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From the Wire: 'I'm Still Here' and the Brothers Phoenix

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  • July 24, 2012 9:57 AM
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A great piece about the interplay between fiction, autobiography, and real life.
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From the Wire: How It Feels to Get Panned

  • By Matt Singer
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  • July 11, 2012 6:54 PM
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The screenwriter of "The O.J. Simpson Story" shares what it was like to get brutally panned.
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From the Wire: Soderbergh's Assault on Heterosexuality

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  • July 9, 2012 4:56 PM
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Soderbergh's final films find the director deconstructing traditional masculine roles onscreen.
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More: Magic Mike, From the Wire, Steven Soderbergh

From the Wire: Bad Theaters, Good Memories

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  • June 28, 2012 2:26 PM
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Why do we get nostalgic for crummy movie theaters with bad projection and broken seats?
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From the Wire: Is 'Brave' Pixar's First "Disney Movie?"

  • By Matt Singer
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  • June 22, 2012 4:09 PM
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One writer argues that "Brave" represents a turning point at the vaunted animation studio.
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From the Wire: A Director Declares 3-D is the Future (And Promises to Avoid It)

  • By Matt Singer
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  • June 12, 2012 11:50 AM
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The director of "Brick" and the upcoming "Looper" explains why he thinks 3-D is the future -- and why he'll never shoot a stereoscopic film.
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From the Wire: 'Django Unchained' and Race

  • By Matt Singer
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  • June 8, 2012 12:02 PM
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Not everyone was psyched to see the trailer for Quentin Tarantino's upcoming movie.
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From the Wire: 'Alien' and Film Scholars

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  • June 6, 2012 7:04 PM
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Why do academics love to write about "Alien?"
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From the Wire: Unforgettable Movie Theater Memories

  • By Matt Singer
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  • June 5, 2012 5:05 PM
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A writer's entertaining and persuasive explanation why we still need to schlep out to the movie theater.
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More: Mike Ryan, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, From the Wire

From the Wire: The Origins of a Cinemaniac

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  • June 4, 2012 4:33 PM
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A novelist's memoir of his childhood as a cinephile turns criticism into autobiograpy.
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More: From the Wire, Colson Whitehead

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