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New This Week
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 The Social Network
"The Facebook Movie" It's Not
Matt Hill
The Social Network is really about the human-to-human social
network that we're all a part of, with all its intricacies, its
expectations, its power to prescribe and affect and condemn or praise
behavior.
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Video Review
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 Case 39
Too Long on the Shelf
David Bruce
Renee Zellweger in a horror film... Yes, well, the public doesn't seem terribly excited to see that. But isn't it interesting the way that women have started coming out on top in horror films? You don't have to go all the way back to Psycho to remember that wasn't always the case.
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Featured Interview: Randall Wallace
 On Faith, Storytelling, and a Horse
Ed Travis
"I feel that I'll always be a writer," says Wallace, "and that whenever
I've written, I've written as a director in that I can see the stories
occurring inside my head. But mainly I consider myself a storyteller." Click through to read the full interview... |
Over the last few years, Hollywood Jesus has started covering a smattering of film festivals... Newport Beach, Palm Springs, Frameline... and now Fantastic Fest. Click through for complete festival listings and follow Ed Travis' blog entries at this year's Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas.
Immigrants, Assassins, and Panthers Ed Travis | Comment HereI took a really relaxed approach to the last two days of Fantastic
Fest. Here are some thoughts on what I did see, and I'll get my
interviews transcribed ASAP, because they were a highlight for me and
there is some great spiritual content to check out as well! Films From Korea, Norway, Spain, Africa, and Germany Ed Travis | Comment HereRammbock manages a tricky balance between mounting dread and the
promise of hope. It initially feels very similar to other zombie films,
but quickly establishes its own "rules" for how the plague spreads and
how it can be fought off. And that's not all...
Kung Fu Masters, American Slashers, and Canadian Teachers Ed Travis | Comment HereIp Man 2 was another festival highlight for me. Donnie Yen has
become a completely bankable kung fu star in my mind, and may even be
counted among the all-time greats. But that's not all...
Kung Fu, Cave Beasts, and Beat Junkies Ed Travis | Comment HereThe lineup continues to be strong, and the Yuen Woo Ping Lifetime Achievement Award was right up my alley! |
Silent Tribute Series, Part VII 10/01/10 | Comment Here
The path of a life can sometimes be discerned at an early age. Such is the case with renowned director Tod Browning.
Charles (Tod) Browning was born on July 12 in the year 1880. From his childhood, Browning was fascinated by the strange. When he was 16 years of age he ran away from his comfortable family home to join a traveling show. In
carnivals, circuses, and on vaudeville, Browning performed as a barker,
was buried alive as "The Living Corpse," amused the crowds as a clown
and also acted as a dancer, a magician and an actor. By
the time he developed an interest in motion pictures, Tod had already
amassed an impressive resume as a performer and a "carny." Browning's early fascination with freaks and spectacle paved the way for his migration to movies. He had small parts in dozens of films. By
the mid-1910s, Browning had become an assistant to the great D.W.
Griffith and was on his way to establishing his own career as a
director...
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New on DVD & Blu-ray
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 The Thin Red Line
What Is the Measure of a Man?
Jacob Sahms
Now on Blu-ray. An epic war movie, The Thin Red Line shows the best and worst in... all of us. And it's hard to believe there was a time when Jim Caviezel was an unknown.
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Fantastic Fest 2010
Tod Browning