Cinema

As Papers Lose Their Voices, so go Their Lives

Rod Lurie | Posted 12.09.2008 | Entertainment

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Rod Lurie

When newspapers and magazines fire their film critics, they are hurrying their own demise by cutting out one of the very things that makes them unique: the voice that often prompts people buy the newspaper in the first place.

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Veteran Actor Frank Langella Offers Frost/Nixon and Insights into A Failed Presidency

Brad Balfour | Posted 12.07.2008 | Entertainment

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Brad Balfour

Langella: "Ron [Howard] was about as good as anyone I've ever worked with. He wants the film to be about human beings and wants it to be about the soul of people."

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Life Cycle: Kernels of Wisdom about Popcorn

Simran Sethi | Posted 09.30.2008 | Green

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Simran Sethi

Life Cycle is a series of posts that looks at the environmental impacts of everyday things. Fall is upon us, and you've decided to make it a movie...

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We Are Winning: An Interview With Battle In Seattle Director Stuart Townsend

Brad Listi | Posted 09.15.2008 | Home

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Brad Listi

A lot of people feel like they've lost their voice during the last eight years. This movie is a clear illustration of the fact that you do count... Things can be different. If Obama runs the country like he's run his campaign, we're in good shape.

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Short Is Cool in Cannes

Efe Cakarel | Posted 06.02.2008 | Media

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Efe Cakarel

Today, it is possible for a lone director to claim the status of auteur with a consumer-grade digital camera, a laptop, and a web site to exhibit their work.

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Artist Angela Dufresne On Recreating History

Kimberly Brooks | Posted 05.24.2008 | Living

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Kimberly Brooks

Angela Dufresne, The Bruno S Island Acting School and the S House, Paris, France, 2006, oil on canvas, 66 by 108 inches. Courtesy of the artist and M...

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