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MODERN TIMES: CRITERION COLLECTION (DVD)

By | November 2010

Criterion’s latest “film class in a box” features an exhaustive look at Chaplin’s “Modern Times,” his last (mostly) silent film and a final send-off for The Little Tramp, complete with copious amounts of social commentary…

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MODERN TIMES: CRITERION COLLECTION (DVD)

"Modern Times" is notable as not only The Little Tramp's final film but also as the product of a Hollywood that will never exist again. While it might be...

FILM THREAT PODCAST – EPISODE 22 – IN MEMORY OF THE OLD MAN OF THE MOUNTAIN

Mark reveals far too much about his life prior to Film Threat while Don sings the praises of strip clubs, and somehow the two discuss...

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BLACK SWAN

Imagine a hall of mirrors: the distorted reflections, the strange angles. What most disorients—and frightens—anyone caught in such an attraction is the...

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THE CRIMSON WING (DVD)

If the viewer experiences a degree of deja vu while watching "The Crimson Wing," the reason is fairly ease to explain: this Disney documentary is "March of...

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“WHIZ!BAM!POW!” – A CERTIFIED FILM THREAT IN PROGRESS

Comic books, films and more transmedia insanity collide in this week's Certified Film Threat in Progress as we focus in on Tyler Weaver's Whiz!Bam!Pow!...

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WIN/WIN

Imagine if Oliver Stone’s Wall Street or David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross had a central character who was a high-functioning, somewhat autistic, man....

FILM IN 140 PANEL SERIES: “TRANSMEDIA: WHAT IS IT, AND WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?”

Film Threat's last Film in 140 Panel on Twitter took place on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 from 9-10pm EST. Our topic was "Transmedia: What Is It, and Why...

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POETRY

Chang-dong Lee's newest film concerns itself with the notion that an unexamined life isn't worth living. Toward that end, it tells the story of an aging...

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THE WORST COMPANY IN THE WORLD

In this documentary, Israeli filmmaker Regev Contes aims his camera close to home: the small, failing insurance agency run by Contes’ father, who labors...

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SUBMARINO

Any study on Scandinavia will tell you that the region is one of the happiest and most peaceful in the world; a look at its recent cinema will suggest just...

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