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2013-09-02T15:13:12-06:00

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Secondhand Lions (2003): A Conversation with Robert Duvall, Michael Caine, Haley Joel Osmen, and Tim McCanlies

Last updated on: September 2, 2013 at 3:13 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

A film-review assignment can change your life. In fact, ten years ago this month, a film-review assignment changed my life. In August 2003, I took my first step into a larger world — the wild, wild world of film junkets. Read more

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2013-09-02T10:46:24-06:00

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“It Can Entrance You For a Moment…”

Last updated on: September 2, 2013 at 10:46 am By Jeffrey Overstreet

"Debate doesn’t really change things. It gets you bogged in deeper. If you can address or reopen the subject with something new, something from a different angle, then there is some hope." Read more

2013-08-26T17:33:35-06:00

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Biggest Surprise of This Moviegoer’s Year (So Far)

Last updated on: August 26, 2013 at 5:33 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

I've reworked my top 10 of 2013 so far, and "This is Martin Bonner" is currently sitting at #1. This isn't just a movie that treats faith with profound sensitivity. It's a film that is beautifully crafted. And it features my favorite performance of the year so far. Read more

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2013-08-23T17:11:24-06:00

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The World’s End (2013): My Apocalyptic Chat with Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, and Edgar Wright

Last updated on: August 23, 2013 at 5:11 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

Read my conversation with Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost, the three masterminds of "Spaced," "Shaun of the Dead," "Hot Fuzz," and the new sci-fi/comedy extravaganza, "The World’s End." Read more

2013-08-22T16:36:56-06:00

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The Quotable Renshaw

Last updated on: August 22, 2013 at 4:36 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

One of this film critics' favorite quotable quotes comes from Roger Ebert: "A movie is not about what it is about. It is about how it is about it." But now I'll carry another knockout definition of criticism in my back pocket to help clarify matters... Read more

2013-08-21T21:12:02-06:00

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Angela Tucker Found Something on Facebook That Changed Her Life

Last updated on: August 21, 2013 at 9:12 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

Ask about “Sandy the Flower Man” in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the citizens will tell you stories. He’s a lively and well-loved local who bicycles up and down Main Street, giving flowers to women and smiles to everybody. But when Angela Burt Tucker found his Facebook page in 2010, she knew she was looking at more than a friendly stranger... Read more

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2013-08-21T09:26:22-06:00

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A Coen Brothers Concert and a Line-Up of Must-Play New Releases: Are You Listening?

Last updated on: August 21, 2013 at 9:26 am By Jeffrey Overstreet

If I ask “What’s on your iPod?”, what comes to mind? I doubt that you’ll say “The Coen Brothers.” But that might be the case, come December. You do have the music from O Brother, Where Art Thou? on your iPod, don’t you? I do. Here they come again, with their new film Inside Llewyn Davis. It’s already stirring up Oscar buzz, as if that’s actually worth something. (In this case, “Oscar buzz” might mean “buzz about Oscar Isaac, the lead... Read more

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2013-08-19T09:05:55-06:00

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The Spectacular Now (2013)

Last updated on: August 19, 2013 at 9:05 am By Jeffrey Overstreet

During a summer overstuffed with blockbuster excesses, I found myself encouraged by the way "The Spectacular Now" offers real human beings, patient observation, truthful storytelling, and nuanced performances from talented actors. But alas, the film squanders most of that suspension of disbelief by fumbling the film’s turning-point crisis. Read more

2013-08-10T09:51:49-06:00

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Blue Jasmine (2013)

Last updated on: August 10, 2013 at 9:51 am By Jeffrey Overstreet

It feels like Woody Allen has just enough energy to rack up some ideas, to pick up the pool cue, to break, and then watch the balls scatter, some of them occasionally dropping with a satisfying "plunk" into the pockets. Read more

2013-07-25T10:30:10-06:00

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Does the Noah Screenplay Sink or Float? Chattaway and Godawa Disagree.

Last updated on: July 25, 2013 at 10:30 am By Jeffrey Overstreet

I've been looking forward to seeing Noah. But now, for the first time, I can say I'm excited about the day when we are drawn, two by two (or otherwise), to theaters to see this one for ourselves. Read more

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