MCN Originals Archive for September, 2013
Pride’s Friday 5
At TIFF, To The Wolf; in NYC/LA, 99% The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film and Salinger; and on video, Shadow Dancer and The Company You Keep.
Read the full article »The Torontonian Reviews BLUE RUIN
Blue Ruin comes bearing zero frills attached: the action is streamlined and exciting, the comic relief is perfectly timed, and the lead-foot pace maintains its acceleration before peaking at a bloody climax.
Read the full article » 1 Comment »Wilmington on DVDs: The Great Gatsby
This is Luhrmann’s Gatsby (yet Fitzgerald’s also). But the novel’s original qualities shine though as well. It becomes not only a beautiful movie and the best Gatsby film adaptation of the several made so far, but for me, an instant classic.
Read the full article » 2 Comments »The DVD Wrapup
Iceman, Now You See Me, Blancanieves, Poppy Hill, Winnie the Pooh, LSD, Allmans, DaVinci’s Demons, Spartacus and more.
Read the full article »The Weekend Report (3-Day)
Civil Rights conquers raging hormones as One Direction does about what was expected after Friday while The Butler reports a remarkably strong hold for the 3 days. Instructions Not Included remains the top story of the weekend, as the Spanish language film racks up an estimated $7.4 million on 347 screens for Lionsgate. And Blue Jasmine passes Love & Death to become Woody Allen’s fifth-highest grossing film domestically with more $ to come.
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