Cinematic Soulmates: The King of Comedy and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

For some people, fame is like a drug, and their desire to attain it becomes the driving force of their lives.  This has been the case for a very long time, but it seems to have reached a sort of fevered pitch in the modern era.  The rise of “reality television” would seem to bear this out.   Indeed, for over […]

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Great Moments in Cinema: Inglourious Basterds

Since the beginning of cinema, there have been movies about movies.  From Sherlock Jr. to Singin’ in the Rain to The Three Amigos, filmmakers have long been obsessed with looking inward at their own profession, and exploring the power of the medium.  Indeed, countless miles of celluloid have been expended in the effort to examine the myriad ways in which […]

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