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How Toy Story 2 Was Deleted and What Pixar Did to Get It Back
Did Pixar accidentally delete Toy Story 2 during production?: originally appeared on Quora: The best answer to any question. Ask a question, get a great answer. Learn from experts and access insider...
View ArticleWhat American Sniper Helped Put a Spotlight On
Since its release, the movie American Sniper portraying the life of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle has attracted millions of Americans from coast to coast to the box office. While the movie depicts the humbling...
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The new star vehicle for Kevin Costner "Black or White" is, of course, both good and bad. The acting is generally good. The plotting and writing, generally not so much. The film begins in a blur. This...
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The Bachelor Recapped by Someone Who Is Too Old to Be on the Bachelor
We open with my 5 year old sitting next to me watching the makeout scenes in the preview montage before I shoo her to bed. I read to her a half hour ago, so stop judging me. Chris reposes in a...
View ArticleA Conversation With Taya Kyle: Widow of American Sniper Chris Kyle
Shortly before his death, we interviewed Navy Seal Chris Kyle about his ten-year stint in the elite and mysterious Navy Seals. As a sniper he recorded the most career kills in US Military history. He...
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Sundance 2015: Filmmakers Reflect on Latino Themes
The 31st annual Sundance Film Festival wrapped on February 1 in Park City, Utah. Sundance remains one of the most competitive film festivals in the world, with only 1.5% of films accepted of the 12,166...
View ArticleRosie Pérez: Images and Wisdom
The stereotype of Latina women that cabins her into an imagery of her beauty and sexuality and less about her intelligence and wisdom is a stereotype that exists in all professions. At the workplace...
View Article'American Sniper' Attracts the Fly By Night Patriot
American Sniper creates an interesting dialogue on human emotions, vitriol and arrogance when it comes to the people willing to express their opinion on the subject of war. Extolling war seems to have...
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Exclusive Interview with Thriftworks
Jake Atlas, known as Thriftworks to the world, is traversing multiple musical dimensions boasting his unique sonic style. With new music pouring out of him like an unleashed dam, he has so much to...
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Movies on the Radio! - Lend Me Your Ears
The movies (variously known as cinema, film, flicks -- and I would now add television, TV, the boob tube) is an art form somewhat over a hundred years old. Not really a long time in the nearly...
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Movie Review: Jupiter Ascending -- Not Terrible, Not Great
There aren't many films from the past 15 years that bowled me over the way The Matrix did. Unfortunately, the Wachowskis -- Andy and Lana -- haven't come close since then. The Matrix sequels proved...
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The Filmmaker's Guide to an Oscar: Dress the Part, or Lose the Prize
Three days before Christmas this year, I opened the Times and I had to laugh. It was an incredulous laugh, more than anything else. In an article titled "Angelina Jolie's Fashion Campaign for an...
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10 Reasons We Need a Feminist 'Ghostbusters'
As a general rule, I hate Hollywood remakes. There is such a dearth of originality in Hollywood, that I cringe whenever I hear that someone is going to take an old idea, that was fabulous the first...
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Which Disney Princess Most Embodies Feminist Principles
Which Disney Princess best embodies feminist principles, and why?: originally appeared on Quora: The best answer to any question. Ask a question, get a great answer. Learn from experts and access...
View ArticleThe Waiting Game in the Music Industry
As a kid, I recall going to the department stores with mom and my siblings. It seemed like a mixed blessing. On one hand, we were out of the house, and not sentenced to a day of chores. On the other...
View ArticleAmerican Sniper: Students Debate Film's Quality and Impact
American Sniper has ruled at the box office for the past three weekends, racking up record-breaking grosses, while also earning multiple Oscar nominations. The film -- focused on the life and legendary...
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How to Imagine a Symphony Orchestra: Mina Zikri and the Oistrakh Symphony of...
Mina Zikri is a lot like other artists, or at least he's a lot like other promising, new artists who you might not know about. When you see him perform, for example, not only is the intensity of his...
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Here's How to Recreate the Iconic Kisses From These Romance Movies
Whether you love the classics or you're a sucker for a Nicholas Sparks inspired-flick or you like something a little less traditionally sappy, there's probably a romantic movie out there for you...
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Wax on Water
Hailing from Camden in London, England, Wax on Water is Maya Fire - a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and singer who describes her music as 'Electro-grunge meets Industrial'. The first single to be...
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The Gentle Genius Behind the Greatest Jazz Label: Alfred Lion and Blue Note
Monday was the anniversary of Alfred Lion's death in 1987. The founder of Blue Note - the greatest jazz label of all time - Lion produced some nine hundred records, including Thelonious Monk's first...
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