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Guys, 'Fast & Furious' is Now the Densest, Most Complicated Franchise in Hollywood
- By Matt Singer
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- May 24, 2013 3:32 PM
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Seriously. It's crazy.
VODetails: 'A Band Called Death'
- By Matt Singer
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- May 24, 2013 1:57 PM
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Is this documentary about a pioneering punk band worth your VODollars?
Study Finds Fewer Reviews Written By Female Critics Than Five Years Ago
- By Matt Singer
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- May 24, 2013 11:16 AM
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According to a report at Variety, there's been a decline in the number of reviews written by female film critics in the last five years. Examining the results of a new study by Martha Lauzen of San Diego State University's Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film, Pat Saperstein says there are fewer working female critics today than there were five years ago, at least at the industry's top publications:
Barbed Wire: 'The Hangover Part III'
- By Matt Singer
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- May 24, 2013 10:04 AM
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Barbed Wire is the place where Criticwire celebrates the art of the pan. Here's where you'll find the roughest, toughest, funniest reviews, with easy access links to both article and author so you can follow more of their work.
A 500 Thumb Salute to Roger Ebert at Cannes
- By Matt Singer
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- May 23, 2013 3:01 PM
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Here's another fitting tribute to Roger Ebert, this one from all the way across the Atlantic, where friends, colleagues, and fans gathered outside the American Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival for a "500 Thumbs Up" Salute to the late film critic. Look carefully and you'll see Chaz Ebert, Columbia University's Annette Insdorf, the Los Angeles Times' Kenneth Turan, the Chicago Tribune's Michael Phillips, and Indiewire's own Eric Kohn, among many others. (Phillips is the toughest and most Waldo-esque to spot, but he's in there).
Todd Phillips Responds to 'Hangover' Critics
- By Matt Singer
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- May 23, 2013 12:24 PM
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"So we were like, 'Oh yeah? It’s going to happen three times. Fuck you.'"
The 2013 Cannes Review Report: 'Nebraska'
- By Matt Singer
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- May 23, 2013 11:03 AM
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Here's what critics are saying about the latest film from "Election" director Alexander Payne.
The 2013 Cannes Review Report: 'Jodorowsky's Dune'
- By Matt Singer
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- May 22, 2013 5:57 PM
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The 2013 Cannes Review Report: 'All is Lost'
- By Steve Greene
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- May 22, 2013 1:29 PM
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Minimal dialogue and an even smaller cast list isn't stopping critics from praising director J.C. Chandor and star Robert Redford as some of the best work of Cannes 2013 so far.
From the Wire: Lars Ulrich, Roger Ebert Fan
- By Matt Singer
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- May 22, 2013 11:56 AM
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Plus more lovely words from Chaz Ebert to her late husband Roger from the Cannes Film Festival.
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You're very unsafe then, Doc.
Turns out you were right. They got rid of Matt and the film section is smaller (so is the whole
You're in love with this series because they made 'Fast & Furious' 4, 5, and 6
I still find it so wild that this series has turned into a critical darling. Not that it
Yes movies involve conflicts
One of these days I'm expecting to read an article that says: "Study finds there actually