Author: Scott Beggs
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The монстры Are Due on Maple Street
Watching Movies (and TV) in the shadow of President Trump On Saturday, President Trump evoked “what’s happening last night in Sweden” to add to the…
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The Sundance Resistance Against Trump
Watching movies in the shadow of President Trump. The 2017 Sundance Film Festival started under President Obama and ended under President Trump. It also featured…
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John Lewis and The Americans of Selma
Watching movies in the shadow of President-elect Trump. The man in the picture is on his knees. His back is arched painfully as if refusing…
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Trump Movies: From The Manchurian Candidate With Love
Spring/Summer: The DNC and DCCC are hacked. Wikileaks starts leaking. July 27th: Donald Trump suggests that Russia should hack his opponent October 7th: DHS and DNI state…
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Trump Movies: Gentleman’s Agreement and The Polite Hatred of Your Neighbor
Watching movies in the shadow of President-elect Trump. There’s a woman handing out safety pins at the meeting. The large, sturdy kind. She wants us…
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One Major Way Trailers and Fan Culture Have Changed Cinematic Storytelling
Spoilers for Batman v. Superman ahoy. Trailers and fan culture have changed cinematic storytelling in almost exactly the same way as reading my headline ruined my opening…
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Max Landis Doesn’t Say Anything Controversial In This Interview About Me Him Her
A few hours before his directorial debut Me Him Her is set to premiere at Cinefamily in Los Angeles, Max Landis is stuck in traffic…
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“Now, Where Was I?”
In early 2007, my friend Tony called to ask if I could cover one of his shifts at work, so I drove down to a…
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Every Movie is a TV Show is a Book is a Broadway Play is a Video Game
Here’s something to think about when you go looking for your favorite movie: it might be a TV show.