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Far before television and the internet existed as the film buff’s main source of media/film news, there existed a far more primitive but personal avenue for staying up to date with the day to day happenings of the Hollywood scene. Although it seems that the paper magazine is moving closer and closer toward extinction, it…
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Do you ever have those moments when you hear a few funny quotes being circulated around town but you don’t realize they’re from a popular movie? I’ve had that happen. In fact, I just recently realized it had been happening to me for a solid 20+ years. Living in Minnesota, which is sometimes nicknamed “The…
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Yuppie Horror – Horror films that often focus on middle or upper-class families and/or individuals being plagued by an outside threat. These horrors usually reflect real-life anxieties relating to social class. Well, bourgeois suburban life causes many to become repressed, postponing gratification and the learning of self-control. This repression causes many to accept predetermined roles/jobs…
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When many audiences think about the power of film, they often think about it in terms of how viscerally entertaining or visually exciting the movie is. In other words, they just want to escape from reality and not be forced to think about anything that challenges their current sensibilities in any way. However, there are…
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