you have had both a positive and negative experience. Personally, I don't understand why anybody would pay for a cinema ticket only to talk all their way through a film when they could have gone to a bar to talk each other's ear off for a couple of hours.

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Comic Books Actually Exist! And Other Things I’ve Found Out

I'm guessing that's what you're wondering why I am pointing out something so obvious. Well, here's the thing that's really gonna be hard to believe, but it's completely, 100% true. Until about ten years ago -- no,not even -- nine years, I didn't realize comic books, actually existed!

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What Does ScreenX Have to Offer?

Unfamiliar with ScreenX? So was I until recently. To sum it up quickly ScreenX essentially is a “270-degree panoramic film viewing experience within a theater setting”. This new premium format is being brought to us by the same company behind the 4DX technology. When I first heard about ScreenX I …

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