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MANHUNTER VS. RED DRAGON

By | April 2005

Remakes offer a unique experience to understand the craft of filmmaking. More often than not, one of these films is quite good, and the other is terrible. By comparing the two we can analyze where one went right and the other went wrong. This week, Jeremy pits Mann vs. Ratner…

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MANHUNTER VS. RED DRAGON

Manhunter (1986) 4 stars Based on the Novel "Red Dragon" by Thomas Harris Written and Directed by Michael Mann Starring William L. Petersen, Tom Noonan,...

THE STAR WARS REPORT: LINE ‘EM UP

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THE STAR WARS REPORT: LINE ‘EM UP

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Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: “MR. ARKADIN”

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “MR. ARKADIN”

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In this week’s episode of "MPAA on Trial", I decided to take a look at two films released less than a year apart from each other. Both films are only...

EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: REGRETS — I’VE HAD A FEW

The other day I started thinking about movies I couldn’t believe I actually paid to see in the theatre. If you watch a lot of films, you know exactly...

MOVIE MARKETING MADNESS: SIN CITY

I have to admit to not being familiar with the Sin City graphic novels. I love Frank Miller’s work on The Dark Knight Returns and was conversational if...

CINEMA CPR: THE FILMS OF STUART GORDON, PART II

From Tacoma’s Grand Theater, horror-film master Stuart Gordon talks about his audience in terms of reverence and respect, with a little humor thrown in....

CINEMA CPR: THE FILMS OF STUART GORDON, PART II

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