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A Mother Scorned: Blood of My Blood (Sangue do Meu Sangue)

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

Portugal’s submission for this coming Oscars, Blood of My Blood, justifies its slow progression by patiently allowing excruciating moments to play amongst soup operatic drama. Until the soap opera takes a strange turn in the final act, the manufactured-cum-realistic approach … Continue reading →

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Cinema Eye Honors

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

There’s little parity between this year’s Cinema Eye nominations and the recently announced IDA noms. This kind of discrepancy is typical in the documentary world for many reasons, mostly diversity of opinions amongst groups, but also eligibility requirements and release … Continue reading →

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Politics, Social Critics, Women Behind the Lens

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

Having just seen back-to-back screenings of The Central Park Five and West of Memphis, only a week after seeing Middle of Nowhere, it struck me how loudly each film howls about the world we live in now. Besides certain contextual … Continue reading →

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Most Anticipated 2013 Movies: Bennett Miller’s Foxcatcher

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

Bennett Miller has quietly been one of the most consistent filmmakers working in and around Hollywood. His relative anonymity makes sense since he’s only made three fairly small features (The Cruise, Capote, and Moneyball) since 1998. But the direction of … Continue reading →

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The Two Scariest Scenes I’ve Ever Seen

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

Every Halloween it’s fun to see the hordes of “best” horror film lists that pop up across the web. Usually a mixture of slasher flicks and psychological thrillers, there’s a sick excitement that comes from finding those obscure gems illuminated … Continue reading →

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Ava DuVernay on The Treatment

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

If you haven’t listened to film critic Elvis Mitchell’s podcast called “The Treatment,” I strongly recommend you subscribe. Mitchell dives into various topics about cinema with a huge array of both mainstream and obscure filmmakers. Middle of Nowhere stands as … Continue reading →

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Ava DuVernay’s DIY Film Marketing

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

As a former publicist for huge Hollywood movies (I, Robot, Spider-Man 2), Middle of Nowhere director Ava DuVernay comes at filmmaking from an interesting perspective. She’s an artist whose obviously experienced the importance of film marketing. A part of the … Continue reading →

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OSCAR FORECAST: Best Visual Effects 2013

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

Best Visual Effects Predictions (as of 10-25-12): Life of Pi Cloud Atlas Prometheus The Dark Knight Rises The Avengers Say what you will about the movie industry being inundated by Visual Effects-heavy output with cuts that fly by almost as … Continue reading →

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A Bond Newbie’s Thoughts on 007: The World is Not Enough

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

Short Take: A solid action flick with one memorably atrocious performance, The World is Not Enough is actually a cut above blockbusters of today, even if it’s not all that interesting on its own. The third entry in the Brosnan … Continue reading →

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11 Semi-Bold Oscar Predictions

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

The marathon has gotten to around mile number 14. About the time where everybody with a movie blog (including yours truly) spends far too much time on other movie blogs, figuring out who will be in the Oscar race. The … Continue reading →

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