A Decade of Lady Gaga: Ten Unforgettable Performances
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, a.k.a. Lady Gaga, was born just six days after me on March 28th, 1986. Over the past decade, I’ve looked to her as one of the […]
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Mirror Images: “American Sniper” and “Selma”
The following essay was written by film critic John Marks, a contributor at Movie Mezzanine.com. Is Oscar-bait good for the movies? This was the question asked by Slate’s S.T. VanAirsdale […]
Jim Hemphill on “The Trouble with the Truth”
He was the American journalist who vanishes after the Chilean coup d’état in Costa-Gavras’ 1982 classic, “Missing.” She was Marty McFly’s mother in Robert Zemeckis’ ageless 1985 crowd-pleaser, “Back to […]
Popcorn Porn: “Fifty Shades” and “Kingsman”
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, audiences around the country have two pieces of cheerfully dumb, studio-approved, hard R-rated pornography to choose from at mainstream theaters. One is Sam Taylor-Johnson’s […]
CIFF 2014 Centerpieces: “The Last 5 Years” and “St. Vincent”
Amidst the weighty topics and stark realism permeating this year’s selections at the Chicago International Film Festival are two fairly lightweight crowd-pleasers boasting big names, bouncy soundtracks and red carpet […]
The Greatest: Meryl Streep and Daniel Day-Lewis
When Meryl Streep presented Daniel Day-Lewis with his third Oscar (making him the first performer in history to receive three Best Actor statuettes) on last month’s telecast, I suddenly realized […]
Indie Outlook Talks Sports Movies on Nothing But Net
In honor of Oscar Sunday, let’s chat about…sports movies! What’s the Academy Awards if not a competition that causes fans to root for their prized “team,” and what’s the real […]
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