Tag: cinema
member name: Garen Daly
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March 28, 2008 09:29 AM EDT --
Does this happen to you? You're plopped down in front of the TV and you are assiduously exercising your evolutionary advantage - your opposable thumb, You flip through channels working your attention . . .
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April 21, 2008 10:38 AM EDT --
Bi-fur-cated. Hollywood is bifurcated. It's not some new psycho-sexual fad. What the heck is bifurcated or bifurcation? Bifurcation is a noun meaning the division of something into two parts or two . . .
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January 14, 2008 08:56 AM EST --
Woody Allen said he was more attracted to the bad witch in Sleeping Beauty than the recumbent good girl? I am the same way. I like warped sickos. The smarter, the nastier, the better.
Chosing my . . .
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May 26, 2008 09:36 AM EDT --
It's Memorial Day. Many think it is simply the first day of summer and a time for BBQs, new Hollywood popcorn films or perhaps two too many beers. If this is you, get a life. Take a second and . . .
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June 30, 2008 07:34 AM EDT --
They act surprised. A movie is made, it doesn't adhere to the same old, same old. It's a tad different and the pundits, the talking heads, the people in search of a topic to espouse, all proclaim . . .
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December 26, 2007 08:17 AM EST --
Film going is all about expectations. We like a certain star or director or topic. The buzz is strong. The plot sounds intriguing. We buy the ticket, inhale the popcorn aroma, and find our way to our . . .
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November 05, 2007 03:04 PM EST --
How many times have you seen a film and it resonates within you? I’m not talking about getting all breathless over star, or even getting jazzed by the plot or action or whatever. No, what I am talking . . .
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March 06, 2008 03:51 PM EST --
The Oscars have come and gone. Did you have a favorite moment? Besides the obvious where the winning Americans thank everyone including the parking lot attendant while the Europeans gave classy acceptance . . .
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October 15, 2007 09:46 AM EDT --
By Garen Daly
Creativity is lacking in Hollywood. This is no surprise. Since the first movies, critics have complained how films pander to the masses and how they lack imagination. Has it gotten worse? . . .
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October 29, 2007 04:42 PM EDT --
For over a century, movie goers have plopped down coin, walked into the dark, sat down and waited, waited to be frightened. Think about that for a second. We are using our hard earned bucks to get . . .
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February 11, 2008 06:18 AM EST --
It looks like the writer's strike is over. Let's hope so. Now we can pay attention to the Oscars. Who got nominated and who will win. Some folks will spend time figuring out who will wear what . . .
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July 26, 2008 05:01 PM EDT --
Indie films are at a tipping point.
Inexpensive digital equipment and abundant financing has caused a boom in production. There are more films being made than ever before. So if there is a boom . . .
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July 31, 2008 09:16 AM EDT --
The independent film scene is in trouble. Well reviewed and well made films like In Bruges tank at the Box Office. Well crafted and well acted films like The Visitor can’t find an audience. The average . . .
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February 20, 2008 11:36 AM EST --
Okay, it's getting down to the time when the Oscars will take place. Hopefully you have not placed a bet or entered an offfce pool or even wagered with the S.O., because I've got some predictors. . . .
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April 28, 2008 09:32 AM EDT --
Film critics have a favorite past time - taking pot shots at Hollywood. Sometimes it's warranted, but occasionally Hollywood does something right. Something that improves our culture, makes us better. . . .
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