Author: Scott Beggs
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6 Filmmaking Tips from David Fincher
In 2015, Scott Beggs rounded up some of the best filmmaking advice from the director of ‘The Social Network’ and ‘Zodiac.’
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A Very Brief History of Movies Singing Happy Birthday
Now that a judge has thrown out the copyright claim on the song every single human sings to someone on their birthday, leaving “Happy Birthday…
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Worth Fighting For: Why ‘Se7en’ Still Works
In 2015, on the occasion of its 20th anniversary, we looked at all the elements that make David Fincher’s ‘Se7en’ a classic.
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Summer’s Most Unforgettable Character Was Meant to Be Forgotten
As much as I love Furiosa – as much as I recognize her as a desperate John McClane willing to exhaust her resources in a…
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Children Swearing, Vomit Flying: It’s the Fantastic Fest Film Rip-Off Bumpers
True to its nature, Fantastic Fest plays inventive, wacky, disturbing bumpers before all of the inventive, wacky, disturbing genre films that it screens. It’s a…
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Mary Poppins Proves Disney Isn’t Satisfied with World Domination
Disney owns Marvel. Disney owns Pixar. Disney owns Star Wars. Disney also owns a ridiculously formidable library of classics, a prominent home video distribution arm, an…
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The One Thing From the Movie That The Mist TV Show Can’t Have
Depending on where you’re standing, The Mist TV show would either inherently be far better or far worse than the 2007 film version of Stephen…
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Love and Respect For the Movies We Outgrew
If you loved a movie as a kid, it becomes sacrosanct. If you loved a movie in college, it becomes fodder for mockery. Currently on the…
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6 Reasons Why Trailers Have to Spoil Movies
Yesterday an article complaining about trailers ruining movies blew up on Reddit, and it’s not hard to imagine why. A lot of trailers are ruining…