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Grand Theft Hamlet: Player Kings
I just ran my list of the best documentary films of last year, and while Grand Theft Hamlet arrives too late to merit consideration...
Cover Songs on Movie Soundtracks: A Brief History
I appreciate a good movie soundtrack when I hear one, and in between feeling guilty about failing to mention The Chemical Brothers’ propulsive soundtrack...
Backstabbing for Beginners: Diplomatic Impunity
The first problem with Backstabbing for Beginners is its title. It sounds like the name of a bitchy Heathers-like black comedy set in a...
Screening the World
North Texas’ increasing ethnic diversity is gradually being reflected on the screens of Tarrant County’s multiplexes. AMC Grapevine Mills has done a prosperous business...
Film Shorts
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Night Moves (R) Jesse Eisenberg stars in this thriller by Kelly Reichardt (Meek’s Cut-Off) as a member of an ecoterrorist group planning to blow...
Letters to Juliet: Under the Tuscan Suck
Amanda Seyfried is clearly bidding to become America’s romantic-comedy sweetheart, and I’m afraid that she’ll succeed at it. The 24-year-old with the feline eyes...
Odds and Ends
One of my favorite regular features is this one that I do around this time every year. It’s my way of writing about a...
Blogging “Django Unchained” (Heading to Candyland)
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
I’m thoroughly confused about the spelling of the name of Calvin’s estate. The DVD chapter heading has it “Candieland,”...
Extreme Job: Chicken Cops
I was waiting my whole life for someone to make a movie about fried chicken. I didn’t know that until I actually saw Extreme...
Blogging “Django Unchained” (The Texas Chapters)
Welcome to my insanely detailed series of posts about Django Unchained, containing all my thoughts and insights on Quentin Tarantino's Oscar-winning film. Some of...
