The French Connection-- a six-minute car chase scene, anchored by the cross-cutting of a pursuer and his prey as reason…
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When it’s time to start writing a book, I can’t just put pen to paper and begin. I’m like a…
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“Passengers” has fail-safe written all over it: two of cinema’s “it” people in the leads, with an Oscar-nominated director guiding…
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The considerable charisma and chemistry of Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence keep the sci-fi adventure Passengers afloat, even if the script easily fixes…
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La La Land is more of a musical mashup than a straightforward musical. Through its songs, its wardrobe, and even its palette, it’s…
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At the time of this writing the Robert Plant/Jimmy Page Led Zeppelin copyright infringement trial is underway regarding the origins…
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Writing is rewriting. Screenwriters have heard this phrase so many times it's like a permanent Post-It note taped inside the…
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In Moana’s signature musical sequeway, the titular heroine discovers hidden relics of her ancestor’s ships as she bangs an ancient…
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Edge of Seventeen represents one of those rare occasions in which a movie manages to have it all:…
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Jean-Claude Carrière is probably the greatest European screenwriter who, more than five decades into his film-writing career, continues to produce…
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