Film

Jurassic Park T-Rex

A Thorough & Comprehensive Review of "Jurassic Park 3D"

"Hold onto your butts."

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| Fri Apr. 5, 2013 9:35 AM PDT

Film Review: The Revolutionary Optimists

Inspired by their teacher, children in the slums of Calcutta become community activists.

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| Fri Apr. 5, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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One More Reason to Miss Roger Ebert: His Love of Trash

The larger-than-life critic wasn't afraid to heap witty praise upon hugely inconsequential popcorn flicks.

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| Thu Apr. 4, 2013 4:15 PM PDT

The Environmental Movement’s Greatest Hits, All in One Documentary

The director doesn't call himself an environmentalist, but the story was too much for him to resist.

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| Wed Apr. 3, 2013 6:38 PM PDT

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Film Review: Girl Model

In a Siberian village, model-turned-scout Ashley Arbaugh recruits talent.

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| Wed Apr. 3, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Watch: Alan Lomax's Treasures Land on Ebay

The seminal musicologist's Manhattan archive is having a moving sale. We paid them a visit.

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| Mon Apr. 1, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

The 6 Weirdest Theories About "The Shining"

Rodney Ascher's "Room 237" tries to unravel the true meaning of Stanley Kubrick's chilling masterpiece.

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| Mon Apr. 1, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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"G.I. Joe: Retaliation": The Anti-Obama Conservative's Fantasy

The otherwise lackluster G.I. Joe action film includes some amazing political trolling.

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| Fri Mar. 29, 2013 2:25 PM PDT
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Your Guide To Al Pacino Screaming, From "Dog Day Afternoon" to David Mamet's New HBO Film "Phil Spector"

David Mamet's film focuses on the notorious record producer's murder trial—and affords ample room for Pacino's combustible and exciting performance.

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| Sat Mar. 23, 2013 3:59 PM PDT
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The Moral, Economic, Political, and Literary Philosophy of "Spring Breakers"

The film has much to say about capitalism, self-discovery, and stark nakedness and expensive "shit."

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| Fri Mar. 22, 2013 11:42 AM PDT
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Meet the Agent Who Protected Presidents, the Popemobile, and the Factual Accuracy of "Olympus Has Fallen"

Dr. Joe Bannon, a consultant on the new terrorists-take-over-the-White-House action movie, on empathy for the enemy.

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| Fri Mar. 22, 2013 5:16 AM PDT
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Harrison Ford Heads To Congress To Talk About Planes, Yet Again

Presumably not to tell Congress to get off them.

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| Tue Mar. 19, 2013 7:01 AM PDT
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"Stoker": An Exquisitely Twisted Family Drama

Director Park Chan-wook talks about his first English-language film, a thrilling story about extraordinarily screwed-up people.

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| Fri Mar. 15, 2013 3:05 AM PDT

Name Calling Won't Save Shrinking Glaciers and Disappearing Islands

Greedy, Lying Bastards gets you spitting mad that the climate change argument isn't being more artfully fought.

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| Mon Mar. 11, 2013 8:14 PM PDT
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What Would Jesus Do? Probably Keep Buying Ads During SNL

Despite an evangelical group's claims, advertisers are not abandoning "Saturday Night Live" over a recent sketch.

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| Fri Mar. 8, 2013 2:57 PM PST
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Yes, Potential Senate Candidate Ashley Judd Has Gotten Naked on Screen. So Have These Political Figures.

Much like Judd, a certain two-term governor of California was also naked a lot on-screen before running for office.

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| Mon Mar. 4, 2013 1:47 PM PST
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"Movie & An Argument" Podcast: Dennis Rodman, North Korea, and The Oscars

In which ThinkProgress critic Alyssa Rosenberg and I chat about Dennis Rodman's trip to North Korea, the Oscars, and new raunchy comedy "21 and Over."

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| Fri Mar. 1, 2013 12:02 PM PST
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This Dumb Buddy Movie Also Abets Torture, Human Rights Abuses

The film "21 and Over," a new "Hangover" knockoff full of debauchery and stupid sex jokes, has taken fire from human rights activists. (Seriously.)

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| Fri Mar. 1, 2013 12:16 PM PST
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C. Everett Koop, the Only US Surgeon General Frank Zappa Sang About, Dead at 96

He is also the only Surgeon General to have had his own reality show on NBC.

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| Mon Feb. 25, 2013 10:50 PM PST
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8 Offbeat Facts About These Academy Awards

Who was the State Department rooting for? Who is the awesomely named Hawk Koch? And since when do they do ties?

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| Sat Feb. 23, 2013 7:24 PM PST