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The Great Gatsby Review | Cinedelphia
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Raquo; Written by Jeff Piotrowski. In retrospect, it’s an absolute feat that I somehow navigated the waters of the high school English curriculum without having to read F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Great American Novel, The Great Gatsby. Classic statements such as “so we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. Is a flamboyant, fun affair. Critics will pan Luhrmann’s restless, style-over-substance approach to the fiction; after all, his Gatsby. In The Great Gatsby. Luhrmann goe...
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Mad Max: Fury Road review | Cinedelphia
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Mad Max: Fury Road. Raquo; Written by Dan Scully. Mad Max: Fury Road. Mad Max: Fury Road. Mad Max: Fury Road. Is as close to a perfect action/adventure flick as I’ve seen since the heyday of Indiana Jones. Let’s talk about it. You’ve probably heard this film referred to as one long chase scene, which it is, but unlike the large majority of modern action flicks in which frenetic action pieces serve as a break from the plot, Fury Road. Machismo seems to be what lead to society’s downfall. Even Fu...Is perh...
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WITHOUT A SCREEN : History's Dream | Cinedelphia
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WITHOUT A SCREEN : History’s Dream. Raquo; Written by Aaron Mannino. Joe Wright’s recent screen adaptation of. Famed French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Melville (. Has assembled a collection of films that thrive on cinema’s dream-nature, used as a means to draw portraitures of ill-fated romance. These films also inject themselves into the past to provide a near-primary experience of history as only human thought is capable of otherwise. Bernardo Bertolucci described his film. For writings and art-ings. On the ...
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Poltergeist review | Cinedelphia
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Raquo; Written by Dan Scully. The fundamental problem in remaking a movie like Poltergeist. Yes, it has a few problems, but most are garden variety for any horror remake (How much fan service is too much? Which classic sequences must be included? Which should be cut? And if you can categorize these issues as unavoidable, and you should, there is a ton of fun to be had. That’s the key: fun. To watch the original Poltergeist. Also directed by Gil Kenan. While his take on Poltergeist. As some sort of cinema...
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Interviews | Cinedelphia
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CFF 2016: Joe Bob Briggs Interview. Film critic, actor, and legendary personality, Joe Bob Briggs is coming to the Cinedelphia Film Festival to present Walter Hill’s 1979 gang classic, The Warriors. Cinedelphia sat down with the former host of MonsterVision to discuss the [.]. Interview: Sam Trammell of All Mistakes Buried. Director Dylan Hansen-Fliedner" class="imgf" /. Interview: Driving Not Knowing. Love the Coopers’. Max Simkins" class="imgf" /. Interview: Love the Coopers’. Time Out of Mind. Time Ou...
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LUNA MESA - Review | Cinedelphia
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LUNA MESA – Review. Raquo; Written by Aaron Mannino. I will however take the time to discuss. Has an ambitious scale but its commercial-grade HD visuals and amateur performances give it gravity and texture. After the screening, there was a flurry of varied reactions. Even within the modest assemblage some couldn’t decide how they felt,. Others were strongly dismissive, and others still found much to admire in. For writings and art-ings. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Your email address will not be published.
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Philly Film | Cinedelphia
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Archive for 'Philly Film'. Last night, the invaluable International House of Philadelphia presented a work of cinema so anomalous, so inventive, so transgressive yet so beautiful that I cannot shake the imagery from my mind. The film was Eiichi Yamamoto’s [.]. Cinedelphia Film Festival 2016: Opening Weekend. The 2016 Cinedelphia Film Festival is our biggest and craziest one yet! Philly Premire @ PhilaMOCA" class="imgf" /. Event Recap: Driving Not Knowing. Philly Premire @ PhilaMOCA. Exhumed Films and the...
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Reviews | Cinedelphia
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Hell or High Water. Hell or High Water. In today’s climate of endless sequels and superhero blockbusters, I almost forgot how great a pure Western can be. Fact is, Hollywood has provided very few reminders in recent years. What was the last great Western? Somewhere between Pain and Gain, The Big Short, and Lord of War exists War Dogs, the latest comedy from Todd Phillips, the undisputed master of stories about greedy young men with more ambition than intellect. But [.]. Kubo and The Two Strings. It wasn&...
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5 Great Road Trip Movies | Cinedelphia
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5 Great Road Trip Movies. Raquo; Written by Catherine Haas. In no particular order:. 1) Y Tu Mamá También. 2001) dir. by Alfonso Cuarón. 2) It Happened One Night. 1934) dir. by Frank Capra. Few directors give Frank Capra a run for his money when it comes to screwball comedies (save for perhaps Howard Hawks and Preston Sturges). There is a bit of a debate as to whether It Happened. 1962) dir. by Stanley Kubrick. Unlike the 1997 adaptation of Lolita. 2005) dir. by Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass. Follows Josh...
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An Open Letter to the Academy Regarding Stunt Work | Cinedelphia
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An Open Letter to the Academy Regarding Stunt Work. Raquo; Written by Dan Scully. Dear Members of The Academy,. Also to be recognized is the stunt coordinator, without whom there would be a lot of injured stunt people and incoherent action sequences. Without the careful planning and design of sequences involving stunt work, the suspension of disbelief required would melt away, opening the door for the dreaded “FAAAAAKE” jeer. Leaving the theater after watching Mad Max: Fury Road. Dan Scully is a writer a...
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