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SXSW Review: American Prince
cinematical.com –
2009-03-19
More than 30 years ago, Martin Scorsese decided to spend an evening -- more than a day, really -- filming his friend Steven Prince as he told all kinds of strange and fascinating stories about his life. ... Full Article
Film thread #1
bbc.co.uk –
2008-04-22
We all talk about them a lot so thought I'd put up a thread for film banter. Anyone seen anything worth discussing lately? I watched A Scanner Darkly last night, odd little film. ... Full Article
Until recently, it was thought that feature length American animation for dead for adults. Not since the days of Ralph Bakshi's AMERICAN POP and FRITZ THE CAT has American strived to be more than just for children, this is until... ... Full Article
NetflixedGenres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Animation and Adaptation Running Time: 1 hr. 40 min. Release Date: July 7th, 2006 (limited) MPAA Rating: R for drug and sexual content, language and a brief violent image. ... Full Article
Laramie Movie Scope:
lariat.org –
2008-01-11
January 11, 2008 -- This is one of the southern-fried murder mysteries along the lines of "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" that I can't resist, so be warned that you might not like it as well as... ... Full Article
The Los Angeles Times has posted an article about the late science-fiction author Philip K. Dick, whose work presage the cyberpunk era, forming the basis for such films as BLADE RUNNER, TOTAL RECALL, MINORITY REPORT, and A SCANNER DARKLY. ... Full Article
Golden Arm Trio
popmatters.com –
2007-06-05
The scene : an art-school class of music geeks and movie buffs, mostly black-shirted, with messy, cigarette-scented hair. -OK, class, let's start with some free association. ... Full Article
A Scanner Darkly
smh.com.au –
2007-06-04
Richard Linklater ( Dazed and Confused, School of Rock ) delivers an intriguing animated film based on the Philip K. Dick novel and set in a dystopian, semi-futuristic California (a vague "seven years from now" gives the film a contemporary... ... Full Article
A Scanner Darkly is a Profound and Engaging Look at the Drug Life
associatedcontent.com –
2007-03-01
Harrelson, and Winona Ryder all have great performances in the film. The animation is not like a cartoon. "A Scanner Darkly" was filmed like a regular movie, and then every scene was colored by a team of animators to make... ... Full Article
Ever think, "That movie is so bad, I wouldn't see it if they paid me?" An Inconvenient Truth tends to have the opposite effect: it is so grounded, so filled with integrity that even a lifelong republican who despised Al... ... Full Article