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2012-09-03T22:13:44-06:00

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Have You Ever Attended a Birthday Party… for a Book?

Last updated on: September 3, 2012 at 10:13 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

I'm inviting friends and readers old and new to join my Auralia's Colors Birthday Party. It's simple: Write a toast. Not to me, but to the title character... Auralia. (She's the one who deserves it.) Prizes await two of those who "raise their glasses"... Read more

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2012-08-29T13:56:22-06:00

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Have You Ever Walked Out of a Movie? Which One? And Why?

Last updated on: August 29, 2012 at 1:56 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

Maybe you’ve done this very thing. If so, I’d love to hear about it. Last night, I walked out of a movie. I wasn’t going for popcorn. I didn’t need to visit the Men’s Room (although the movie did make me sick to my stomach). (more…) Read more

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2012-08-26T14:10:45-06:00

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Happy 30th Anniversary to a Man and a Woman!

Last updated on: August 26, 2012 at 2:10 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

Last Tuesday marked the 30th anniversary of the marriage of Paul Hewson and Ali Stewart. If those names aren’t familiar to you, then you’re probably not much of a U2 fan. (more…) Read more

2012-08-26T20:11:22-06:00

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From the Widsom of St. Cinemas, Excerpt 1

Last updated on: August 26, 2012 at 8:11 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

St. Cinemas, or St. Criticus Cinemas of Cineplexia (as he is also known) is one of the first and most revered film critics. Some find him to be "snooty" and "elitist." He remains reviled by many on the right and on the left, and this applies if you take me to refer to political leanings or mere geographical location. Read more

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2012-08-24T14:04:19-06:00

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Zoe Kazan “Sparks” an Epiphany

Last updated on: August 24, 2012 at 2:04 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

I've been talking about big-screen women, how they can reinforce harmful stereotypes, or set bold, truthful, and liberating precedents. Looks like Lauren Wilford, over at Filmwell, has been thinking about some of the same things. Here she is, passionately describing her gratitude for a new film that many of us might otherwise have overlooked... Read more

Women on the Big Screen

2012-09-28T16:38:54-06:00

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Indiana Jones and the Fall of My Favorite Hero, Part Three: Oh, My Aching Skulls!

Last updated on: September 28, 2012 at 4:38 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

As it turned out, Crystal Skull was amusing but disappointing, underlining Raiders' strengths as unique, the kind of adventure storytelling we were unlikely to see again on the big screen. Read more

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2012-08-22T22:41:31-06:00

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Will Martin Scorsese Ever Give Us Some Silence?

Last updated on: August 22, 2012 at 10:41 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

This is your chance. Read the book. Read it slowly, share it with your friends, and discuss it. Savor the experience before the movie changes the experience and prevents millions of moviegoers from ever having that first, memorable journey through the story the way it was meant to be experienced. Read more

2012-09-12T11:47:32-06:00

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Indiana Jones and the Fall of My Favorite Hero, Part Two: The Biggest Loser

Last updated on: September 12, 2012 at 11:47 am By Jeffrey Overstreet

Perhaps it’s not so much Indy’s virtues or successes that distinguish him. Consider, instead, his failures. Has there ever been a hero so prone to failure as Indiana Jones? Read more

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2012-08-21T22:32:26-06:00

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Mystery and Message, or What We Talk About When We Talk About Art

Last updated on: August 21, 2012 at 10:32 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

No one has taught me more about considering and making art than “Mr. D.” That’s Michael Demkowicz, who was my high school English teacher, and who remains a dear friend to this day. Demkowicz is a photographer, and several of his prints hang on the walls of my home. But he has also influenced what I read, how I watch movies, and how I listen to music. I’m making it an annual event to feature my favorite single article on... Read more

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2012-09-12T11:46:25-06:00

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Indiana Jones and the Fall of My Favorite Hero, Part One: King of Heroes?

Last updated on: September 12, 2012 at 11:46 am By Jeffrey Overstreet

On June 12, 1981, moviegoers watched Indiana Jones disarm a gunslinging traitor with one swift lash of his bullwhip. The bloodied villain, caught red-handed (literally), fled, and we saw Harrison Ford’s glare smolder beneath the brim of that fedora for the first time. We knew he meant business. Read more

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