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Ghostbusters (1984): Comedy 30 Years Ago…..
Revisiting “Ghostbusters,” which was made by Ivan Reitman exactly three decades ago, reveals how much the Hollywood genre of comedy and the state of special effects have changed over the years.
Harlem Hellfighters: Book to Film
Sony Pictures acquires the rights to graphic novel “The Harlem Hellfighters,” by Max Brooks, known for “World War Z.”
Oscar Movies: Sea Hawk
Errol Flynn, collaborating fr the tenth time with director Michael Curtiz, made this swasbuckling adventure at the prime of his popularity, in 1940.
NOAH – Trailer 2
Directed by Darren Aronofsky. Starring Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly and Emma Watson. Paramount releasing on March 28, 2014.
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300: Rise of Empire–Designing War
Murro and his cinematographer, Simon Duggan, used the template of the earlier movie as a reference for framing the shots in a way that also reflected the graphic novel source material.
Levy Unfiltered
Noah: Banned in Middle East
Inspired by the Biblical story of Noah’s Ark, Darren Aronofsky’s Noah has come under fire in the Middle East for contradicting Islamic law by portraying a prophet.
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Ghostbusters (1984): Comedy 30 Years Ago…..
Revisiting “Ghostbusters,” which was made by Ivan Reitman exactly three decades ago, reveals how much the Hollywood genre of comedy and the state of special effects have changed over the years.
Better Living Through Chemistry
Who says life in small town must be boring, suffocating, and uneventful? Setting out to prove the opposite, the dark comedy Better Living Through Chemistry centers on the impact of a chance encounter between pharmacist and a lonely trophy wife.
Grand Budapest Hotel, The
I leave it up to you to decide whether the ability to label Grand Budapest Hotel as an instantly recognizable Wes Anderson film is a good thing or bad.
Unknown Known: Morris’ Intriguing Docu
Director Errol Morris, who deservedly won the Best Documentary Oscar for “The Fog of War,” continues his intimate explorations of major political figures in “The Unknown Known,” a memserising portrait of Donald Rumsfeld