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10 Terrible Movies by 10 Great Directors

1) Stephen Spielberg – Always (1989)
Spielberg patented a brand of cinema that fairly sparkled with magic on the screen. It’s a difficult quality to nail down, sweet but not quite sugary, a blend of attractive lighting, likable characters and perfection of detail. It seemed to always work. Well, not always. Spielberg’s remake […]

Decent Films are Finally Headed Our Way

I don’t know if you’ve realized it yet but this might be an all time low for cinema – there’s nothing interesting to see! I go by the DVD store every few days full of renewed hope that I will be surprised and stumble upon a cool action film, a comedy, a fantasy, something watchable […]

M. Night Shyamalan’s The Happening

Despite everyone’s complaints, I’m quite a big fan of M. Night Shyamalan’s movies. Cursed with having to provide a fresh twist in the end of every movie critics have been ignoring the fact that he’s delivered some very original films in the past few years. His latest, The Happening is rumored to be a departure […]

Oscar 2008 Winners

Best Picture
“Atonement”
“Juno”
“Michael Clayton”
- “No Country for Old Men” WINNER
“There Will Be Blood”
Actor
George Clooney, “Michael Clayton”
- Daniel Day-Lewis, “There Will Be Blood” WINNER
Johnny Depp, “Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
Tommy Lee Jones, “In the Valley of Elah”
Viggo Mortensen, “Eastern Promises”
Actress
Cate Blanchett, “Elizabeth: The Golden Age”
Julie Christie, “Away From Her”
- Marion Cotillard, “La Vie en […]

If Direct-to-DVD Movies Are Becoming Hits, Just Wait for Direct-to-Download

[Originally posted on ParisLemon]
The New York Times has a good article today about the new rising star in Hollywood: the direct-to-DVD release. While straight-to-video used to be a scarlet letter or sorts for a movie, this method of distribution is now producing substantial hits in its own right. In fact some of these are making […]

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