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ALY: A Quick Bite To Eat
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Both Beautiful and Strange: Remembering David Lynch
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Top 5 Panic Attacks in Film & Television (And Why They’re Important)
Away from the Hype: Godzilla (1954)
Giveway: Enter For a Chance to Win ALLSWELL IN NEW YORK DVD!
ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A PARAMOUNT SCARES VOL. 2 Collection!
ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN THE DEPARTED DIGITAL MOVIE!
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Interview with Actor Scoot McNairy for BLOOD FOR DUST
Interview With Writer/Director Julia Stiles For WISH YOU WERE HERE
Time Loops and Internet Trolling: Interview with Lance Todd For BEYOND THE NORTH WOODS
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RETROSPECTIVE: KOREAN CINEMA’S GOLDEN DECADE: THE 1960s
The Beginner’s Guide: Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski, Screenwriters
Actor Profile: Kirsten Dunst
Actor Profile: Kirsten Dunst
Actor Profile: Jim Carrey
Actor Profile: Tim Curry
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The Beginner’s Guide: Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski, Screenwriters
A Beginner’s Guide to National Cinema Theory
The Beginner’s Guide: John Singleton
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RETROSPECTIVE: KOREAN CINEMA’S GOLDEN DECADE: THE 1960s
The Joker’s Smile, Part 3: The Final Joke (For Now…)
The Joker’s Smile, Part 1: The 20th Century’s Most Adaptable Character
Louis Le Prince: The Unsolved Disappearance Of The Father Of Cinema
A Beginner’s Guide to National Cinema Theory
Critiquing The Critic: The Evolution & Function Of Film Criticism
Anarchic Cinema: Jean Vigo’s ZERO FOR CONDUCT
Anarchic Cinema: V-Cinema & Takashi Miike
The History of Hong Kong Action Cinema Pt. 7 – 2000-Present: Life After the Handover
The History of Hong Kong Action Cinema Pt. 6 – 1980-2000: Handover & Second Wave
The History of Hong Kong Action Pt. 5 – 1980: New Wave, Cinema City, Jackie Chan & John Woo
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The EEOC Gender Probe: I Don’t Regret Starting the Fight
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The Coroner’s Assistant, “The Interview/The Inquest:” A Deathly Comic Debut
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