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Roger & Me Vs. Capitalism: A Love Story

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Hilary

Because I have seen all of Michael Moore’s recent documentaries, and because he implied that Capitalism: A Love Story might be his last, I decided to see the first documentary he made back in 1989, Roger & Me. It occurs … Continue reading →

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Brooding Females, a Recent Trend Imitating the “Brooding Male” Cliche?

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Hilary

I was watching old episodes of Daria recently and it got me thinking about the introduction and continuing low-level trend of the brooding female teenager character in television shows and movies. Dark, brooding characters are a perennial favorite for screenwriters. … Continue reading →

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Seven Movies For St. Patrick’s Day

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Hilary

Darby O’Gill and the Little People (1959) Aside from the innate humor of seeing Sean Connery sing and dance, in a Disney movie no less, this is actually a very entertaining movie in its own right. The story is basically … Continue reading →

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Jackie Chan and Michelle Yeoh: Best Martial Arts Movie Team Ever!!

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Hilary

Chan and Yeoh are the Astair and Rogers of martial arts movies and I just thought it was worth mentioning. Continue reading →

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CGI + Traditional Animation = The Future of Cartoons?

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Hilary

Because CGI makes for very crisp, slick-looking backgrounds and hand-drawn pictures make for very rich, varied, and often diaphanous backgrounds, the combination of the two made for a visually stunning movie. Continue reading →

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Favorite Versions of A Christmas Carol

Posted on December 25, 2010 by Hilary

A Christmas Carol has been adapted as a film so many times, it seems almost impossible to count. Everyone has a few of them they like more than the others. Here are three of my favorites: Continue reading →

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Film Noir: The Mother of the Psychological Thriller

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Hilary

I believe it is possible that psychological thrillers such as Rope (1948), The Shining (1980), Jaws (1975); and the genre of psychological thrillers as a whole are natural extensions of film noir. Continue reading →

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My Top 13 Halloween Movies!

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Hilary

The spooky season is upon us once again! For cineastes, that means putting together a marathon of films to watch on Halloween. In keeping with the festivities, I’ve decided to start a tradition on this blog of listing my top 13 movies to watch on Halloween. This year, I’m listing my top 13 comedic Halloween movies: Continue reading →

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The Angsty, Angsty Antihero

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Hilary

My previous post about superheroes got me thinking about the rising popularity of antiheroes. In attempting to define antiheroes, however, there seems to be some conflict as to whether an antihero is a protagonist who happens to be a villain or just a severely flawed hero… Continue reading →

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Are the aliens in The Day The Earth Stood Still (2008) Intergalactic Eco-Terrorists?

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Hilary

The violent invaders in the new Day the Earth Stood Still are certainly a far cry from the essentially pacifistic aliens of the original version, but are they really eco-terrorists from space? Continue reading →

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