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Tag Archives: American
Something From Nothing: November ’15 in Film
November was quite an interesting movie month for me. For one thing, I managed to watch a large amount of films, even more impressive than last month’s feat. This is especially cool, considering that I didn’t fill up as large … Continue reading
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Tagged 1920's, 1980's, 2000's, 2010's, American, animation, Ava DuVernay, British, Colin Higgins, Dimitri Kirsanoff, First Blood, French, Frida, Gregory Jacobs, Hayao Miyazaki, horror, Japanese, Julie Taymor, Jupiter Ascending, Kiki's Delivery Service, Lana Wachowski, Lily Wachowski, Lorene Scafaria, Magic Mike XXL, Menilmontant, Middle of Nowhere, Monthly Recap, Neil Marshall, Nine to Five, sci-fi, Seeking a Friend For the End of the World, silent, Ted Kotcheff, The Descent
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Lyzette’s Post-Finals Movie-Watching Extravaganza 2013: An Overview
This past spring semester has been especially stressful for me, especially the latter bit. But once the mountains of essays, quizzes, and headaches came to a gradual halt, I was able to get back to doing what I loved best: … Continue reading
Posted in Compilations
Tagged 1960's, 1970's, 1990's, 2000's, 2010's, American, Andrei Tarkovsky, Babe: Pig in the City, Before Midnight, Beyond the Black Rainbow, Eduardo Sanchez, Frances Ha, George Miller, horror, John Waters, Mondo Trasho, Movie 43, Nicolas Winding Refn, Noah Baumbach, Panos Cosmatos, Richard Linklater, Russian, sci-fi, Stalker, Team America: World Police, The Blair Witch Project, Trey Parker, Valhalla Rising
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Mother’s Day (1980): Consumerist Culture Gone Bad
I’m just going to put this out there: I love Troma. The company itself has been a source of disdain for many a cinephile, but I suppose this is one reason why I can appreciate them so much. They epitomize … Continue reading
Posted in Blurbs
Tagged 1980's, American, Charles Kaufman, exploitation, horror, Mother's Day, Troma
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Blood Tea and Red String (2006) – dir. Christiane Cegavske
Blood Tea and Red String is one of the most impressive, creepiest animated films I’ve come across. Created entirely by hand and taking a sprawling thirteen years to finish, it basically tells a Grimms-like morality tale between separate troupes of anthropomorphic … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged 2000's, American, animation, Blood Tea and Red String, Christiane Cegavske, stop motion
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Koyaanisqatsi (1982) – dir. Godfrey Reggio
Koyaanisqatsi is truly one mesmerizing film. Filmed at the beginning of the 1980‘s, its documentary footage of various sectors of the world at the time really succeeds at painting a picture of modernity, captured within the realms of the ever-present … Continue reading
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