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FILM REVIEW: 'MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING'Fusing Whedon & Shakespeare For Lively, Stripped Down Modern ClassicThough much of Whedon’s appeal stems from witty dialogue, substituting Shakespeare’s lines only serves to highlight how far the king of geeks has come in his direction. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED'Now Streaming: Aubrey Plaza & Mark Duplass Meet Weird In Time Travel Indie AdventureUltimately, Safety Not Guaranteed is that most rare of tales: the heartwarming love-story that's just weird enough to avoid the traps of schmaltzy sentimentality. |
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FILM INTERVIEW: HARMONY KORINE & THE GIRLS OF 'SPRING BREAKERS'Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson & More Get Wild For Violent, Sexy RompVanessa Hudgens: They're so badass. They're so present. They're gun-toting, in bikinis. It's really empowering and just, visually, such a strong image. |
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FILM INTERVIEW: SETH FISHERBrian Cox, Cultural Icons & Character Development In Indie Filmmaker's DebutI love to hear people speak like people, and learn about them, and learn about story through their behavior. Character-driven stories really get me going. |
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TV INTERVIEW: ALISON BRIE & DANNY PUDI'Community' Season 4 Brings Change & Revitalized Spirit To Fan-Favorite Quirky ComedyDanny Pudi: I think for us the one thing that we wanted to do and make sure that comes across this year is that our genuine love for the show comes across... |
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TV INTERVIEW: ERIK GRIFFIN'Workaholics' Star Shares New Stand Up Comedy Album, 'Technical Foul: Volume One'[Montez is] always talking about lovemaking with his wife, and I thought, Oh, it'd be great if he had an R&B song... |
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FILM REVIEW: 'BLUMENTHAL'Brian Cox Exudes Wit & Pathos In Seth Fisher's Thoughtful, Darkly Comic Feature DebutFisher is an uncommonly gifted writer, and he seems to know exactly how to direct the actors performing his script. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'NO'Gael García Bernal's Effortless Charm Inspires Oscar Nominated MasterpieceGael García Bernal performs with the same easy grace he always has, drawing the audience in with his quick wit and deadpan humor. |
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FILM INTERVIEW: GAEL GARCIA BERNAL & PABLO LARRAINOscar Nominated Duo On The Political, Powerful & Dark Humor In 'No'Gael Garcia Bernal: But it's perhaps a reaction of survival, in a way, to laugh about it, but also to raise it up and give another life to it... |
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FILM INTERVIEW: MELISSA MCCARTHY & JASON BATEMANPushing The Limit With Absurd Characters In Road Trip Comedy 'Identity Thief'Jason Bateman: [Melissa McCarthy] can put heart in a scene where the heart doesn't need to be in there and, as a result, give you something more fulfilling to watch. |
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FILM INTERVIEW: NICHOLAS HOULT, TERESA PALMER & ROB CORDDRYClever Genre Twist & Undead Romance In Unique Zombie Love Story, 'Warm Bodies'Nicholas Hoult: I think this one stands on its own because it's got much more comedy in it. It takes itself lightly, even though you really care for the characters... |
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TV REVIEW: 'AMERICAN HORROR STORY'Now Streaming: Jessica Lange & Connie Britton Ooze Good, Evil & Camp In FX Horror SeriesIt's trashy, melodramatic, shocking, fun, and surprisingly well-crafted. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'SUBMARINE'Now Streaming: Raw Energy, Eccentric Rhythms In Charming Coming Of Age ComedyLike a Belle & Sebastian song come to life, Submarine finds the pathos buried in the lives of its relatively innocent characters. |
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FILM INTERVIEW: 'MOVIE 43' RED CARPETCelebs Dish On Outrageous Star-Studded Segments At Farrelly Bros' New Comedy PremierePeter Farrelly: It was really about we wanted to do something that was funny. We wanted to make people laugh. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'KNIFE FIGHT'Crisp Performances By Jamie Chung & Rob Lowe Drive Politically-Fused SatireGuttentag uses close-up shots and tight editing to emphasize the secrets and hushed conversations of money and connections amongst his seedy characters. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'JOHN DIES AT THE END'Don Coscarelli Returns To Cinema With Imaginative Horror Comedy & Future Cult ClassicAn amped up, drug-fueled deviant drug trip of a movie, 'John Dies At The End' is a mind-blowing horror comedy that demands a second, third and fourth watch. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'BERNIE'Now Streaming: Golden Globe Nominee Jack Black Leads Charming Crime Mockumentary'Bernie' asks whether we can judge an individual based on a single action, or whether we must take into account every other choice they've made in their lives. |
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FILM COLUMN: MOST ANTICIPATED MOVIES 2013 - PART 1Buzzlist: From 'Iron Man 3' To 'Star Trek Into Darkness,' Movies We Can't Wait To SeeFinally! We've been waiting for the sequel to J.J. Abrams' spectacular 'Star Trek' reboot for what seems like an eternity. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'SLEEPWALK WITH ME'Mike Birbiglia Writes, Directs & Stars In Self-Deprecating Love Letter To Stand-Up ComedyIn 2008, Birbiglia opened Sleepwalk as an off-Broadway one-man show that linked standup comedy and theater that was incredibly well-received by New York media. |
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FILM INTERVIEW: CAST OF 'DJANGO UNCHAINED'Jamie Foxx, Samuel L. Jackson & More Share Stories From Tarantino's Spaghetti WesternJamie Foxx: ... we would take a shot of tequila... which, on a set dealing with such subject matter, you would think, "How is this going to work?" But it all worked out |